Category: DESIGNER

         PRE-PRESS GRAPHIC DESIGNER       Summary    Creative, hardworking designer seeking a full-time desktop job, educated as a graphic artist, past experience in
business world as a desktop publisher laying out designs for printed mail and advertisements, in local government
designing new websites with graphics for different agencies within the system, and later for the same government
printing and reproduction center creating documents to be printed off a press or copiers.      Skills          Adobe InDesign, Photoshop, Illustrator, and Acrobat Professional  Strongly familiar with Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Publisher / also QuarkXPress  Basic knowledge of web development with Adobe Dreamweaver, HTML, WordPress  Able to perform graphic design and administrative functions  Able to work as a team player and independently  Experienced using phone, fax, email, copiers and printers  Provides excellent customer service (in-person, by phone, email, or interoffice mail)  Prioritizes and calmly handles multiple projects and requests  Listens to directions, takes notes for later reference, follows procedures  Knowledge of design setup on computer for jobs to be printed by outside vender or in-office copiers                Experience     01/2008   to   Current     Pre-Press Graphic Designer    Company Name   －   City  ,   State      Create new designs for variety of items like manuals, newsletters, and posters.  Use templates for updated documents like envelopes, letterheads, and business cards.  Proof jobs for initial and final customer approval.  Manufactures a high-quality PDF file digitally for proofing, photocopying and offset printing.  Performs file backup and organizes system for easy recovery.  Maintains and monitors supply inventory and orders items when needed.  Operates photocopying equipment, includes sending approved documents to printer.  Assists in the bindery department, using the folder and manual paper cutter for small jobs.  Also can use bindery equipment, like the fastback and GBC binding of spines.  Mounts and laminates to foam boards, manually trims to size.  Ensures timely submission of files to production.         04/2000   to   01/2008     Web Designer    Company Name   －   City  ,   State      Created new sites and made updates to current sites; created graphics to use on web pages; scanned documents and
converted digital files for links on sites; maintained updates and corrections on sites; answered email and phone call
requests from departments about site changes; proofed pages with emails before sending live to internet.         06/1998   to   02/2000     Desktop Publisher    Company Name   －   City  ,   State      Performed set-up and conversion of documents from Mac to PC then to UNIX systems; used QuarkXPress on Mac for the
set-up of many jobs; sent to network to be used by programmers for "targeted" direct mail printouts; trained new
team staff members; helped with clean-up when company shut down.         06/1997   to   03/2000     Graphic Designer    Company Name   －   City  ,   State      Temporary office jobs using Macintosh computers to design files to be printed for various companies like:.  Alltel Publishing.  Cleveland School District.  HKM Marketing Communications.  Nationwide Advertising.          Education and Training     May 1997     Bachelor of Fine Arts      Alfred University   －   City  ,   State              Work History            Company Name                Skills    administrative functions, Acrobat, Adobe Dreamweaver, Photoshop, Advertising, backup, Basic, business cards, conversion, excellent customer service, direct mail, email, fax, graphic design, graphics, HTML, Illustrator, Adobe InDesign, Mac, Macintosh computers, Marketing Communications, Excel, mail, office, PowerPoint, Publisher, Microsoft Word, monitors, network, newsletters, takes notes, PDF, copiers, posters, printer, printers, proofing, quality, QuarkXPress, supply inventory, team player, phone, UNIX, web development, web pages