DESIGN MASTER
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MAD DESIGN SKILLS
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MULTI-TASKER
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"EAGLE EYES"
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ASSET NINJA
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TOP-NOTCH TALENT
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PROFILE
I am an accomplished graphic design professional and creative leader adept at working from start to finish within the creative process, providing effective on-brand strategies. I offer innovative approaches to any project, while maintaining flexibility and dedication. I own a strong knowledge of Adobe Creative Cloud design programs, excellent production habits, multi-tasking expert, typographical wizardry, digital asset management guru, and immaculate proofreading. And I love infographics!
I am an accomplished graphic design professional and creative leader adept at working from start to finish within the creative process, providing effective on-brand strategies. I offer innovative approaches to any project, while maintaining flexibility and dedication. I own a strong knowledge of Adobe Creative Cloud design programs, excellent production habits, multi-tasking expert, typographical wizardry, digital asset management guru, and immaculate proofreading. And I love infographics!
OBJECTIVE
Obtain a long-term growth position that balances creativity and organization through design, production, and digital asset management. Seeking advancement or expansion of graphic design and digital asset management responsibilities in a positive and creative atmosphere.
Obtain a long-term growth position that balances creativity and organization through design, production, and digital asset management. Seeking advancement or expansion of graphic design and digital asset management responsibilities in a positive and creative atmosphere.
EXPERIENCE
Senior Art Director | Citizens
April 2023 to present
Senior Graphic Designer/Art Director | Citizens
April 2022 to March 2023
- Design and art direct successful national email and social campaigns for Citizens Pay, a "Buy Now Pay Later" financing solution, including $1M booked with a large national retailer.
- Design and deliver digital assets for Development team and help launch Citizens Pay app, with 50K downloads within first month.
- Work directly with Line of Business and external merchants to uniquely co-brand deliverables such as email, social, in-store signage, and direct mail.
- Collaborate with Personalization team and Senior copywriter to streamline templates and processes for email communications.
- Storyboard, record, and edit internal video employee communications for merchant, delivering 3 within the requested timeline.
2014 to 2022
Senior Graphic Designer | Waters Corporation
2007 to 2014
- Design hundreds of digital and print deliverables each year, work cross-functionally for internal and external clients, including brochures, logos/branding, infographics, schematics, event and facilities graphics, packaging, web banners, digital user interfaces, and emails.
- Establish and update brand templates, provide guidelines and creative direction to local and global peers, as well as external vendors, enhancing brand adherence and cohesiveness.
- Collaborate with core digital team on AEM DAM setup and initial maintenance, while curating and providing user support for existing asset repository, greatly reducing asset search times.
– Support and solve challenges for huge legacy digital app note asset migration, delivering thousands of assets on time,
and helped complete team project before deadline.
- Art direct photo shoots, videos, press checks; proofread hundreds of scientific documents a year; mentor junior staff and art direct contractors.
2000 to 2007
- Produce brochures, trade show materials, packaging, corporate identity, and web design with an emphasis on the biotech and retail industry – from concept, design, production, to collecting files for printers and press checks.
- Manage creative direction from studio director to junior staff, while working independently on simple to detailed projects with account managers and clients.
1994 to 1999
- Redesign circulars for deep discount chain branch into a more cohesive and readable layout. Job Lot reflected double-digit increase of sales without alienating its value-conscious customers.
- Design weekly ads, circulars, packaging, logos, flyers, newsletters, and store signage.
Photograph products and organized assets. Develop keen eye for detail.
1993 to 1994
- Layout labels and ads for national paint supply company. Maintain and clean equipment.
EDUCATION
BFA Graphic Design, 1992
Rhode Island School of Design
BFA Graphic Design, 1992
Rhode Island School of Design
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SKILLS
Adobe Creative Suite InDesign, Photoshop, Illustrator, Acrobat, Bridge, Rush Microsoft Office 365 Word, PowerPoint, Excel, Outlook, Teams Other DAM (MediaBin, Adobe AEM) |
– Digital and print design – Branding/logos – Infographics/Iconography – Photo re-touching – Photo illustration – Proofreading – Digital asset management |
CERTIFICATIONS
– AEM Assets Author: Manage and Deliver Digital Assets (March 2019)
– Organize and Deliver Digital Assets Using Adobe Experience Manager v6.x Assets (April 2019)
– Summer Educational Institute for Visual Resources & Image Management,
Art Libraries Society of North America (ARLIS/NA), University of New Mexico (June 2019)
– AEM Assets Author: Manage and Deliver Digital Assets (March 2019)
– Organize and Deliver Digital Assets Using Adobe Experience Manager v6.x Assets (April 2019)
– Summer Educational Institute for Visual Resources & Image Management,
Art Libraries Society of North America (ARLIS/NA), University of New Mexico (June 2019)
COMMUNITY SERVICE
– Committee Chair, Cub Scouts Pack 447, Calvin Coolidge District, Scouts BSA, Vermont
– New Member Coordinator Co-Chair, Calvin Coolidge District, Scouts BSA
– Town Auditor, Town of Guilford, Vermont
– Committee Member, Friends of the Guilford Free Library, Guilford, Vermont
– Committee Member, Christ Church Cemetery Association
– Committee Chair, Cub Scouts Pack 447, Calvin Coolidge District, Scouts BSA, Vermont
– New Member Coordinator Co-Chair, Calvin Coolidge District, Scouts BSA
– Town Auditor, Town of Guilford, Vermont
– Committee Member, Friends of the Guilford Free Library, Guilford, Vermont
– Committee Member, Christ Church Cemetery Association
GRANTS
– Vermont Remote Worker Program, 2019
– Vermont Remote Worker Program, 2019
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