career objective                              

senior graphic designer eager to contribute outstanding creative, technical , and leadership skills toward supporting operations of a successful organization seeking a driven and productive team member

profile                                                

ø  offer more than 25 years of progressive graphic design and operational management experience with expertise in corporate branding, illustration, cartooning, storyboards, advertising layout, copywriting, art direction, desktop publishing, and quality assurance

ø  demonstrated ability to identify and address client-specific needs; develop and produce highly effective  print-ready ads, promotional materials, point of sale art and displays, brochures, and logo designs

ø  recruit, hire, train, and supervise in-house and freelance artists; strategically plan and coordinate workflow for optimal coverage while containing labor costs

ø  cost-effectively order all materials, supplies, and equipment; negotiate favorable vendor contracts and cultivate long-term business relationships

ø  dynamic organization, prioritization, and time management skills; consistently achieve critical deadlines while maintaining high quality standards and minimal rework rates

ø  proactive team player equally effective in independent and collaborative environments

ø  sharp technical proficiencies; fluency with mac and pc programs, digital and off-set presses, and web design

 

~ key achievements ~

• steer all aspects of operations and manage multiple concurrent graphic design projects for the advertising division of vicorp, the operator of village inn and bakers square restaurants; create promotional materials for both point of sale and external advertising
• developed echostar s diverse, loyal client base through designing a broad range of client-specific collateral, corporate branding, and pos display materials
• effectively coordinated focus designs team of in-house and freelance artists responsible for varied projects including the production of 10,000 clip art images per month; managed up to 75 professionals at a time, recruited and hired artists, delegated assignments, monitored performance, and maintained database of more than 300 artists
• supervised six sykes enterprises personnel in reformatting manuals and documents into multiple translated languages

professional experience                

graphic designer / freelancer, vicorp, inc., denver, co                                                                        2007 c present

graphic designer, echostar communications corp., englewood, co                                                     2000 c 2007

art director, focus designs, inc., denver, co                                                                                       1999 c 2000

graphic design / desktop publisher, sykes enterprises, boulder, co                                                   1998 c 1999

freelance illustrator / artist / designer, westminster, co                                                                   1983 c insert date

assistant art director, swearingen advertising, portland, or                                                                 1983

 

~ charitable activity ~

artist / partner, jazzgoods llc, www.jazzgoods.com                                                                     insert date c present

professional training                     

beginning flash animation / multi-media studies, front range community college, westminster, co   2006 / 1998  

commercial art, american academy of art, chicago, il                                                                         1982

art studies, mt. hood community college, gresham, or                                                                       1980