My background in communication arts gives me the confidence to know that I will make a very successful and creative designer. My experience in production and my proven ability to work with others in the creative process will fit right in with your company’s needs.

Professional Experience:

Graduate Assistant
New York Institute of Technology       Old Westbury, NY 
Sept 2010 - May 2011
.Devised layouts and depictions for NYIT’s digital board.
.Retouched photos and uploaded them to the website.
.Uploaded up-and-coming NYIT events to the website.
.Collaborated with senior members of the design team and 
 offered insight towards designing layouts for the website.
.Collaborated and problem-solved with team members on 
 concept development.

Graphic Designer 
Cachet Creations Inc.                   Mineola, NY 
Jan 2008 - Jan 2011
.Designed card layouts for Dollar Tree jewelry and hair  
 accessories.
.Created presentations for Dollar Tree.
.Designed and processed finished layouts to the printing 
 press.
.Worked on developing a creative strategy for internal and 
 external audiences.

Graphic Designer 
M.J.W.                                  Brooklyn, NY 
Oct 2007 - Dec 2007
.Designed promotional flyers, party flyers, large business 
 banners, posters, business cards and invitation cards   
 using Illustrator and Photoshop.
.Asissted in designing layouts for inclusive websites for 
 various companies and small businesses.
.Designed menus for restaurants.
.Collaborated with senior members of the design team and 
 designed layouts for digital and print media.

Desktop Publisher 
OfficeMax/Impress                       Cedarhurst, NY 
Aug 2006 - Oct 2007
.Offered personal assistance to clients who were looking 
 to create designs for their company and small business.
.Designed promotional flyers, party flyers, large business 
 banners, posters and business cards.
.Digitally restored old photographs using Photoshop.
.Customized PowerPoint slides for clients with specific 
 designs.
.Worked with designs to produce presentation materials 
 that effectively communicated with the consumers.
.Worked on creative strategy for internal and external 
 audiences.

Software Skills:
.Photoshop .Illustrator .Indesign .Flash .Avid 
.Soundtrack Pro .HTML   .Motion   .Final Cut Pro 
.After Effect   .Microsoft word   .Microsoft PowerPoint

Education:

New York Institute of Technology Old Westbury, NY May 2011
 Master of Arts in Communication Arts 
  Specialization - Graphics and Editing

Briarcliffe College  Bethpage, NY May 2007
 Bachelor of Fine Arts in Graphic Design 

References upon Request