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graphic designer, instructional designer, illustrator Resume
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| Desired Industry: Graphics Design/Commercial Art |
SpiderID: 21341 |
| Desired Job Location: San Diego, California |
Date Posted: 6/17/2008 |
| Type of Position: Full-Time Permanent |
Availability Date: |
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U.S. Work Authorization: Yes |
| Job Level: Experienced with over 2 years experience |
Willing to Travel: Yes, Less Than 25% |
| Highest Degree Attained: Bachelors |
Willing to Relocate: Yes |
Objective:
From the art board, to the desktop, to the printers, to the internet, Pamela has offered employers and clients high–end graphic design and production services. Now she would like the opportunity to be considered for a position as graphics manager, art director, production art specialist, graphic designer, illustrator, or similar position. She has a minimum of fifteen years working in the graphics field and would like to expand into the areas of online education, training and instructional design; and has set a goal of combining her graphics experience and formal education in instructional technology.
Experience:
Art Instructor/Sales Associate/Stocking Clerk
Dec. 2006 - present, Part Time
Michael’s Arts and Crafts
An arts and crafts retail chain store
12339 Poway Road, Poway, CA 92064-4218
Sept. 2003 - Dec. 2005, Part Time
12060 Carmel Mountain Road, San Diego, CA 92129
Responsibilities
~ Teach principles of drawing and painting including subject matter, composition, space, shape, size, highlights, shadow, color and texture.
~ Teach oil, acrylic, and watercolor painting including painting techniques for each media, types of materials to use, various brush strokes.
Manager of Graphics and Production
Sept. 2004 - Dec. 2005, Part Time
Distance-Educator.com
An online distance education resource company
6863-9 Caminto Montanoso, San Diego, CA 92119
P.O. Box 711294, Santee, CA 92072-1294
Responsibilities
~ Created and developed marketing materials to attract potential subscribers.
~ Develop several design comps showing various look and feels for publications using electronic media and digital output.
~ Designed a new logo that expands on the theory of international education at a distance.
~ Designed and produced a monthly multi-colored publication for print media, including computer generated graphics and illustrations, page layout, typography.
~ Managed the production and printing of publications, including estimates for printing, scheduling, quantity control, and accuracy.
~ Supervised press checks.
~ Negotiate expenses.
Electronic Graphics Editor
Apr. 2005 - Oct. 2005, Full Time, Temporary
Mitchell 1
Produces auto repair manuals
14145 Danielson Street, Poway CA 92064
(Subcontractor - Alfano Temporary Personnel)
11750 Sorrento Valley Road #154 San Diego CA 92121-1087
Responsibilities
~ Scanned drawings to electronic media.
~ Retouched illustrations using Photoshop software.
~ Track, download, and upload multiple electronic files using their file tracking management system.
~ Digitally enhanced photographic images for clarity.
~ Worked on PC platform.
~ Reviewed proofs for accuracy.
Illustrator, Desktop Publisher
July 1999 - July 2001, Full Time, temporary
CompassLearning Inc.
Formerly Jostens Learning, Inc.
An educational software company
9920 Pacific Heights Blvd., Suite 500, San Diego, CA 92101
Phone: 858-587-0087
Subcontractor - Adecco Technical Staffing
5252 Balboa Ave., Ste. 502, San Diego, CA 92117
Responsibilities
~ Upgrade, update, edit, and troubleshoot old electronic art files for digital output and printing.
~ Edit text, proof read, format text and illustrations on page, create style sheets and apply to documents.
~ Responsible for accuracy of all electronic art files with two or more colors, trouble-shoot files, check and correct operator errors.
~ Reviewed written material and created appropriate original illustrations either hand drawn or computer generated, in black and white, or color.
~ Prepared electronic artwork and other documents using desktop publishing and graphic software applications. Worked on MacIntosh computers.
~ Designed and created new look and feel for new product line taking project from initial design stages to comprehensives to final artwork.
~ Maintained timelines and effective working relationships, prepared weekly project reports, and performed daily task of backing up computer files.
Graphic Designer
Dec. 1997 - Nov. 1998, Full Time, Temporary
Mallinckrodt formerly Nellcor, Puritan and Bennett
A critical care respiratory products company
2200 Faraday Avenue, Carlsbad, CA 92008-7208
Subcontracted by Eastridge Technical Staffing
Responsibilities
~ Interpreted the needs of different departments, reviewed their requests for art; then designed, presented, revised, and produced final artwork.
~ Worked with vendors, obtained bids for printing or reproduction, supervised photography and press checks.
~ Worked on individual projects, as well as group projects.
~ Created new materials that matched the design and format of previously printed materials.
~ Created original illustrations and other digital images to use with promotional and informational materials.
~ Edited and made requested changes to previous work.
Illustrator
June 1996 - Nov. 1997, Freelance
Arbor Lake Publishing
A publishing company creating childrens' books for literacy.
San Diego, CA
Responsibilities
~ Created original freehand illustrations for books for literacy.
~ Review the narrative, drew sketches to represent the story, presented sketches to the client, and finalized illustrations.
~ Created illustrative styles for each book.
Production Art Specialist
June 1995 - May 1996, Full Time
Salisbury, Figueroa Inc.
A graphic design and marketing agency
5920 Friars Road, Suite 102, San Diego, CA 92108
Responsibilities
~ Extensive computer generated production art, preparing documents for prepress output to film, trapping of spot color.
~ Prepared comprehensives and presented them to clients.
~ Other tasks included troubleshooting, importing/exporting files.
~ Maintained deadlines, quality control, tracked time and materials, ordered work service providers.
~ Responsible for retrieving and archiving files. scanning, photo retouching and manipulation, illustration, desktop publishing, check negs for accuracy.
~ Increased productivity by 1/3 and minimized errors.
Art Director, Graphic Designer
Mar. 1993 - Apr. 1995, Freelance - Full Time
Media Dimensions
A marketing and advertising agency
17150 Via del Campo, Suite 303, San Diego, CA 92127
Responsibilities
~ Developed original concepts, designs and page layouts for marketing materials: ads, logos, brochures, etc.
~ Produced computer generated art and digital images using Freehand, Illustrator, Photoshop, and Pagemaker.
~ Involved with developing marketing or promotion campaigns.
~ Designed corporate identity marks.
~ Managed electronic files, keeping them organized and backed up.
~ Responsible for closing down the office after work.
Art Director, Graphic Designer
June 1983 - Jan. 1994,
Takagi Communication, Inc.
A marketing communications firm
401 A North Andreasen Drive, Escondido, CA 92029
Responsibilities
~ Functioned as lead art director to develop graphics for a significant number of marketing projects including annual reports, ads, brochures, and logos.
~ Successfully applied appropriate graphic design concepts for B2B communications.
~ Utilized traditional and computer generated production art techniques.
~ Worked with limited budgets and resource materials.
~ Developed original designs and document layouts for printed media: ads, brochures, annual reports, etc.
~ Clients varied from high-tech companies, to non-profit organizations, including the San Diego Space and Science Foundation.
~ Worked on numerous projects from initial stages of concepts, to thumbnails, to comprehensives, to camera ready art, to print or publication.
~ Provided specifications for desktop publishing, typesetting, and printing.
~ Designed and produced graphic art for trade show exhibits and constructed scale models of exhibit booths.
Education:
San Diego State University, CA.
Certificate in Instructional Technology.
Two-year postgraduate degree, part of Educational Technology masters program.
San Diego Community College District Continuing Education, San Diego, CA.
Computer graphics for print, web and multimedia applications.
ROP at Palomar, San Marcos, CA.
Computer graphics, AutoCAD.
Palomar College, ROP, San Marcos, CA
Computer Graphics
San Diego City and Mesa College, San Diego, CA,
Technical Illustration using AutoCAD R14.
Business Communications, web site development
University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ.
Degree in Bachelor of Fine Arts.
Major: graphic design, illustration.
Skills:
The following is a statement of qualifications for a position in the area of instructional design, and development of training and educational materials.
* Analyze and evaluate given challenges and opportunities to improve individual and organizational performance.
~ Prepare documentation of initial analysis – performance, task, subject matter or goal.
~ Describe sponsors and learners/audience, and assess needs for training and education.
~ Define performance gaps and their attributing causes.
~ Determine drivers and barriers inhibiting performance goals and objectives.
* Formulate learning and performance goals and objectives.
~ Formulate specific goals and individual objectives using four standard ISD criteria: audience, behavior, condition and degree.
* Determine and justify appropriate solutions to performance problems.
~ Develop products which aids in an individuals capabilities to perform certain tasks, improve skills and increase knowledge.
~ Develop design concepts which outlines the training or educational steps necessary to fulfill the goals and objectives.
* Develop systematic training and instructional programs, materials and events.
~ Design and develop appropriate materials that learners can use – online and multimedia, printed media, verbal instruction, or job aids.
~ Create lesson plans and prototypes for instructional delivery, assess learners understanding of the material and make necessary changes to the instructional material.
* Implement and evaluate the training and instructional programs, materials and events.
~ Implement the delivery system, getting the training materials to the learners, and document the process.
* Assess the performance and/or learning outcomes in accordance with the goals and objectives.
~ Evaluate the effectiveness of the training or educational material on the learners performance.
The following is a statement of qualifications for a position in the area of graphic design and illustration to aid in the development of marketing, informational, and educational materials.
* Graphic design – created the “look and feel” of various marketing and educational materials.
~ Provided advanced art direction skills to maintain branding identity and design integrity.
~ Created original designs appropriate for the project and its intended audience.
~ Utilized traditional and computer-generated production art techniques.
~ Produced final art and desktop publishing for printing or computer display.
– Preflight and troubleshoot digital art files, problem solve, quality control.
* Illustration and Digital Imagery – created original drawings or illustrations, color or black & white.
~ Used both traditional and computer generated techniques to create artwork.
~ Used computerized methods to correct, enhance, and manipulate digital images.
* Coordinate and supervise vendor services and printing processes.
* Maintain deadlines, adhere to budgets.
* Plan, design and develop web sites using software applications.
– Web site design, planning and organization, web page creation, prepare images and animation.
* Maintained cooperative and opened communications with clients, supervisors, co-workers.
~ Prepared weekly progress reports, track job progress, preform daily computer backup task.
* Acquired proficiency levels with software applications (standard computer graphics programs)
~ Expert level: Illustrator, Photoshop, QuarkXPress, InDesign.
~ Intermediate/advance level: Dreamweaver, Flash, MS Office.
~ Used both MacIntosh and PC computers.
* Experienced with various markets: healthcare, educational, industry, and high-tech.
~ Examples of projects: book design, illustration, corporate literature, ads, brochures.
Reference:
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