PROFESSIONAL PROFILE

Highly creative and multitalented Graphic Designer with A&E Marketing Coordinator Production experience in management, multimedia, marketing and long document print design using Adobe InDesign. Exceptional collaborative and interpersonal skills; dynamic team player with well-developed written and verbal communication abilities. Highly skilled in client and vendor relations and negotiations; talented at building and maintaining \“win–win” partnerships. Passionate and inventive creator of marketing strategies and campaigns; accustomed to performing in deadline-driven environments with an emphasis on working within budget requirements.

CAREER HISTORY

WestEast Design Group, LLC—Marketing Coordinator
2021–2026

Developed and managed print and digital media "Request for Proposal" and "Request for Information" responses that the firm submitted to pursue new business and contract opportunities from Federal, Municipal, and Higher Education Campuses (print & digital media). Created original marketing materials from aerial drone photography and video sources.

Millennium PetroCapital Corporation—Digital Media Specialist
2019-2021

Designed and managed visual media content for internal and external use (print & digital), including WordPress Website editing. Successfully introduced mail merge to marketing promotions. Created original organic materials from photo, drone, and video sources.

Sun & Ski Sports—Bike Shop Lead
2017-2019

Assisted the shop coordinator in maintaining and growing the bicycle department. Responsible for sales, visual displays, repair estimates, bicycle repairs, and ordering special parts as needed. This frequently involved sourcing inventory from other stores to ensure customer satisfaction.

Performance Bicycle—Sales Manager
2011–2017

Updates managers by consolidating, analyzing, and forwarding daily action summaries. Resolves order and inventory problems by investigating data and history; identifying alternate means for filling orders; notifying managers and customers. Provides product, promotion, and pricing information by clarifying customer request; selecting appropriate information; forwarding information; answering questions. Accomplishes department and organization mission by completing related tasks as needed.

Digiprint—Prepress/Desktop Publishing Specialist
2004—2011

Creating & maintaining clients’ collateral materials from business cards to package design using Adobe CS Suite. Successfully manage and coordinate graphic design projects from concept through completion. Work closely with clients to conceive designs, and consistently meet deadlines and requirements. Collaborated with freelance designers, consultants and vendors to meet all project requirements. Create and conduct highly persuasive sales and marketing presentations to achieve client objectives. Responsible for preflighting and troubleshooting all print files from outside sources. Successfully translated subject matter into concrete design for newsletters, promotional materials and sales collateral. Created design theme graphics for marketing and sales presentations. As well as for corporate websites.

The Conference Board, NYC—Publishing Designer
1994-2003

Corporate brand guardian created, formatted, and maintained digital graphics and illustrations to support corporate brand identity for publications and exhibits; including advertisements, newsletters, promotional exhibit materials and multimedia graphics. Improved workflow and quality, and cut production times by researching, recommending, and beta testing new hardware and software across departments. Key member of design and marketing team that, along with outside consultants, developed and then implemented new brand identity for The Conference Board.

Facts on File, NYC—Layout Artist
1993-1994

Responsible for all layout in Editorials on File, a bimonthly editorial digest

TIAA-CREF, NYC—Freelance Graphic Artist
1992-1993

Internship led to a full-time freelance graphic artist position. Worked independently and with the staff designers to produce presentation visuals and corporate collateral materials. Implemented new technologies to the department: Digital camera & scanner operation.

Newton Printing and Copying—Assist. Manager
1988-1990

Hired as a part-time layout artist; promoted to full-time Assistant Manager, responsible for layout and design. Successfully translated subject matter into concrete design for newsletters, promotional & sales collateral materials from multiple vendors. Created design theme and graphics for marketing and sales presentations. Supervised and trained new employees

EDUCATION

TECHNICAL PROFICIENCY