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Arion Harris

Decatur,GA

Summary

Enthusiastic person having a foundation in visual communication and design principles. Possesses knowledge with industry-standard design tools, such as Adobe Creative Suite, which has helped acquire competency in digital illustration, photo editing, and page layout. Completed projects that show ability to take an idea from conception to completion, which included creating rough drafts and prototypes, and iteratively improving designs.

Overview

3
3
years of professional experience
5
5
years of post-secondary education

Work History

Student Assistant

Dine West
Carrollton, GA
09.2021 - Current
  • Performing routine tasks related to food service areas such as preparing fresh food items, cashiering, and stocking
  • Answers questions and maintaining customer satisfaction by ensuring food is prepared according to customer's request, helping to increase sales

Illustrator

Invisible Heroes
01.2024 - 05.2024
  • Responsible for bringing promotion of the organization by using Adobe, and Photoshop to create branding items
  • Obtained knowledge of marketing policies and practices in the flow of goods and services to the customer/consumer
  • Gained skills in concepts including pricing strategies, consumer behavior, and competitor research
  • PROJECTS AND PRESENTATIONS, Utilized Adobe Illustrator to create visual posters which brought more awareness to black women and their mental health in the military
  • Communicated effectively with volunteers to respectfully bring their stories to light
  • Used Photoshop to edit images and to create a visual hierarchy alongside typography

Print Services Intern

Carrollton, Ga
01.2024 - 05.2024
  • Operated printing machines to input size and formatting that aligned to the customer's request
  • Designed mockups items such as calendars and notepads for the University of West Georgia which included its branding colors

Graphic Design

08.2023 - 12.2023
  • Created a professional project that involved brand identity and research for a Halloween themed restaurant
  • Provided aspects such as identity and mockups that was the best for the respective company
  • Used InDesign to make sure the project was best formatted for print in CMYK
  • Graphic Design Studio Problems

Graphic Design

01.2023 - 05.2023
  • Operating as part of design team BeNine that supported the creative needs of non- profit organizations including Carrollton County Chamber Singers and Ride for Hope
  • Provided client-based creative service processes by creating logos, flyers, and mockups
  • Collaborated with the design team on aspects of communication and markets our collective team as best fit for the client, Involved in research, conceptual development and presentation of a design project called Hindsight
  • Assisted in the student-lead design journal and was responsible for organizing layout and typographic design as well as interviewing professionals in the Graphic Design field
  • Use of Adobe InDesign to create layout for student led journal and composed all gathered information into sequential pages

Stock Clerk

Wayfield Food Inc
Decatur, GA
06.2021 - 06.2022
  • Organized and maintained inventory in an efficient manner that supported an overall neat appearance
  • Worked with other store employees in a collaborative way which helped to bring satisfied customers back to shop

Education

BFA - Graphic Design, Marketing

University of West Georgia
08.2019 - 05.2024

Skills

Visual storytelling

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Timeline

Illustrator

Invisible Heroes
01.2024 - 05.2024

Print Services Intern

01.2024 - 05.2024

Graphic Design

08.2023 - 12.2023

Graphic Design

01.2023 - 05.2023

Student Assistant

Dine West
09.2021 - Current

Stock Clerk

Wayfield Food Inc
06.2021 - 06.2022

BFA - Graphic Design, Marketing

University of West Georgia
08.2019 - 05.2024
Arion Harris