PROFILE:
A top-performing and highly qualified Graphic Artist
offering over 19 years of comprehensive experience in the
graphic arts industry. Able to represent a company in
professional and eloquent manner, Self-motivated; willing
to work hard to achieve desired objectives and handle
additional responsibilities...Able to create attractive
marketing material…Outstanding communication and
interpersonal skills, both one-on-one and with a
group...Proven ability to gain customers' confidence and
trust...Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills.
DP
Marketing Services April 2004 to Present
Freelancer working mainly with real estate agents.
Developed business from ground-up through sales, marketing,
and networking skills. Educated customers on products and
services to meet their specific needs. Increased customer
base and referrals by providing exceptional and thorough
customer service. Creating clients ideas and marketing
projects from start to finish.
The following is a list of the kind of projects
that I do for my clients:
Photography, Logo Designs, Brochures, Self Promotional
Pieces, Seasonal Post Cards, Magazine and Newspaper Ads,
Signage, End of Year Reports, Quarterly Newsletters, Just
Listed/Just Sold/Open House Cards, Estate Booklets and
Flyers, Listing Flyers, Letterheads and more.
Allen Tate
Corporate December 1999 to April 2004
Graphic Designer/Project Manager for an in house
advertising department. Responsible for meeting with
clients to help them come up with marketing solutions that
meet their needs. Managing marketing projects from start to
finish.
Harris
Teeter Corporate June 1998 to October 1999
Designer/Production Artist for an in house advertising
department. Responsible for weekly newspaper circulars,
which entails typesetting, layout, design, photography,
graphics, web page, and newspaper ads. I do most of my own
photography on an in house Kodak digital camera.
Lowe's
Hardware Corporate September 1992 to June 1998
Visual Merchandising Designer for an in house advertising
department. Responsible for producing product catalogs
which entails coordinating all information with the
merchants, typesetting, layout and design, some copy
writing, and proofing of all hard copies, film and blue
lines. I did layout and design work for signage, posters,
flyers and logos. I was responsible for printer spec sheets
and store instruction sheets for designed projects. I was
in charge of all store maps and directories, which also
included the printing
SKILLS
I provide a full line of graphic art services to both my
clients and employers, which include, layout, logo design,
newsletter production and design, promotional flyers,
direct mail, newspaper ads, catalogs and signage. I am
experienced on Macintosh and PC systems and various desktop
publishing software including QuarkXpress, Word, Excel,
Publisher, Photoshop, Illustrator, Acrobat, and FreeHand.
EDUCATION
Bachelor of Fine Arts, Columbus College of Art and Design
in 1986 Major: Retail Advertising