Highly creative and accomplished Senior Graphic Designer with extensive experience in multimedia, corporate branding, marketing, video editing, and production and print design. Exceptional collaborative and interpersonal skills. Dynamic team player with well-developed written and verbal communication abilities. Passionate and inventive creator of innovative design strategies and advertising campaigns. Accustomed to performing in deadline-driven environments with an emphasis on working within budget requirements.
Innovative approach to ideas and concept development. Offering 25 years of expertise overseeing individual projects and brand development. Deadline-driven Graphic Designer focused on overseeing projects from concept through final delivery. Successfully creates brand messages, strategies and key graphic productions. Resourceful and hardworking with vendor sourcing expertise and empowering leadership skills illustrated over 25 years of industry success. Accomplished Graphic Designer offering 25 years of field experience. Demonstrated success in project management, team leadership and schedule coordination. Fluent in multiple designing programs. Results-oriented Graphic Artist successful at applying technical skills to create art that informs and engages customers. Clear communicator and collaborative team player with an eye for detail and skill in customer relations. Organized and dependable candidate successful at managing multiple priorities with a positive attitude. Willingness to take on added responsibilities to meet team goals. Hardworking and passionate job seeker with strong organizational skills eager to senior level position. Detail-oriented team player with strong organizational skills. Ability to handle multiple projects simultaneously with a high degree of accuracy. Deadline-driven Graphic Designer focused on overseeing projects from concept through final delivery. Successfully creates brand messages, strategies and key graphic productions. Resourceful and hardworking with vendor sourcing expertise and empowering leadership skills illustrated over 25 years of industry success.
Advertising inserts, outdoor billboard advertising concepts, signage, television graphics, logo concepts, web design and landing pages, animated gifs, infographic editorial illustration, image retouch, photo editing and photo manipulation, concepts and art Direction for product photography. Annual reports, marketing brochures, information and supportive graphics for meetings and presentations. Direct mail campaigns and collateral, created keynote and powerpoint templates for presentations. Extensive photo retouching. Video editing and videography for national broadcast and web. Proficient Graphic Designer knowledgeable about logos, marketing materials and website design. Demonstrated success at providing complete business services to corporate clients.
Produced, filmed, and edited several short films and promotional videos for regional state parks, public lands organizations, tourism bureaus, community parks, and non-profit organizations.
● Managed a team of 10+ graphic designers and increased their productivity and on-time project delivery from 32% to 75% in the first year. ● Supervised the rebranding of 20+ mid-sized firms and increased their client engagement by 79% within the target market. ● Raised user engagement to 55% and boosted website trace to 88% by developing creative design solutions within one month on the job. ● Maintained a strong portfolio showing 180+ diverse designs and abilities, increasing client inquiries and project requests by 74% YoY.
• Art directed CraftStylish magazine and Threads magazine for Taunton Press, a leader in how-to magazines and book publication.
• Ran monthly editorial design concept meetings and managed multiple magazine redesigns. Designed promotional material for Pittsburgh magazine and WQED corporate identities.
• Ran monthly editorial design concept meetings and managed multiple magazine redesigns. Designed promotional material for Pittsburgh magazine and WQED corporate identities.
• Managed in-house prepress departments, file management and organization, and production workflow systems.