About Me

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1996- Present

Freelance Graphics/Marketing

Self-Employed, Marina Del Rey, CA

Advertising coordinator, art director and designer for multiple clients in the Los Angeles and Arizona markets

Marketing solutions for a variety of industries including: entertainment, publishing, fine art, private and healthcare

Communicates edits and final products for multiple projects to printers, media outlets and web consultants





2007-2008

Art Director/Graphic Designer

Brentwood Media Group//Westside Today, Brentwood, CA

Contracted Advertising and editorial layout designer for six monthly west side Los Angeles news magazines

Provided all design and collateral communications for sales, marketing and editorial

Organized and sent final, print-ready files to printer; Web content formatted and provided for web site materials

Adobe CS3 utilized on a daily basis

Coordinated and presided over photo shoots for all six magazines' covers/editorial pieces





2006-2007

Advertising Designer

Pioneer Press, Sun Times Newsgroup, Glenview, IL

Production graphic designer of advertisements, front-page designs, Special Sections and Community Guides for 60+ Chicago weekly Suburban Newspapers and publications

Coordinated with sales staff regarding composition and layout of various advertising collateral

Ad Creator, Adobe Photoshop, Illustrator and Acrobat utilized on a daily basis



2003-2006

Adjunct Instructor

The Art Center for Design College, Tucson, AZ

Taught approved curriculum to students within a formal classroom setting

Motivated and encouraged students to stimulate interest and enthusiasm about subjects taught

Utilized emotional intelligence and tracked student progress; assessed and evaluated using TACDC rubrics





1/05 - 5/05

Graduate Assistant Instructor

The University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ

Created course proposal for approval and taught upper-class undergraduate Art Education Course

Displayed the ability to develop effective lessons and teaching strategies to future art educators

Introductory techniques of web-based technology & design skills taught to beginning students



2002-2003

Graphic Designer/Asst. Art Director

Maricopa County Library District, Phoenix, AZ

Designed both print & web based art for special functions and programs throughout the district

Compiled the monthly calendar and all press releases for scheduled programs and events

Organized and managed high-level output of regional educational and informational collateral materials



2002-2003

Advertising Coordinator

Barclay Communications, Phoenix, AZ

Reserved ad space, produced layout and transferred files for National Studios' movie ads for regular and alternative print media outlets in SW markets

Designed print signage & ads for other commercial clients

Built a familiar and positive rapport with diverse groups of professionals

Daily use of MS Excel, Word, QuarkXPress, Adobe Photoshop and Illustrator and FTP file transfer software required



2000-2002

Senior Production Assistant

State Press-Student Media ASU, Tempe, AZ

Trained new employees, organized projects and maintained guidelines for efficient time management without compromising quality or an individual's creativity

Designed graphics for ads, front-page design, brochures and catalogues and other collateral materials for campus associations, colleges and departments

Regularly volunteered for distribution duties, supplemental software seminars and designed presentations for associated functions

Use of MS PowerPoint, Word and Excel, QuarkXPress, Adobe Photoshop, Acrobat and Illustrator, Filemaker Pro and Scitex 4C/2C printing processes on a daily basis