Linda Rainville
Graphic Designer/Illustrator
I'm a well rounded, creative graphic designer with several years of experience working at a marketing agency. I'm great working in a team environment or flying solo. I would love to work for a company which breathes creativity and where I can grow and learn from my peers.
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EDUCATION
Moore College of Art & Design Philadelphia, PA May 1987
Bachelor of Fine Arts: IllustrationGPA: 3.7, magna cum laude
Computer Processing Institute Cambridge, MA January 1995
Computer Graphic Design
EXPERIENCE
Nova Marketing Quincy, MA 1995 – Present
Lead Designer
•Designs and produces 80+ national advertising vehicles annually for Fortune 500
retailers
•Serves as most senior graphic designer on agency’s two largest accounts: Lowe’s and
Staples
•Effectively brings visual thoughts and ideas from concept through successful completion
•Responsible for the design of logos, collateral, print, direct mail, signage and online
advertising
Lowe’s Companies, Inc.
-Executes 5,000 unique pages of printed advertising annually, across 25 bilingual
markets
-Contributes to the design and print production of 45 national circulars annually, each
with an average of 16 pages and 20 versions per page
-Manages all agency contributions to graphic design, layout, print production and file
release
-Established and continually manages a digital asset management library to store
logos and graphics
-Ensures that all agency deliverables adhere to Lowe’s brand standards
Staples, Inc.
-Manages the successful execution of 30+ national Hispanic circulars annually
-Aligns national print advertising design with Staples global brand standards and
guidelines
buybuy BABY (subsidiary of Bed Bath & Beyond)
-Developed brand standards manual for rapidly expanding Bed Bath & Beyond
subsidiary
-Defines brand identity and adheres to creative strategy in print advertising and grand
opening support
United Parcel Service Norwood, MA 1989 – 1996
Supervisor/Employee Relations Representative
•Responsible for the hiring and training of 300 employees per year
•Hosted weekly training meetings to communicate operating procedures and quality
service guidelines
•Prepared weekly, monthly and quarterly volume/efficiency ratios in support of
profitability analyses
TECHNICAL SKILLS
•Adobe Creative Suite: InDesign, Photoshop, Acrobat, Illustrator
•QuarkXPress
•FlightCheck, FileMaker Pro, MS Office: Word, Excel, PowerPoint
•Operating Systems: Mac OS X, Microsoft Windows
AWARDS AND RECOGNITION
Annual Partner in Progress AwardLowe’s Companies, Inc. 2007 and 2009
Unsung Hero AwardNova Marketing, Inc. 2006-2009
Illustrator of the Year AwardMoore College of Art & Design 1985, 1986 and 1987