Graphic Designer Resume

Title
Graphic Designer

Primary Skills
Graphic Designer / Production Artist

Location
US-CA-Menlo Park

Posted
Oct-21-08


OBJECTIVE
Graphic Designer / Production Artist

TECHNOLOGY
* Creative Suite CS3
* InDesign
* Illustrator
* Photoshop
* QuarkXPress
* Dreamweaver
* MS Publisher
* MS Word
* Excel
* Pagemaker
* Fetch / FTP
* Adobe Distiller / Acrobat / Pitstop

QUALIFICATIONS
* Positive, enthusiastic self starter
* Strong written and verbal communication skills
* Highly organized
* Detail oriented
* Able to handle multiple priorities
* Thrive in a fast-paced environment

EXPERIENCE
1996-2007 Assistant Design Director
The Almanac & The Mountain View Voice,
Embarcadero Publishing Company, Menlo Park, CA
* Team-leader of six designers and oversaw production of two newspapers
* Helped produce special publications: Info Menlo, Info Mountain View, Neighborhoods,
Home and Garden
* Oversaw all aspects of editorial layout, design and production
* Essential staff member in the timely delivery of the pages to the press
* The "go-to person" for editorial design issues
* Extremely fast in problem solving skills in relation to weekly production of publications
* Converted newspaper templates from Quark to InDesign
* Designed ads, maps, charts and infographics using InDesign, Quark, Photoshop, and Illustrator
* Developed CD library system that resulted in faster access to stories, photos and advertisements
* Worked closely with press
* Worked in 4-color, 2-color and black and white
* Proofread
* Quality control
* Majority of all troubleshooting
* Uploaded both the Almanac and the Mountain View Voice to the Web; made text and link changes

2001-2002 Graphic Designer
Draeger's, Palo Alto, CA
Oversaw editorial layout of a 52-page cooking school catalog three times a year

2000-2001 Graphic Designer
Cobb Hogue Creative, Palo Alto, CA
Produced logos, ads, brochures and print material using Quark, Pagemaker, Photoshop, and Illustrator

1995-1996 Graphic Designer/Pre-Press
Typemasters, Palo Alto, CA
Edited copy and oversaw page layout. Printed to posters, laser, Linotronic film. Scanned photos.
Converted files between Mac and PC platforms. Made color proofs.

EDUCATION
Current Classes
* Introduction to Dreamweaver CS3
* Intermediate Dreamweaver CS3
* Grammar Refresher

Graphic Design
Foothill College, Los Altos

B.A., English
California State University, Long Beach

VOLUNTEERING
2008 Coordinator
ProMatch, Sunnyvale, CA
Coordinate scheduling of workshops. Assisting in workshops

2007-2008 Graphic Designer
Project Read, Menlo Park Library, Menlo Park, CA
Recreating and designing brochure

Certifications
See above


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