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Work experience
12/2004 - Present
Graphic Designer (Art Director) | Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis
: art direction and design for two print publications and corresponding online releases
: create invitations, reports and other communications for public audiences
: design internal communications
: execute all pre-press production for all external print jobs
: provide project management by creating creative briefs, scheduling project phase completion dates, maintaining communication with client and the team, and completing project on time
6/2003 - 11/2004
Assistant Art Director | St. Louis Magazine
: responsible for inflow of all ads for monthly and special edition issues.
: check specifications of all press-ready pieces
: design, production and pre-press on all other advertisements to relate to advertiser's image and needs while bringing great design to clients who don't have the budget to retain a design firm
: design and multi-page layout of all special advertising sections
10/2001 - 8/2003
Assistant Manager | Pier 1 Imports
: stocked and merchandised for store opening;
: consistant leader in customer sales and service;
: provide visual merchandising and maintenance of departments;
: oversee in-store bridal/gift registry program;
: perform opening & closing duties including money handling & daily & monthly audit paperwork;
: lead initial & ongoing associate training in customer service, maximizing sales, merchandising, loss prevention and others
: offer customers design & merchandise solutions to fit individual style;
: successfully resolve customer service issues
1/2000 - 9/2001
Graphic Designer | St. Louis Hillel
: sole designer of fliers, mailers, invitations and a proposed website;
: synthesized input from 1-4 directors for each project; presented work for approval;
: performed pre-press production and print bidding
6/2000 - 12/2000
Temporary Art Director | Zipatoni
: worked with art and creative directors from concept through execution to create promotional program concepts and identities, on & off-premise two and three-dimensional print media, supporting collateral, and packaging design;
: also includes attending photo shoots, mounting and mock-ups, and coordination with copywriters, photo retouchers, and production artists
5/1997 - 8/1999
Production & Design Assistant | W. B. Doner (Cleveland OH)
[note: this position was for the summer months only from 1997-1999]
: designed display items, advertisements, and logos for companies and their products
: prepared flow charts, promotional planning, planning calendars, booklets and powerpoint presentations for clients
: balanced time with pre-press production department to expedite time-sensitive projects
Education
Washington University | St. Louis, MO
Bachelor of Fine Arts
Major: Visual Communications—Graphic Design
Minor: French
Cleveland Institute of Art | Cleveland, OH
Independent classes in portfolio, Adobe Photoshop and jewelry/silversmithing
Shaker Heights High School | Shaker Heights, OH
Graduated with Honors
Technical skills
Adobe Illustrator | Intermediate/Expert | 11 years experience
Adobe InDesign | Expert | 5 years experience
Adobe Photoshop | Intermediate/Expert | 12 years experience
Adobe Dreamweaver | Intermediate | 8 years experience
Adobe Fireworks | Intermediate | 3 years experience
Macromedia Freehand | Expert | 12 years experience
Microsoft Powerpoint | Intermediate | 6 years experience
Quark XPress | expert | 12 years experience
Solo or primary prepress responsibilities for InDesign, Quark XPress and PDF files sent to print vendors | Expert | 8 years experience
Awards/Professional
Accomplishments
1997 | Regional Scholastic Art & Writing Awards: Gold & Silver Key
1997 | National Scholastic Art & Writing Awards: Gold Key & display at The Corcoran, Washington DC
2007 | Co-chaired Federal Reserve Editor & Designer Conference
2007 | Presented at Federal Reserve Editor & Designer Conference on maximizing for productivity and production in InDesign and Photoshop
2008 | Chairing Federal Reserve Editor & Designer Conference