graphic designer consultant resume example with 12+ years of experience
JessicaClaire
, , 609 Johnson Ave., 49204, Tulsa, OK100 Montgomery St. 10th Floor
H: (555) 432-1000
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Website, Portfolio, Profiles
https://Clairebportfolio.weebly.com/
https://www.linkedin.com/in/JessicaClaire/
Professional Summary
Deadline-driven and highly creative Senior Graphic Designer. Passionate, motivated, resourceful and hardworking, willing to take creative risks and push conceptual boundaries.
Known for strengths in project design, planning and management that exceeds customer expectations. Critical thinker offering exceptional technical skills and creative vision, interacting with clients, peers, and stakeholders to enable optimum outcomes.
Skills
Planned, analyzed, and created visual solutions to communications problems using effective print, electronic media, color, typography, illustration, photography, animation, and various print and layout techniques.
Fully versed in the Adobe Creative Suite.
Mentored and trained junior staff.
Developed materials for Web pages, interactive and multimedia projects.
Created Flash content to provide user interfaces and animations for use in eLearning and functional prototypes.
Strong knowledge of digital offset printing, paper selection and finishing, imaging and letter shop requirements.
Prepress and professional printing advice to clients. Layout, copy-editing and proof reading.
Work History
Graphic Designer/Consultant, 04/2019 - Current Ariens – Oshkosh, WI,
Clients include CoMedia Productions, Parallel Wines, Salish Mushrooms and Interbay Veterinary Clinic.
Provided digital and print design materials from typesetting through to design, print and production
Worked with clients, briefing and advising them with regard to design style, format, print production and timescales
Reviewed and designed website's layout and functionality
Rew up detailed website specifications and prepared wireframes
Prepared and designed animations, graphics and photographs
Established design guidelines, standards, and best practices
Maintained the appearance of websites by enforcing content standards
Designed website layouts, templates and unique branded looks.
Applied creative expertise to present marketing concepts.
Created broad range of work using various design techniques.
Researched trends and projected industry changes to capitalize on emerging opportunities.
Created digital image files for use in digital and traditional printing methods.
Applied knowledge of production to create high-quality images.
Worked in the applied perception science group supporting the research team in communicating their research by producing presentations and visualizations of diverse scientific concepts covering human perception across the senses
Production of presentation materials for internal and external reports and documents
Cultivated relationships with other artists and internal partners to develop positive rapport for future opportunities.
Brainstormed different ideas and images for new testing concepts.
Resolved issues with visual data and graphics and handled troubleshooting tasks.
Managed design conceptualization, milestones and customer feedback.
Took on roles as graphics assistant and graphics specialist to provide range across projects.
Technical Illustrator II, 11/2010 - 03/2017 Allen Institute – City, STATE,
Responsible for developing the pipeline process and color ontology for prenatal and adult human brain atlases as well as being lead technical illustrator and handling all in-house design needs
Designed cover art for Nature journal feature article published 20th September 2012 and for Cell Stem Cell published Jan 5th, 2017
Provided digital and print design materials including posters, figures and scientific illustrations for various papers and publications.
Cultivated relationships with other artists and internal partners to develop positive rapport for future opportunities.
Added illustrations to company marketing collateral and promotional materials that reflected unified company brand.
Designed medical illustrations for various papers published in industry journals and publications.
Produced computer-generated artwork to add depth and cohesiveness to technical journal and publication articles.
Walked clients through end-to-end process of corporate identity development including initial brainstorming, iterative changes to digital and print design concepts, print services and web management
Wine label/packaging designs for KitFox Vineyards and Treasure Hunter Wines
Designed and developed multiple client web sites.
Contributed to creative process through original ideas and inspiration.
Researched industry trends and evaluated competitive products.
Enforced uniform style guide for project consistency across contributors.
Researched drawings of characters and environmental elements for inspiration.
Presented concepts, copy and art during internal and client reviews.
Designed visual models meeting both aesthetic and technical criteria.
Oversaw hiring, training and direction of creative personnel to achieve optimal results.
Fostered highly communicative, collaborative team culture on visual product projects.
Preserved branding standards of assigned accounts.
Carefully prepared design layouts into prepress files for offset, web and digital printing.
Managed client relationships and expectations for creative projects with varying budgets and objectives.
Negotiated contracts and timelines with service providers such as printers.
Education
Associate of Arts: Interactive Media Design, , Expected in 1992 - Seattle Art Institute - Seattle, WA, GPA: Status -
BA (Hons): Graphic Communication, Expected in 1988 - Bath School of Art And Design/Bath Spa University - Bath, Somerset, UK, GPA: Status -
BA: English, Expected in 1984 - University College London - London, England, UK, GPA: Status -
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