Senior Graphic Designer
Resume
Work Experience
July 2010 - Present
Sr. Graphic Designer
Vindico Medical Education
Thorofare, NJ
May 2005 – July 2010
Freelance Graphic Designer
Aug. 2000 – April 2005
Art Director
M Cubed Communications
Thorofare, NJ
Sept. 1999 - Aug. 2000
Sr. Graphic Designer
The Creative Print Group
Pennsauken, NJ
July 1995 – Sept. 1999
Assistant Art Director
SLACK, Inc.
Thorofare, NJ
Work closely with the creative director to meet stringent deadlines. Design creative concepts for continuing medical education marketing materials. Communicate with marketing department to meet the needs of projected attendees at medical meetings.
Key Achievements
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Suggested using non-traditional printing techniques to help create stand-out marketing pieces that drove up registration to medical meetings.
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Ran point on the rebranding of the company product logos to give them a cohesive look.
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Increased communication with project managers which in turn reduced production time.
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Cover for the creative director during vacation and sick time.
Independently managed graphic design projects from concept to completion. Worked closely with clients to establish design specifications, within budget and timeline. Communicated with printers to ensure proper output of files.
Key Achievements
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Cut clients expenses on production costs of newsletter by expert layout skills and moving them to an online format.
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Successfully designed logo for a major medical association annual meeting to give the meeting a brand identity to be used year-to-year.
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Recognized by clients for meeting deadlines that clients’ in-house art departments could not accommodate.
Communicated with clients directly to ensure a full understanding of their print needs. Created new and inventive designs each year for annual meetings, all while maintaining the association brand. Gave the clients innovative designs while staying within their budget. Collaborated with fellow designers in brainstorming activities to achieve the best result for the clients objectives.
Key Achievements
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Successfully redesigned newsletter which generated more advertising dollars.
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Effectively designed mailings for political account, often with a 24-hour turn around time.
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Developed scheduling system to keep all designers on task and keep all other staff up-to-date on project status.
Worked closely with sales staff to bring clients’ ideas to life in a creative way. Created clean, corporate designs for auto industry, while seamlessly switching gears to design fun and exciting print materials for children's programs. Worked hand-in-hand with in-house press department.
Key Achievements
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Recognized for new and creative ideas by sales force and clients.
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Established trusting relationships with designers and clients.
Coordinated with creative director and editorial staff to ensure that all publications reached and maintained the high quality of design. Effectively worked with project management to create original and eye-catching designs for annual meeting materials. Succeeded in meeting tight deadlines on several monthly publications while working on other projects. Peer-reviewed and art directed the layout of all publications before being released to the editorial staff. Communicated with print buyers as well as print companies to ensure a successful outcome on printed materials.
Key Achievements
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Received APEX design award for several publications.
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Promoted to assistant art director after one year of employment.
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Successfully trained new employees in the company’s publications standards and guidelines.
