Designer: Print/Web/Multimedia
Greater Chicago Area
Designer: Print/Web/Multimedia
Greater Chicago Area
Senior Designer with experience in print design and production, web design, Flash, multimedia and e-marketing.
Mac and Windows proficient
InDesign, Photoshop, Illustrator, QuarkXPress, Acrobat, Suitcase, Dreamweaver, Flash, Director, Peak Pro, Quicktime Pro, Camtasia Studio, Toast, PowerPoint, HTML, CSS, ActionScript, Lingo
marketing campaigns, brochures, flyers, ads, tradeshow graphics, catalogs, direct mail, booklets, web and multimedia design and development, banner ads, flash animations, presentations, email marketing, creative card design, wedding and birth announcements, commissioned art
(Publishing industry)
July 2001 — Present (8 years 6 months)
Coach management on hardware and software requirements, train and manage coworkers, interview perspective employees. Art direct vendors and acquire talent. Direct photo shoots. Prepare files for pre-press.
Design marketing campaigns and a variety of printed materials from concept to completion, including ads, brochures, posters, packaging, exhibits, direct mail, catalogs and flyers.
Seek training and collaborate with vendors to bring outsourced multimedia projects in-house. Create and refine workflow, design, develop, optimize and test all multimedia projects.
Design and create customizable, easy-to-use marketing presentations for training and high-stakes adoptions.
Initiated e-marketing workflow. Design and developed e-newsletters, invites, announcements and other promotions in HTML to be distributed via email. Collaborate with Product Marketing and Technology to design and develop landing pages and web sites.
(Design industry)
November 1998 — Present (11 years 2 months)
AMP Studios—Design and develop headers, web banners,
navigation and templates using Flash, HTML and CSS for
Midwest Technical Institute and Delta Technical College
The Smart Dept.—Design and production of corporate greeting card
Bridgemark Healthcare—Designed concepts for web site re-design
Creative Design—Design and production of hand-made wedding announcements, programs, birth announcements, a hand-made ketubah, and anniversary announcements
GHS Class of ‘97—Design and production of fundraiser cookbook
Millkin University—Print design and production for CDs and
brochures, video production and web site design and development
BFA , Graphic Design and Ceramics , 1997 — 2001
Graduated with honors - Summa Cum Laude
Art, design, ceramics, rollerblading, camping, handmade cards, Flash, ActionScript
Judge for the Decagon Awards - Decatur Ad Club competition for Central Illinois most creative minds in marketing communications, 2007
Exceptional Employee Contribution Award, McDougal Littell, 2005 and 2007
Printing Industry of Illinois/Indiana (PII) Pinnacle Print Awards 2008, Best of Category: Brochures and Broadsides, Small (4+ colors)
Graduated with honors, Summa Cum Laude