Graphic Web Designer and New Media
Greater Los Angeles Area
- Current
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- Freelance Designer at Self-Employed
- Past
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- Graphic Web Designer at SPAWAR
- Graphics Editor at George Street Observer
- Desk Assistant at College of Charleston
- Sales Associate at Eckerd
- Sales Associate at National Car Rental
- Education
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- Trident Technical College
- College of Charleston
- Connections
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1
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- Industry
- Design
- Websites
Araceli Roach’s Summary
Programming and Markup Languages
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HTML/XHTML
CSS
Development Tools and Applications
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Content Management Systems (WordPress, MovableType, etc.)
CPanel X
MySQL
phpMyAdmin
Design Tools and Applications
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Adobe Acrobat
Adobe Illustrator
Adobe InDesign
Adobe PageMaker
Adobe Photoshop
JASC Paint Shop Pro
Adobe Dreamweaver
Microsoft PowerPoint
Microsoft Word
QuarkXPress
Other Skills:
70 wmp
Experience using Mac or PC.
Knowledge of, usage, and interest in social networking, online media, mobile media, etc. sites and applications.
Araceli Roach’s Experience
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Freelance Designer
Self-Employed
(Design industry)
February 2009 — Present (10 months)
Designed print and web projects including logos, brochures, and websites for various businesses and associations.
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Graphic Web Designer
SPAWAR
(Government Agency; 1001-5000 employees; Defense & Space industry)
October 2006 — January 2009 (2 years 4 months)
Designed posters, brochures, logos, certificates, diagrams, PowerPoint presentations, etc. as a government contractor supporting SPAWAR, part of US Navy. Also designed internal webpages using Dreamweaver as well as Oracle portals, photo retouching, and technical writing.
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Graphics Editor
George Street Observer
(Publishing industry)
January 2006 — April 2006 (4 months)
Designed, proofed, and placed advertisements for weekly newspaper. Also handled requests by phone or email with local companies for placing advertisements in newspaper.
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Desk Assistant
College of Charleston
(Educational Institution; 1001-5000 employees; Higher Education industry)
August 2002 — December 2004 (2 years 5 months)
Answered phones, monitored dorm traffic, signed in and out guests, and maintained safety of dorm buildings along with public safety. Also assisted Resident Assistant and Resident Hall Director, as well as aided and answered questions for students, parents, and visitors to college campus.
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Sales Associate
Eckerd
(Public Company; 10,001 or more employees; Retail industry)
May 2004 — July 2004 (3 months)
Managed store activities in areas of stocking, customer service, cashiering, and store maintenance.
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Sales Associate
National Car Rental
(Public Company; 10,001 or more employees; Leisure, Travel & Tourism industry)
May 2003 — July 2003 (3 months)
Answered phones, answered rate inquiries, and booked reservations.
Araceli Roach’s Education
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Trident Technical College
Certificate , Graphic Design , 2005 — 2006
Magna Cum Laude - 3.9 GPA
Concentrations: Visual Concepts, Graphic Reproduction
(Print Preparation and Reproduction), Computer Imagery
(Adobe Photoshop), Computer Graphics (Adobe Illustrator), Electronic Publishing (Adobe Indesign, Quark XPress), Web Design (Macromedia Dreamweaver), Typography, Advertising Design- Activities and Societies:
- Visual Arts Association
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College of Charleston
Bachelor of Arts , English , 2001 — 2004
Other Concentrations: Electronic Publishing and Design, Film, Psychology, and Creative Writing
Additional Information
Araceli Roach’s Websites:
Araceli Roach’s Interests:
graphic design, web design, social media, new media, writing
Araceli Roach’s Contact Settings
Interested In:
- career opportunities
- consulting offers
- new ventures
- job inquiries
- expertise requests
- business deals
- reference requests
- getting back in touch
