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 seven years of industry success.
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Erin Grupp
Graphic Designer
Elgin,IL
Summary
Overview
11
years of professional experience
5
years of post-secondary education
Work History
Grunt Style LLCCarol Stream, IL
Senior Graphic Designer
05.2016 - Current
Job overview
- Create Grunt Style t-shirt designs, from conception to final pre-production stage
- Work with 3rd party clients to create custom, small-batch t-shirt designs
- Create marketing material for customer email blasts, social media, and advertisements
- Train and mentor junior designers and interns to increase their technical and creative capabilities
- Work with Grunt Style operations and purchasing managers to streamline apparel production process in order to best serve customers
- Developed creative design for print materials, brochures, banners, and signs
- Created digital image files for use in digital and traditional printing methods
- Created logos, illustrations and typography for various organizations
Spa at the HerringtonGeneva, IL
Spa Coordinator
01.2014 - 01.2016
Job overview
- Act as receptionist fielding calls and making appointments
- Create employee weekly schedules
- Sell merchandise
- Data entry, email correspondence, other clerical work.
- Interacted with dozens of guests daily and provided positive impression of spa
Cost Plus World MarketSaint Charles, IL
Sales Associate
01.2013 - 01.2014
Job overview
- Handle all monetary transactions at cash register
- Stock and maintain neat store appearance
- Provide friendly and helpful customer service
- Act as backup Beverage Head, by conducting wine tastings, ordering wine/beer, receiving shipments, providing product knowledge and personalized customer service in Beverage Department.
- Maintained calm demeanor and professionally managed issues in busy, high-stress situations
- Built relationships with customers and community to promote long term business growth
Education
University of Illinois At ChicagoChicago, IL
Bachelor of Arts from Fine Art
08.2012 - 05.2016
University Overview
Elgin Community CollegeElgin, IL
Associate of Arts
08.2009 - 05.2011
University Overview
Skills
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Additional Information
Additional Information
- Awards: Talent Tuition Award from University of Illinois at Chicago January 2013 Grant awarded by the Art Department of the University of Illinois at Chicago, based upon artistic talent. Winners were chosen by the department faculty and deans.
- Part-time freelance graphic design work was performed along side a full-time Senior Graphic Designer position, including logo design, illustration, apparel design, and website graphics.
Timeline
Senior Graphic Designer
Grunt Style LLC
05.2016 - Current
Spa Coordinator
Spa at the Herrington
01.2014 - 01.2016
Sales Associate
Cost Plus World Market
01.2013 - 01.2014
University of Illinois At Chicago
Bachelor of Arts from Fine Art
08.2012 - 05.2016
Elgin Community College
Associate of Arts
08.2009 - 05.2011
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