EXPERIENCE:
05/2006 - Present JEG Diversified Healthcare Inc, CA Full-Time • Graphic Designer/Marketing manager
• Work directly with Marketing Vice President to come up with new ideas for advertising our products and clients.
• Design of various advertising materials such as of monthly flyers, business cards, brochure, presentation folders, billboards, posters, new corporate identity, letterheads and more.
2/2003 - 05/2006 Los Angeles Times Chatsworth, CA Full-Time • Graphic Artist / Scanner
• Produce automobile, retail and real estate ads for well established companies such as: Robinson’s May, Reeds Furniture,
Toyota of North Hollywood, Remax, Valley Breeze Fan Company, Coldwell Banker, Century 21, American Heart Assoc., Bally Total Fitness and more.
• Scan and retouch photos, manipulate photos to conform to newspaper printing standards.
11/2004 – 05/2005 Mujeres Magazine Winnetka, CA Part-Time • Graphic Artist
• Full layout of magazine ,cover design, photo manipulation,
• Customer service, dealing with customer on last minute changes.
1/2002 - 2/2003 Vertis Inc. Van Nuys, CA Full-Time • Scanner/Proof Editing/Translator/ Production Artist
• Scan all pictures for real estate, automobile and retail ads.
• Retouching pictures to make it a better quality.
• Proofing final ads. typing, Data Entry also included• Produce ads for Los Angeles Times, Daily News and Daily Breeze.
• Create fast paced full-page layouts of graphic design.
6/2001 - 12/2001 The Buyers Guide Magazine Canoga Park, CA Part-Time • Graphic Artist
• Produce ads for several retail companies.
• Scan, retouch photos to give it a better appearance.
• Deal with clients in last minute changes.
6/2001 - 12/2001 Mi Fiesta La Revista (Magazine) Van Nuys, CA Part-Time • Production Artist
• Produce full ad layouts.
• Create graphics and art for magazine
• Translate some ads from English to Spanish
EDUCATION:
• American Intercontinental University, Los Angeles CA
Bachelors Degree in Visual Communications (expected Graduation on 12/06)
• Dean’s Honor Award for maintaining a 4.00 GPA throughout the whole first year.
• Brooks College - Long Beach CA
Graduated on June 2001
Associates of Science Degree in Graphic Design
• Dean’s Honor Award for maintaining a 3.75 GPA throughout the whole academic year.
SUMMARY OF QUALIFICATIONS
• Excellent knowledge and experience in concept, design and production.
• Proficient in most design related software including Quark X-Press, Adobe InDesign CS2, Adobe Photoshop CS2, Illustrator CS2,
Multi-ad Creator, Director 6.0, Dreamweaver 8.0, Flash 8.0, Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Microsoft Outlook.
• Ability to work in both Mac and PC environments and able to type 50 wpm.
• Bilingual: Fluent in English and Spanish
• Creative and quick, able to make last minute changes, and create an ad in less than an hour.
• Hard worker, fast learner and eager to learn and expand my knowledge
• Page Layout & Collateral
• Strong ability to bring visual ideas from concept through to successful completion
• Capable of learning and understanding programs and tasks quickly
• Able to communicate well and meet deadlines.
• Newspaper advertising layout and design.
• Experience on design of promotional materials such as: logos, flyers, business cards,
direct mail, postcards, calendars, greeting cards, invitation cards, posters, brochures, etc.
• Excellent retouching skills, and professional clipping paths. |