
l Objective
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To contribute my talent and drive towards the performance of a
creative, cutting edge organization. Seeking an organization that
welcomes innovative ideas while allowing me the opportunity to grow
and contribute to success.
l Summary
of Qualifications l
Highly motivated to achieve company and personal goals, responsible and reliable.
Detail oriented, creative and able to maintain multiple projects in a fast
paced environment.
Advanced computer software skills; PC and Macintosh operating systems, proficient
in Adobe Creative Suite, QuarkXPress and Microsoft Office Suite. Training
in Dreamweaver MX.
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PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE l
PostNet
1103 Rivery Blvd, Suite 250, Georgetown, Texas 78628, (512) 863-3900
Graphic Designer & Print Specialist
(June 2009 -present)
Compose innovative layouts which consistently meeting customer needs while
producing multiple projects in a time-sensitive and fast-paced environment.
The layouts include business cards, forms, letterheads, logos, newsletters
and brochures. Design original in-store signs and marketing material for up-and-coming
sales and promotions. Perform pre-press duties such as imposition of booklets,
converting color to CMKY and defining cropmarks and bleeds. Organize production
of print jobs with professional printers and in-house machines. Provide price
quotes for companies and clients.
Ginny’s Printing
8410-B Tuscany Way, Suite B, Austin, Texas 78754, (512) 454-6874
Prepress Operator - Digital & Arts Department
(September 2006 - June 2009)
Prepared layouts by placing art and text; specified bleeds, completed color
separations; color correcting and typesetting; revised and modified existing
files to confirm design printability. Released files to printer and trapped
files for plates for the press department. Maintained hourly rate for graphic
design work. Created marketing material such as postcards, bookmarks and trade
show banner for Ginny’s Printing.
Graphic
Designer - Ginny’s Printing ColorDirect Website
(January 2006 - September 2006)
Used artistic ability and creative thinking to create over 200 eye-catching
marketing postcards for the ColorDirect website. Developed, in conjunction
with Project Manager, visual images for postcards and flyers that engage the
attention of customers to the website. Worked with Data department to achieve
print-ready files for variable data.
OfficeMax
Print & Document Services
Austin, Texas / New Orleans, Louisiana / Houma, Louisiana
Desktop Publisher & Customer Service Assistant
(October 2002 - January 2006)
Produced graphic design work , typesetting, printing, binding and finishing
needs under the direction of customer’s requirements and satisfactory.
Nicholls State Unversity
Thibodaux, Louisiana
Bachelor of Arts
Concentration: Graphic Design
Graduated: December 2003
Austin Community College
Austin, Texas
Associate of Applied Science
in Merchandising and Marketing
January 2008 - present
UT Informal Classes:
Dreamweaver
Flash
l Websites l
shannonleigh.info
artishard.org
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