
Graphic Designer
Austin, Texas Area

Graphic Designer
Austin, Texas Area
Highly creative and multi-talented graphic designer with extensive experience in print and web design. Excellent collaborative and interpersonal skills with strong oral and written expertise in English and Spanish. Accustomed to working in a deadline-driven, tight-budget atmosphere.
I have been working in Adobe Photoshop, Illustrator, and InDesign for over 5 years now. I also work in Dreamweaver, Flash, HTML, CSS, and Microsoft Office. I also work in both Mac and PC platforms.
(Law Practice industry)
August 2008 — Present (1 year)
(Design industry)
June 2005 — August 2008 (3 years 3 months)
Conceptualize strategic ideas for client campaigns. Create and design high-end collateral such as brochures, print ads, direct mail, HTML Emails, and websites. Work with tight deadlines and strict budgets.
(Design industry)
June 2006 — May 2008 (2 years)
Create and implement the company’s marketing plan, while designing the style standards to brand the company. Update the design and content of the company’s website, adding an additional site to include new markets. Concept and design for all marketing materials sent out to current and potential clients. Lay out and assist with art for international textbook publishers.
(Management Consulting industry)
October 2005 — June 2006 (9 months)
Design and lay out the Continuing Education Manual for Professional Plumbers and the Continuing Education Manual for HVAC Professional for the state of Texas. Responsible for the design and content of the company’s three websites. Create and implement the annual marketing plan. Design the company’s marketing materials to coincide with the marketing plan. Produce and design CD content and covers. Develop HTML campaigns for more than 6000 current software clientele. Communicate and maintain relationships with all advertising contacts.
(Public Company; Financial Services industry)
January 2005 — August 2005 (8 months)
Create quarterly newsletters, HTML and print based, sent to more than 2000 clients. Design HTML example loans sent to potential and existing clients daily. Produce a monthly informational HTML mailing sent to over 5000 clients.
(Educational Institution; 10,001 or more employees; Higher Education industry)
January 2005 — May 2005 (5 months)
Attend Integrated Communication Management class weekly to assist students with assignments and projects. Hold weekly office hours to further aid students outside of class. Grade papers and assignments for more than 30 students weekly. Arrange and orchestrate the class for real-world advertising project. Coordinate the presentations of real-world project to clients at the end of the semester.
MA , Advertising/Creative , 2003 — 2005
B.A. , Business/Marketing & Spanish , 1998 — 2002
Graphic Design, Website Design, Art Direction, Marketing, Soccer, Art, Traveling, Reading, Golf
UT-Austin, AIGA, Design Can Change, The Designers Accord