Production Artist Resume

Title
Production Artist

Primary Skills
Produce projects as directed by Creative Director, Partner or Art Director.

Location
US-CA-san francisco

Posted
Nov-25-08

OVERVIEW
To find a position that will allow me to continue my career experience as an event planner and/or graphic designer in a collaborative, exciting environment.

WORK EXPERIENCE
GIANT CREATIVE STRATEGY | PRODUCTION ARTIST
2008 | San Francisco, CA
* Produce projects as directed by Creative Director, Partner or Art Director.
* Document layout and typesetting in Adobe InDesign.
* Creation of artwork and illustrations in Adobe Illustrator.
* Color correction and image adjustment in Adobe PhotoShop.
* Adhere to style sheets and production of detailed digital mechanicals for release to print, including upload to FTP.

ZENDO COCKTAILS | GRAPHIC DESIGNER
2007 - 2008 | San Francisco, CA & Eugene, OR
* Branding and packaging for launch of fresh squeezed, organic cocktail mixer.
* I created numerous packaging designs, sell sheets, investor packages and more.
* Preparation of all mechanicals for release of projects to print.
* Liaison between printing and packaging vendors. Press checks.
* Creation of die lines.

GABRIEL GARCIA PHOTOGRAPHY | PHOTO EDITOR/RETOUCHER
2007 - 2008 | Cabo San Lucas, Mexico
* Photo editing and photo retouching for destination wedding photographer.
* Review and edit images from each event.
* Color adjust and retouch final images, including removing background material, image manipulation.

KINFO | CONTRACTOR
2008 | San Francisco, CA
* Web production, optimization, organization of assets, creation of style sheets.

CABO BRIDAL CONSULTANTS | EVENT PLANNER, COORDINATOR & DESIGNER
2004 - 2007 | Cabo San Lucas, Mexico
* Achieved and maintained a 100% booking rate with all brides after initial contact..
* Organized every aspect related to event; including airport transportation, accommodations, photographer, videographer, rental equipment, menu planning, room gifts, spa services, outdoor activities, car rentals, ceremony rehearsal, wedding day flow, sound systems, entertainment, decor, cueing toasts and dances, etc.
* Selected, contacted and negotiated services and prices with all vendors to fit each wedding event and budget.
* Created detailed timelines,, seating charts, event requisitions, travel itineraries and activity schedules.
* Collected, translated and filed all documents required for wedding by Mexican law; blood tests, legal paperwork, travel visas and applications.
* Managed logistics to and from Mexico.
* Managed financial, legal, and day to day aspects of company.
* Wrote and designed all corporate identity, collateral, photo sheets, business cards, questionnaires, contracts, letters and sales correspondence.

WEDDINGS IN PARADISE | EVENT COORDINATOR & OFFICE MANAGER
2002 - 2004 | Cabo San Lucas, Mexico
* Generated sales leads, inquiry requests, client bookings, and planning process.
* Supervised, scheduled, trained and offered support to coordinators.
* Created and maintained client files, sales agreements, inquiry reports,
* Calculated income reports, balance reports and event summaries. Collected deposits and payments.
* Ensured quality client relations, stepped in as needed for issue resolution.
* Designed and produced company identity, collateral and promotions.
* Researched, created and maintained all venue and vendor files.

PUEBLO PUBLISHING | GRAPHIC DESIGNER & PRODUCTION ARTIST
2001 - 2002 | Cabo San Lucas, Mexico
* Website Design, corporate identity, photo editing, food styling, magazine redesign, photo retouching

SAN FRANCISCO COMPANIES | GRAPHIC DESIGNER & PRODUCTION ARTIST
1994 - 2001 | San Francisco, CA
Design & production work in both print and web related companies and projects.
Partial client list:
* Mya Kramer Design Group
* Pentagram Design
* Tolleson Design
* Kane and Finkel Healthcare
* Halleck Design Group
* Pendleton & Associates
* Anderson DDB
* Landor Associates
* Addison Wesley Publishing
* Tavolo.com
* Franklin Templeton

* Print projects: work annual reports, collateral, event graphics, magazines, advertising, marketing pieces, production including creating style sheets, mechanicals, preparing artwork for release to print.
* Online projects: banner design and production, eflyers, preparing & optimizing images for the web, etc.


EDUCATION
University of California at Santa Cruz
BA in Fine Arts specializing in Science Illustration


SKILLS
* 10 years experience in design, photo editing & art direction in high tech and advertising industries.
* 5 years experience as a destination event coordinator and designer
* Extensive experience directing photographers & photo editing. Excellent photo retouching skills
* Advanced Adobe CS skills, in particular Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign, Acrobat and Fireworks.
* Excellent computer, communication, interpersonal and organizational skills
* Computer literate on PC & Mac platforms
* Clean, simple design style.
* Strong visual skills.
* Keen eye for small details.
* Native English speaker; fluent in conversational Spanish


PRESS
Town & Country Magazine
Wedding issue / Fall Winter 2006
"Baja Bliss"
Photography by Elizabeth Messina

Town & Country Magazine
Wedding issue / Spring Summer 2006
"On Location Mexico"
Photography by Elizabeth Messina

Portfolio, references and salary requirements available on request.

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