Deana Reagan
Graphic Design
Seattle,WA
Summary
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 10 years of industry success.
Overview
13
13
years of professional experience
Work History
Business Development Manager
Refresh Printing & Promotions, Llc
09.2021 - Current
- Researched and identified opportunities for account growth, account penetration and market expansion.
- Forged and cultivated profitable relationships with promotional products distributors.
- Performed research to uncover potential target areas, markets and industries.
- Represented company and promoted products at conferences and trade association meetings.
- Streamlined operations by delivering recommendations for knowledge-base processes and procedures.
- Identified distributor challenges related to corporate service offerings in order to formulate potential solutions.
Freelance Graphic Designer
Self-employed
11.2018 - 09.2021
- Created digital image files for use in digital and traditional printing methods.
- Developed print materials such as brochures, banners and signs.
- Used Adobe Suite to create images and layouts.
- Contributed design ideas in early planning stages with customers and project managers.
- Completed final touches for projects such as images sizes and font selection.
- Applied knowledge of production to create high-quality images.
- Met with customers to present mockups and collect information for adjustments.
Print Production Coordinator
Village Printing
05.2017 - 11.2018
- Supervised ongoing daily production phases.
- Located and resolved problems with team production and performance to maintain consistent quality levels.
- Collaborated with other leaders and executives to direct workflow and support operations.
- Interpreted work order information and specifications to plan, schedule and complete jobs precisely.
- Cultivated professional working relationships with peers and supervisors.
- Coordinated project workflows for departments.
- Enhanced processes by pinpointing bottlenecks and working with Shop Owner to resolve.
Prepress Operator
Village Printing
06.2010 - 06.2017
- Imported electronic or print files using Adobe Suite and made color, digital image and text corrections.
- Performed close alignment or registration of double and single flats to sensitized plates to produce composite images.
- Worked collectively with other teams to reach deadlines and meet customer expectations.
- Generated prepress proofs in digital or other formats to approximate appearance of final printed piece.
- Compared digital and physical customer files to identify and address discrepancies such as fonts, graphics or and layouts.
- Assessed customer files for missing information in fonts and graphics.
- Utilized different technologies to ready artwork for offset printing purposes.
- Verified artwork backups on company server prior to making any changes.
Education
Associate of Arts - Commercial And Advertising Art
Randolph Community College
Asheboro, NC06.2010
Skills
- Quality Control
- Advertising Campaigns
- Strategic Networking
- Adobe Creative Suite
- Inventory Supplies
- Digital Design
- Mockups and Prototypes
- Digital Imagery
- Visual Design
- Sketch Drawings
- Color Matching
- Print Production
Affiliations
- Issaquah Chamber of Commerce
- Salmon Days Committee
- Business Networking International
Timeline
Business Development Manager
Refresh Printing & Promotions, Llc
09.2021 - Current
Freelance Graphic Designer
Self-employed
11.2018 - 09.2021
Print Production Coordinator
Village Printing
05.2017 - 11.2018
Prepress Operator
Village Printing
06.2010 - 06.2017
Associate of Arts - Commercial And Advertising Art
Randolph Community College
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