Terry Souza

714-488-5800
terry@drinkabstract.com

Objective A position as Artist

Profile Nearly 12 years experience in graphic arts/ video

production.
Ability to produce a variety of media ranging from print
(layout, design, publishing) to full video production
(including scripting, shooting, music beds, overlays etc.)
in any format including DVD, web, cable/TV, and long-
form and infomercials.
I am entrepreneurial with strong creative and
communications capabilities.
Outgoing, highly motivated, and detail-directed problem
solver.
Proven ability to work with a wide range of clients from
small businesses to large corporations.

Education High School: Fairhaven Baptist Academy

Spanish/ English, Fairhaven College -5 years

Relevant Experience & Accomplishments

General Accomplishments
Successfully established 2 new publication handling all
levels of production, design, layout and sales.
Managed Arizona Tea warehouse in Chicago.
Successfully designed and marketed several beverage
brands in the Chicago Market.
Managed a digital signage company using cutting edge
VOIP technology
Successfully Started and handled all sales and design and
display ads of a weekly home improvement tabloid..
Fluent in design and layout and sales of publications.
As an entrepreneur, have started several publications
which involved the creation of hundreds of display ads
and an understanding of printing in general..
Operated as a senior graphic artist for long -form video -
Comcast Video on Demand Chicago.
Made scores of TV quality cable ads for a range of
businesses
Made 10 minute – 30 minute infomercials for large
corporations handling all aspects of the project.
Designed implemented and managed Digital signage
closed circuit TV networks for hotels such as Holiday
Inn Express.
Over 3 years experience in PowerPoint exclusively.
Created and designed PPT presentations consisting of
over 700 slides for public viewing.
Print Media experience
Home Improvement Weekly –A weekly home
improvement tabloid I managed. Tasks included all
design, layout and display ad creation including going to
press.
Best In the Trades- A yellow page directory. I managed
and designed all ads, and layout and press work.
Free lance work-created and designed logos and ads for
businesses.

Audio-Visual Media experience

PAS Productions- Video Production including all aspect
of the project. Projects included Cable/TV ads,
Infomercials, sales DVD’s, web videos etc.
Comcast Video On Demand- long-form video creation
(5-30 min.)
Plasma Advertising – Digital signage systems design and
management including CCTV Channels for Hotels (Hotel
Tourism Channels) Ad creation and system management
(airing of ads through VOIP)
PowerPoint Presentation designer for 3 years in the field
of digital signage. Created PPT Presentations of with 700
slides.
Employment Best In The Trades- Senior graphic artist 2006-present
Complete design and layout including of
the publication including over 150 display
ads-96 page perfect-bound directory.
Garden Beverage- Arizona Tea distributor 2002-2006
where I worked as graphic artist for the
company. Layout and designed new
beverage labels, created website, produced
promotional company videos, designed
marketing materials.
Plasma Advertising Systems- Digital 2000-2002
signage and video production manager.
Produced and managed video content for
digital signage networks including Holiday
Inn Express. Was sub-contracted by
Comcast Video On Demand to produce
long-form video for their Chicago-land
market. Created and managed PowerPoint
presentations of 700 slides and more
which were displayed on plasma screens in 1999-2000
public places.
Home Improvement Weekly- A weekly
home improvement tabloid that I ran. My
responsibilities included layout and design
and production of all display ads and pre-
press work
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