OBJECTIVE

To obtain a position with an ambitious organization that allows me to best use my design, writing, leadership, and organizational skills to their fullest potential.
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CAREER EMPLOYMENT

Senior Designer, Graphic/Web Designer, Stream Companies, Malvern, PA, Feb. 2006 – Present

• Designing marketing materials for agency clients and agency itself including but not limited to direct mail pieces, print advertisements, brochures, signage, tradeshow materials, websites, web banners, and promotional e-mails
• Brainstorming and conceptualizing marketing ideas and campaigns with creative director and marketing staff
• Training and mentoring junior level designers and interns
• Overseeing e-mail marketing program and team
• Working closely with sales representatives to design promotional materials that meet clients’ needs and approval

Graphic Designer/Production, The Daily Local News, West Chester, PA, July 2004 – Feb. 2006

• Designed and typeset ads for daily newspaper
• Worked closely with sales teams to create advertisements that met with client approval
• Constructed covers for special sections
• Designed and updated flyers used by sales staff
• Enhanced photographs and prepared them for print
• Proofed and repaired ads and pages before production
• Layed out specific pages

Freelance Graphic/Web Designer, Matthew May Media, Coatesville, PA, June 2003 – Present

• Working with clients to develop projects for print and Internet
• Developing written content, layout, and design for client projects
• Creating promotional materials for own business
• Bookkeeping and managing business’s finances

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LONG-TERM FREELANCE SERVICE

Photography Assistant/Designer, Lakatos Photography, West Chester, PA, Sept. 2004 – Jan. 2007

• Enhanced photographs in high volume within a timely manner
• Color corrected, enhanced, and retouched photographs
• Used advanced techniques to touch-up photographs for final proofs
• Provided graphic design assistance for customer projects

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TECHNICAL KNOWLEDGE & SKILLS

• Adobe Photoshop, InDesign, Illustrator, Acrobat, Dreamweaver, Fireworks, Flash
• Microsoft Word, FrontPage, Publisher, PowerPoint, Excel, Outlook
• Macromedia Freehand
• QuarkXpress
• HTML, CSS, PHP
• WordPress

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EDUCATION

Clarion University of Pennsylvania, Clarion, PA
Bachelor of Science Degree, May 2003
Major: Communication (concentration in print & online media)
Minor: Writing
Major QPA: 3.905 Minor QPA: 4.0 Overall QPA: 3.805