Resume

Graphic Designer at ProSeeds Marketing
April 2006 - Current — Albany, Oregon

• Redesign product catalog to include a table of contents, an index, and a consistent look within and between chapters.
• Create grass seed variety logos and design matching wholesale seed bags. Coordinate with bag printer for correct color matching and quality of printing.
• Layout and design marketing material and technical specifiaction sheets. Coordinate with
• Design and code website from conception to general maintenance.

Freelance Graphic Designer at Emotive Ink
October 2004 - current — Albany, Oregon

• Established my freelance graphic design studio, Emotive Ink, with the desire to deliver high-quality services with a dash of creative flare.
• Create original logos and accompanying stationery to meet customers‘ business image.
• Maintain each business’ unique personality while designing a variety of marketing material such as brochures, flyers, and newsletters.
  Construct business websites and train personnel to perform routine updates.

Production Assistant at the Confederated Tribes of Grand Ronde
May 2005 - April 2006 — Grand Ronde, Oregon

• Assist with providing graphic and technical support for the Public Information Office, which puts out the twice-monthly tabloid, Smoke Signals.
• Design advertisements for Smoke Signals newspaper and create graphics for the publications such as maps, illustrations, and other article visuals.
• Scan photos, color correct images, and digitally modify as needed. Format images for printing on press and for viewing on the web.
• Design and lay out special publications such as the Tribe's Annual Report, the Contest Pow-wow pull out, the Veteran's Pow-wow insert, and other special-focus publications.
• Attend Tribal events to obtain video footage for publication and archival purposes. Performed post-production tasks on film for recording to DVD and VHS.

Graphic Designer and Media Buyer at Fuse Advertising Agency, Inc.
April 2002- August 2004 — Salem, Oregon

• Create newspaper, magazine, and yellow page ads which successfully expressed clients’ advertising goals.
• Design and implement complete corporate identity systems which include creating company logos, selecting Pantone colors, establishing font standards, and producing company stationery.
• Act as liaison between clients and publishers to coordinate media buys, balance budgets with advertising options, and mediate any issues between the parties.

Graphic Designer at EyeVelocity, Inc.
December 1999 - June 2001 / Portland, Oregon

• Create custom graphics for The MACRO System™, an automotive accessories software, and save graphics as JPEGs for on-line viewing.
• Recreate dealership logos by tracing scanned images for use in custom slides.

Education

Associate of Applied Science in Visual Communications, Chemeketa Community College – June 2002 / Salem, Oregon

Bachelor of Arts in Spanish,
Western Oregon State College – June 1994 / Monmouth, Oregon

Skills

Layout and Design

Scanning, Color Correction, and Web Image Preparation

Coding HTML, CSS and DHTML

Digital Photography and Image Manipulation

Mac/Windows Cross- platform Operation

Digital Tracing and Illustration

Word Processing

Typesetting

Project Management

Media Buying

Service Bureau Coordination

Knowledge

Adobe InDesign

Adobe Illustrator

Adobe Photoshop

Adobe Acrobat Professional

Adobe Premier Pro

Macromedia Freehand

Macromedia Dreamweaver

Microsoft Excel

Microsoft Word

QuarkXpress

Fetch

Peachtree