Production Artist Sample Resume
Mary K. Smith
1234 Center StreetDallas, TX 75000Home: 214-555-5555Cell: 214-555-5556Email: mksmith@frontfocus.com Objective: Production Artist to take the lead role in the design of corporate collateral and onlinesupport materials for the company's internal and external marketing efforts Qualification Summary: Outstanding ability to translate marketing strategies into creative solutions with expertisein design principles, composition, color theory and branding
Education: Texas Christian University, Fort Worth, Texas Bachelor of Science degree in Marketing ? GPA 3.7/4.0May, 1998
Work Experience:
- Production Artist, Yardley Stores, Fort Worth, Texas
- Create high-profile designs, corporate communications, advertisements, point of sale,coupons, and trade show graphics
- Provide project/signage information to agency regarding store specific spec/quantity needs
- Develop sales print collateral materials including brochures, catalogs, flyers and ads;
- Execute creative designs including layout, color selection and/or illustrations for marketing collateral and other design projects
- Plan and design graphic images, participating in the development of all printed and electronic/web-based materials such as brochures, magazines, newsletters, catalogs, news and promotional materials and event related materials.August 2004 - present
- Production Artist, Newel?s, Irving, Texas
- Created graphic images for annual reports, proposals, brochures, advertisements, logos, presentations, multimedia, invitations, events and meetings, newsletters
- Maintained signage library and placed orders as necessary
- Adhered to merchandising calendar for internal signage proofing, production andmailing
- Monitored art preparation guidelines and recommended technical and procedural updates
- Refined conceptual designs and ideas into computer images using specific, specialized software packages and products
- Updated web page layouts, with a focus on an outstanding visitor experience.February 2000 ? August 2004
- Production Artist Assistant, Karis Lane Inc., Arlington, Texas
- Maintained electronic and paper files to ensure that creative archives were current
- Tracked and filed all orders/copies sent to printers
- Provided general support, including scanning, proofing, archiving and cataloging project files and documents
- Monitored various phases of the production process such as checking printer proofs.July 1998 ? January 2000
Computer Experience: Photoshop CS2, Illustrator, Quark, Flash 8, HTML, CSS and javascript
