Graphic Artist at Jenner & Block
Greater Chicago Area
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- Desktop Publisher/Graphic Design at Jenner & Block
- Past
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- Retail Sales at Crate & Barrel Furniture
- Outside Sales Representative at Six Flags Great America
- Marketing Representative at Educators Credit Union
- Production Manager at Happenings Magazine
- Education
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- Gateway Technical College
- St. Joseph High School
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Rick Aiello’s Summary
OBJECTIVE
A design-related position that allows me to test my creative skills as well as my technical skills.
Rick Aiello’s Specialties:
administration, adobe acrobat, adobe photoshop, advertising, art, brand management, brochure design, color, email, html, illustrator, macintosh, materials management, microsoft powerpoint, microsoft windows, microsoft word, newsletters, outside sales, posters, print advertising, proposal writing, publicity, quark xpress, retail sales, sales, web site production,
Rick Aiello’s Experience
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Desktop Publisher/Graphic Design
Jenner & Block
(Partnership; Law Practice industry)
April 2001 — Present (8 years 10 months)
Created print, web and interactive presentations, artwork and materials for various marketing functions for the firm. Managed the output of the firm's branding program. Managed vendor relationships and arranged printing of various materials. Worked with digital printing to 4-color process output. Designed and created the following items:
Proposals
Brochures
Advertisements
Newsletters
Posters
Invitations
Website Mockups
Electronic (E-mail) invitations
PowerPoint Templates
Website Mockups
Signs
Worked with the full Adobe suite, particularly InDesign, Photoshop, Illustrator, and Acrobat, with limited use of Flash; as well as Quark Xpress. Also worked with the full Office suite, particularly PowerPoint, Word, Excel, and Outlook. -
Retail Sales
Crate & Barrel Furniture
(Graphic Design industry)
June 1999 — April 2001 (1 year 11 months)
Commission-based retail sales. Reached sales quotas by selling furniture items.
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Outside Sales Representative
Six Flags Great America
(Public Company; SIX; Entertainment industry)
August 1997 — June 1999 (1 year 11 months)
Corporate sales position, sold company outings, picnics and ticket programs to companies in the Loop territory of Chicago, IL. Quota-based sales goals were met each year. Surpassed goals in 1998 with one of the largest bonus payouts in company history at the time.
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Marketing Representative
Educators Credit Union
(Non-Profit; Financial Services industry)
August 1996 — August 1997 (1 year 1 month)
Organized media buys, purchased print advertising, managed vendor relationships and arranged printing of various materials. Designed and created the following items for the use of members and staff of the credit union:
Brochures
Advertisements
Newsletters
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Production Manager
Happenings Magazine
(Graphic Design industry)
March 1994 — June 1996 (2 years 4 months)
Managed art department of this free weekly publication, including scheduling and interviewing and hiring new employees. Created layouts for advertisements and articles, mocked up layout of magazine in preparation for printing.
Rick Aiello’s Education
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Gateway Technical College
Associate , Marketing , 1989 — 1994
- Activities and Societies:
- Delta Epsilon Chi (DECA) - State SE Region VP (1992-1993) and State President (1993-1994)
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St. Joseph High School
Diploma ,
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Rick Aiello’s Interests:
Music, singing, art, design, computers, writing
Rick Aiello’s Groups:
Chicago Gay Men's Chorus - President, Membership Council
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DECA Alumni
Rick Aiello’s Contact Settings
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