Advertisement Design
Portfolio
Portfolio
Editorial Layout/Production
Advertisements
Editorial Layout/Production
Advertisements
RESUME
EXPERIENCE
SENIOR DESIGNER
The Portland Mercury | Portland, OR | 2007-2018
Primary visual tasks included paginating pages, designing print/web advertisements, building in-paper guides, developing promotional art/logos/websites, creating marketing material, and making social media art. Web publication tasks included prepping images for web, formatting text for a CMS import, and help managing content/navigation placement. Also, it included helping troubleshoot the CMS for aid in development. Other tasks included optimizing files for print/pre-press, photography, designing editorial art, making event signage, and maintaining archives.
GRAPHIC DESIGNER
The Source Weekly | Bend, OR | 2006-2007
Primary tasks included designing print/web advertisements, building in-paper guides, creating marketing material and handling out of house files for production. Other tasks included photography, writing articles, and maintaining archives.
GRAPHIC DESIGNER
Central Oregon Nickel Ads | Bend, OR | 2004-2006
Primary tasks included designing advertisements and processing/managing high-capacity volumes of art. Other tasks included designing business cards and updating internet classifieds.
GRAPHIC DESIGNER
Conscious Living | Bend, OR | 2003-2004
Primary tasks included paginating the entire publication, designing news graphics, and designing advertisements. Other tasks included developing editorial sections and photography.
GRAPHIC EDITOR
The Broadside | Bend, OR | 2002-2003
Primary tasks included budgeting content for publication, paginating pages, designing advertisements and graphics, photography, and overseeing a small staff that aided with visual material. Other tasks included meeting with other editors to ensure quality and determine content.
GRAPHIC DESIGNER
The Oregon Daily Emerald | Eugene, OR | 2001-2002
Primary tasks included budgeting art and stories for select sections, paginating pages, designing news graphics, and creating entire special feature sections. Other tasks including meeting with editors to discuss publication content and story placement.
GRAPHIC DESIGNER / COPY EDITOR
The Times News | Twin Falls, ID | 1999-2001
Primary tasks included paginating select sections, designing news graphics, and writing headlines. Other tasks included editing articles, and selecting art/articles from wire services.
OTHER EXPERIENCE
PRODUCTION MANAGER
Windy City Arts | Hailey, ID
Designed and produced artwork for signs and vehicle wraps/decals. Equipment responsibilities included running large format printers, laminating and cutting machines. Other tasks included weeding and applying vinyl. Clerical tasks included aiding with estimates answering phones, and handling in-office customers. Other tasks included fabricating signs/metal, aiding in vehicle/wrap installation. Also, received cash, card, and check payments.
LEAD DESIGNER
Twin Falls Signs | Twin Falls, ID
Designed artwork for signs, logo design, in-house collateral design, and outside business swag artwork creation. Equipment responsibilities included running printers, laminating and cutting machines. Other tasks included weeding and applying vinyl. Clerical tasks included creating estimates for business and road signs. Other tasks included fabricating signs, aiding in vehicle/wrap installation and producing various swag, answering phones, and handling in-office customers. Also, received cash, card, and check payments.
GRAPHIC DESIGNER
The Copy Center | Ketchum, ID
Designed artwork for a variety of print items. Printed documents and communicated options at the work counter for customers. Creating estimates for print jobs. Received cash, card and check payments.
LABORER CLERICAL
Tour Ice / DK LCC | Twin Falls, ID
Bagged ice, ice delivery, general yard labor, moved pallets of product with a forklift and pallet jack. Obtained and managed employee records, collected outstanding accounts, general office duties.
Complete residential remodel construction, using a variety of power tools, general construction and landscape labor. Just a little of everything
CUSTOMER SERVICE
Best Buy | Oregon
Retail sales, digital imaging specialist, stocking department products, setting up display merchandise. Received card payments
EDUCATION
Central Oregon Community College 2002-2004
University of Oregon 2001-2002
College of Southern Idaho 1999-2001
SOFTWARE
Adobe CS
SAi Flexi
Microsoft Office
OTHER SKILLS
Social Media platforms
Basic HTML/CSS coding
Email campaign systems
Sign Fabrication/Installation
Car Decal Installation/Wrap Aide