Technical Skills and Software
Adobe Photoshop • Adobe Illustrator • Adobe InDesign • Adobe GoLive • Adobe InCopy • Adobe Acrobat • Adobe Dreamweaver • Quark XPress • Mac and PC Computers • HTML and CSS • Digital Photography • Microsoft Word • Microsoft PowerPoint • Microsoft Excel • Microsoft Entourage • FileMaker Pro • Fetch FTP • Proofreading
Experience
Associate Creative Designer • Pentagon Federal Credit Union • May 2008 to Present
Create and design advertisements based on a central theme to including: point-of-sale materials, online and email campaigns, print and electronic newsletters, branch promotions, printed advertisements. Act as lead or assist as needed in direct mail design, copy writing, and editing. Use and maintain marketing database for daily advertising specifications and deadlines. Maintain advertising archive. Frequently volunteer to provide photography services for various PenFed events.
Graphic Designer (Freelance) • GMU University Life • March 2004 to Present
Conceptualized and designed three distinct program and events posters for three GMU campuses. Coordinated with different department contacts to obtain content for the posters. Delivered print-ready art according to standard production specifications. This is a recurring project, requiring a twice-a-year commitment with a 3-4 week turnaround time.
Production Artist • Crabtree + Company • January 2008 to March 2008
Pre-press production on a full gamut of print collateral, from brochures and newsletters to posters, kiosk graphics, and templates. Web production included html e-mails (e-blasts) and website maintenance. Also responsible for document proof reading as well as involvement with scheduling and traffic management.
Production Manager • Politico (Newspaper Division) • October 2006 to October 2007
Collaborated with the Creative Director in designing all aspects of the look and feel, publication identity, and marketing campaign materials. Created procedures and publication processes for the then newly-launched newspaper. Designed national and retail ads, classified ads, graphics and charts for publication both online and in print, and laid out pages for the publication. Supervised and worked alongside the design staff to ensure quality layouts while meeting tight daily printer deadlines.
Graphic Design Intern • The Institute for Justice • August 2006 to October 2006
Scanned newspaper articles — often in irregular shapes — into Photoshop and cut and pasted each word into neat and organized columns of text suitable for publication in the firm's annual collection of Media Clips Book. Retouched and color corrected images. Designed and produced low-budget brochures and booklets.
Education
B.F.A. in Art and Visual Technology with a concentration in Graphic Design from George Mason University in Fairfax, Virginia (August 2006)
Professional Organizations
AIGA (DC Chapter)
Art Directors Club of Washington DC
Production Club of DC