OBJECTIVE

Seeking a position with an established company to utilize my skills and experience in pre-press, graphic design, and web design. As well advance my skills and knowledge as a graphic artist.


QUALIFICATIONS

  • Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
  • Ability to work under pressure in a fast paced environment maintaining a high level of attention to detail.
  • Proficiency in the following applications on the Macintosh Platform: Adobe Illustrator, Adobe Photoshop, Adobe InDesign, Adobe Dreamweaver, Adobe Flash, Adobe Acrobat, Quark XPress and Microsoft Office.
  • Able to Process client files for process and spot color offset printing.
  • Excellent customer service and client relations skills.

EDUCATION

Portland Community College

Graphic Design
Portland, Oregon 2012-2014

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Calico Arts - Graphic Design / Web Design
  • Designed a wide range of brochures, DVD packaging, print ads, flyers, t-shirt designs, and posters.

System One Imaging - Film Processing / Digital Photography
  • Scanned, color corrected, restored, and retouched color and black and white photographs.
  • Assisted in digital photo shoots including headshots and product shots.

Printup Graphics - Graphic Design / PrePress
  • Set up files for offset printing; including trapping, color correction, bleed, creep, foils, and spot UVs.
  • Worked closely with clients through all processes in the shop, from sales, prepress, printing, packaging and shipping.
  • Files were output direct to plate utilizing a Heidleberg workflow.

Inline Company - Graphic Design / PrePress
  • Set up files for offset printing; including trapping, color correction, bleed, creep, foils, and spot UVs.
  • Designed a wide range of menus, business cards, logos, brochures, flyers, door hangers, and catalogs.

Eccentric Design Group Graphic Design / Web Design
  • Designed a wide range of logos, brochures, flyers, invitations, posters, hang tags, catalogs, t-shirt designs, and book covers.
  • Worked closely with a variety of printers, photographers, and suppliers.