Multimedia & Graphic Designer Resume

Title
Multimedia & Graphic Designer

Primary Skills
Photoshop, Illustrator, QuarkXpress, Web design, print design & corporate image

Location
Canada-QC-LaSalle

Posted
Jun-07-07

Work Experience

Maternity Leaves: May 2004 to May 2007
Mother of 2 healthy children now in full time daycare. (1 and 2 1/2 year old)

Freelance: Through the year
Olive Poivrée, Switzerland: Created the corporate logo of the small boutique.
Drugsmartusa.com, Montréal, Québec: Created the look and feel of the web site and the visual element in it.
Aire Libre, Trois-Rivières, Québec: Created the logo, business card, letter head and a badge for this sport & leisure association.

Multimedia & Graphic Designer: June to May 2004
Concierge Info/Montrealinfo.com, Montréal, Québec
Developed various promotional materials and redesigned the corporate image for the 5 in-house companies: logo, business card, letter head, sale brochure, CD cover, banners, invitation card, etc...

Created the new look and feel of the montrealinfo.com site and made all the visuals elements for it and also made our client visual if required.
Designed and made all the visual elements of the Concierge Info software's new version for hotels. Won the Lauréat Régional 2002 for Services Touristiques category of Grand Prix du Tourisme Québécois.

Produced various magazine layouts, ads and visuals for: Infolettre: weekly, Montrealinfo.com: special occasions, Planner Info: monthly, Planificateur Info: monthly.

Graphic Designer/Production Assistant: June to November 2000
Euro RSCG Healthcare, Montréal, Québec
Worked as part of the publicity studio team to develop promotional material and coordinated the projects for publishing.

Trader Assistant: February to May 2000
TD Waterhouse, Montréal, Québec
Researched transaction history, classified trading documents, relayed internal messages and troubleshoot the electronic device.

Web Graphic Designer/Team Leader: May to July 1999
Southern Alberta Institute of Technology (SAIT), Calgary, Alberta
Designed 5 new online courses for the institute. Successfully delivered in a very tight deadline. Created the web pages elements, managed the production team (programmer, writer) and was the link between the team and the teachers of the different courses.

Customer Service: August to May 1999
Video & Sounds, Calgary, Alberta
Provided information for clients, organized selections of videos, conducted surveys for customer preferences, advised on purchase of foreign and animation films.

Educator: February to June 1998
La Garderie Pommes de Reinettes & Club des Petits Débrouillards, Calgary, Alberta
Prepared and taught activities in Art & Science for children of various age groups (3-10) in the French daycare. Was in charge of the after school program for the older kids. Opened or closed the daycare. Worked with the 6 month to 2 year-olds when their educator was unavailable.
Teachers Assistant: October to January 1998
La Coccinelle, Calgary, Alberta
Taught French and arts for immersion preschoolers.

Graphic Designer: August to September 1997
KUUSport, Toronto, Ontario
Designed promotional material and packaging, prepared the material for pre-press since the printing was in China, and made the French/English translation & corrections for the company.

Graphic Designer: May to September 1996
SIDAC Promenade Fleury, Montréal, Québec
Advised store owners in commercial association on publicity strategy and designed various promotion materials (image corporative, flyers, ads)

Graphic Designer Intern: January to April 1996
Université du Québec à Montréal, Montréal, Québec
Made illustration retouches, scans and picture conversions for the Sciences and Biology Department.

Education

Diploma in Multimedia & Communication: May 1999
Applied Multimedia Training Center, Calgary, Alberta

Diploma in Graphic Design: May 1996
(additional year in Pre-press: 1997)
Collège Ahuntsic, Montréal, Québec

Additonal Formation

Multimedia Programmer: February to October 2001
Institut Descartes, Montréal, Québec
HTML, Visual Basic, ASP, Java, Lingo

Re-certification First Aid for adult & children: February 1998
Canadian Red Cross, Calgary, Alberta

Business Start-up Course: February to March 1997
COPERS, Bécancour, Québec

Animation in scientifique leisure: October 1992
Conseil du loisir scientifique, Trois-Rivières, Québec

Languages

Fluent French/English

Skills

Software:
Design and programming: Photoshop, Illustrator, QuarkXPress, Freehand, Flash, Premiere, Director, Words, Excel
Craft: Illustration, Jewelry-making, Book-binding, Sculpture
Sports: Swimming & Water-Polo

Portfolio & References

Available upon request

Certifications
See above


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