QUALIFICATIONS

Clear communication skills with the ability to express ideas visually

Team-player, incorporates collaborative skills to reach successful solutions
Ability to build and maintain professional relationships with customers
Level-headed and focused in stressful and fast-paced environments
Aptitude for multitasking and prioritizing projects
Strong understanding of principles and elements of design
Ability to design, develop, and manage multiple pages within a layout
SKILLS
Adobe Photoshop
Microsoft Office Illustration
Adobe Illustrator Mac platform
Adobe InDesign PC platform
Adobe Acrobat Digital photography
QuarkXpress HTML Knowledge
Photography
EXPERIENCE
The Health Journal - Williamsburg, VA | Graphic Designer for monthly health publ
ication 11/2008 to Present
Produce 4 different editions of a 44-page magazine each month with a 90,000+ cop
y circulation. Manage the output of all 4 magazines to the printer via a PDF wor
k-flow-.Troubleshoot and resolve any potential problems or errors flagged by the
printer. Execute the advertising design needs of over 100 clients. Design artic
les and feature stories. Lay out the entire maga-zine for all 4 editions, includ
ing placing all copy and advertisements and preparing for upload to the printer.
Update The Health Journal website monthly with current content. Create marketin
g materials including fliers, rate cards, contracts, and e-mail blasts for the H
ealth Journal. Contact customers on a monthly basis regarding their advertisemen
ts to ensure the ad is current and to their liking. Assist with unloading the de
livery truck when the magazines arrive from the printer and organize them for th
e delivery drivers to access in the office. Assist with delivery of the publicat
ion to hospitals and Doctors offices in the area. Design and/or refresh logos an
d marketing material for local businesses. Discuss design needs with clients via
face-to-face meetings, e-mail or on the phone and develop an advertisement acco
rdingly. Assist on Photo-shoots with lighting, set design, models, etc. Coordina
te with local printers for clients promotional print needs. Create promotional m
aterials for cli-ents for special events.
Tribune Company | The Daily Press, Newport News, VA | Graphic Artist for weekly
publication 6/2007 to 2/2008
Created advertisements and articles. Designed marketing materials including flie
rs, rate cards, contracts, prototypes and e-mail solicitation. Solicited writers
from the community to submit stories and poems for the publication via cold-cal
ling and e-mail blasts. Attended business events in the community to promote the
publication and build relationships with potential readers and advertisers. Pla
nned and hosted meet-and-greets for the local writers to get together and share
ideas. Coordi-nated print production of the weekly product with the Daily Press
supervisors. Monitored and corrected technical problems with computer systems an
d press staff. Streamlined processes to create a standard work-flow that is cons
istent and easily managed.

EXPERIENCE CONTINUED
Tribune Company | The Daily Press - Newport News, VA | Graphic Artist 2/2006 to
6/2007
Produced advertisements for publication in the local newspaper while working in
a team and multitasking in the fast paced newspaper environment. Conceived and d
etermined creative challenges in a timely manner. Responsible for four sales rep
s territory accounts and interpreting design requests into effective advertiseme
nts.
Tribune Company | The Orlando Sentinel Orlando, FL | Production Coach Advertisi
ng Graphic Artists 9/2004 to 1/2006a*
Managed graphic designers as well as client production coordinators in pre-press
production. Provided support for the sup-port staff in order to ensure accuracy
and quality in advertisements. Monitored and corrected technical problems with
sys-tems, pre-press, pagination and digital media group. Streamlined processes w
ithin teams in order to create a standardized work-flow that was consistent acro
ss all teams. Acted as a liaison between sales managers and support staff inform
ing them of new products, special needs, etc. Wrote annual performance appraisal
s as well as evaluated employees skill-levels and noted areas for improvement an
d assigned company based training accordingly.
Tribune Company | The Orlando Sentinel Orlando, FL | Graphic Artist 11/2002 to
9/2004
Produced advertisements for publication in the local newspaper while working in
a team and multitasking in the fast paced newspaper environment. Conceived and d
etermined creative challenges in a timely manner. Responsible for five sales rep
s territory accounts and interpreting design requests into effective advertiseme
nts. Selected by management to be on a pilot team that was to test out and intro
duce a new ad-tracking system created by CCI Europe.
Tribune Company | The Daily Press - Newport News, VA | Graphic Artist 10/2000 t
o 8/2002
Produced advertisements for publication in the local newspaper while multitaskin
g in the fast paced newspaper environ-ment. Conceived and determined creative ch
allenges in a timely manner. Responsible for the retail sales departments design
needs. Selected by management to be on a pilot team that was to test out and in
troduce a new ad-tracking system created by CCI Europe. Additionally, was select
ed by management to be on a pilot team that was introducing a new work environme
nt initiative within the advertising sales department that was adopted by the en
tire Tribune company as a whole.
AWARDS/ACHIEVEMENTS
2004 Florida Press Association - First Place - Best full-color Group advertisem
ent
Nominated for Designer of the month numerous times and won in November 2003 and
March 2004
Nominated for advertisement of the month and won numerous times and won in Janu
ary 2003 , July 2003, December 2003,
and April 2004
INTERNSHIP EXPERIENCE
Walt Disney World College Program Fall 1994 Retail Sales Hostess: Emporium, M
agic Kingdom
Walt Disney World College Program Fall 1996 Attractions Hostess: Indiana Jone
s, MGM Studios
ADDITIONAL EXPERIENCE | RETAIL SALES
American Eagle Outfitters
Mikes Surf Shop
B. Moss
Gadzooks
Warner Brothers Studio Store
Dicks Sporting Goods
EDUCATION
BFA, Graphic Design Barton College - Wilson, NC - May 2000
REFERENCES
Available upon request.