Senior level graphic design specialist dedicated to creativity and conceptualization. Mac expert with extensive knowledge in print, digital, photo retouching and restoration, web and social media. Highly organized and detail oriented professional. A strong leader who is a team player, has excellent multitasking abilities, works well under pressure and meets all deadlines.

OBJECTIVE:
To obtain a position that will allow me to command an exciting as well as challenging opportunity, to utilize my creative energy and artistic vision, expert level design ability, exceptional management and leadership skills.

COMPUTER SKILLS:
MAC and PC Proficient; Applications: Adobe Creative Suite: Acrobat, Bridge, Illustrator, InDesign, Photoshop; QuarkXpress; Microsoft: Word, Excel, PowerPoint; HTML, XHTML, CSS

FREELANCE
Multiple Companies • Remote
2004 - Present
• Created and designed corporate/business identities, event invitations, point of purchase materials, direct mail, promotional pieces, advertising, event flyers, brochures, cd covers, animated web banners, a one-hundred and fifty page tribute journal and a bi-monthly newspaper publication, from concept to completion
• Print Production: Executed prepress tasks including typesetting, trapping, and film output; Constructed color keys, bluelines, and matchprints; Traffic coordination
• Photo retouching and restoration

SENIOR GRAPHIC DESIGNER
The Doctors Company • Los Angeles, CA
2011 - 2017
• Directed and managed a team of contract designers
• Collaborated with the design team, project managers, and stakeholders across the organization to create graphic solutions covering a wide range of media including print, web, and social media platforms in a fast-paced, high-pressure environment, responsible for 150 different projects at once 
• Designed and collaborated with the team to create agent marketing campaigns winning several awards from the Insurance Marketing and Communications Association, and the Insurance and Financial Communicators Association
• Produced over 1000 ads for 400 publications a year, including print, and online publications using ISSUU 
• Created marketing collateral, including direct mail campaigns, large scale trade show booth graphics for national events, infographics, and social media content
• Streamlined the design composition process while training in new software practices, increasing efficiency as well as decreasing annual cost and dependency on outside vendors
• Built brand standard guidelines handbook for uniformity across departments as well as independently reformatted and organized all graphic resources for consistency and quality control, including icons, photos, electronic signatures, and logos

ART DIRECTOR
GAHH Automotive - North Hollywood, CA
2010
• Designed point of purchase materials, direct mail campaigns, advertising, newsletters, email blasts, and logos from concept to completion 
• Head of photo shoot direction, image quality control, and photo retouching
• Directed traffic coordination
• Established and cataloged an image library

SENIOR DESIGNER
Performance Products - Van Nuys, CA
2004 - 2009
• Designed 8 quarterly catalogs for the American (Chevy/GMC, Dodge, Ford), Asian (Toyota) and European (Porsche, Mercedes) divisions, equaling 32 catalogs annually
• Created marketing collateral, including direct mail campaigns, large scale trade show booth graphics for national events, advertising, promotional pieces, event flyers, web banners, and animated illustrations
• Head of photography and image quality control
• Collaborated with the design team on photo shoot direction, photo retouching, layout, and production 

EDUCATION:
Bachelor of Arts in Art
Concentration, Graphic Design
California State University Northridge

AWARDS: 
• 2000 Award winner of the senior web design project, created live website for the California State University Northridge Art Galleries
• 2015 Insurance Marketing and Communications Association, “Ciao, Firenze” Agent Education Campaign received the Showcase Winner, Award of Excellence
• 2015 Insurance and Financial Communicators Association, Annual Award Competition, Integrated Campaign received Honorable Mention
• 2016 Insurance Marketing and Communications Association, “Capture the Coast” Agent Marketing Kit received the Showcase Winner, Award of Excellence
• 2016 Insurance and Financial Communicators Association, Annual Award Competition, Integrated Campaign received Honorable Mention
• 2017 Print Ads for Updated Strategic Positioning received the Showcase Winner, Award of Excellence