Artworx | San Diego, CA Graphic Artist/Designer
April 2006 - present
Design and production of marketing materials, advertising, direct mail, corporate identities, brochures, leaflets, catalogs
Solely responsible for managing and executing high-volume,
fast turn-around print production account:
Review and prioritize incoming projects; locate all pertinent files on remote server; coordinate with client; execute original work orders and revisions; adhere to tight deadlines/budget; produce, preflight, and troubleshoot press-ready files
Web design (static and dynamic): concept, layout, development, troubleshooting, maintenance
See's Candies | San Diego, CA Assistant Manager
October 2005 - April 2006
Managed daily store operations, customer service, inventory control,
sales reports, informal staff training
JUDDesign | San Diego, CA Production Artist
July 2005 - September 2005
Print production: new layouts, revisions, corrections, updates,
verified all details, troubleshot file formats and outputting issues
Prepared and organized files for client presentations and final output
Brookstone Company | San Diego, CA Second Assistant Manager
November 2003 - October 2005
Managed daily store operations, generated big-ticket sales ($1K-$7K), inventory control, customer service, sales reports, staff training
St. Job of Pochaev Press | Jordanville, NY Production Artist/Designer
August 1990 - October 2003
Design, layout, pre-press production, supervised proofreading, scanning, image editing, layout, color proofing, output to image setter
Collected and organized images and files
Coordinated editorial and pressroom staff
Translation from Russian to English
Editing and proofreading for English publications
SKILLS
DESIGN
All aspects of design and production for print
Analysis of client needs and criteria, concept development,
translation of concept into design
Image scanning, editing, color correction,
manipulation, masking, restoration, proofing
Creating and manipulating vector graphics
Preparing and troubleshooting files for print
Basic web development: CSS, tables,
image optimization,
shopping cart integration
Basic plate burning and binding experience
Typography
Extensive knowledge of type history and
classifications for informed and effective
font selection
Custom kerning, tracking, and leading
for texture and color