Mell's Sell - Resumé

 

A graphic designer with over 16 years experience working in the print design field. Excellent time management skills in order to meet demanding deadlines. Able to learn programs and computer filing systems quickly. Proficient in latest computer design programs in MacIntosh and PC formats.

 

SUMMARY OF SKILLS

 

PROJECT MANAGEMENT

• Administered project management software (Basecamp) by setting up projects and timelines and assigning tasks to individuals.

• Organized project initiation meetings.

• Administered the Production Schedule on Google Doc Spreadsheets.

• Ran a weekly Production Meeting to ensure all departments are on the same page in terms of timelines and if any new information needs to be accounted for, including any delays in production.

• Set up project folders on the server.

• Closed projects and/or held project closing meetings.

 

GRAPHIC DESIGN & PRE-PRESS

• Maintained a high level of accuracy in designing ads, projects and typesetting.

• Graphic/Layout design and pre-press for newspaper, magazine ads, kits, and children's books (Full 4-Colour Process, Spot Colour & Black and White formats).

• Tested and implemented a new ad designing program.

• Re-designed covers and spreads in books previously published by a different company using Photoshop, InDesign and Illustrator.

• Multi-tasked through ad creation, helping designers with their magazine publications, and phone directory work. I was the only person who was doing this at JuneWarren.

• Graphic/Layout design and pre-press for wall maps and charts at JuneWarren Publishing.

• Recreation of low resolution jpeg logos into high resolution vector logos in Illustrator at JuneWarren Publishing.Assisting lead designers on creating various artwork for magazine layouts including (but not limited to) charts and diagrams of oilfield statistical information at JuneWarren.

• Pre-flight art files and get them ready for press.

• Organizes and sets up all of the reprints, foreign edition art files, and single book titles at SpiceBox.

• Cleaned out art server folders once production is completed so it is easy to pick up for reprints.

 

COMMUNICATIONS

• Monitored e-mail accounts for problems relating to ads and provided quick turn-around to the sales representatives, production coordinators and marketing managers.

• Managed FTP sites and administered ads into the filing system.

• Participated in multiple organizational meetings and various workshops.

• Researched ways of doing certain tasks or troubleshooting problems online and passed that information on to my co-workers.

• Prepared and sent projects to various printing companies for final output, and prepared proofs for inspection.

• Communicated with foreign editions clients regarding art files and proofing of the various samples.

• Handled communications of all changes of art files to the printers.

• Participated in varioius meetings.

 

SOFTWARE

• Adobe InDesign

• Adobe Photoshop

• Adobe Illustrator

• Quark XPress

• Adobe Dreamweaver

• Adobe Acrobat/Distiller

• Wix web design

• MS Office Suite

• Basecamp

• Google Documents

 

SPECIALIZED SKILLS

• Designing ads, covers, spreads, books, kits, wall charts and maps

• Troubleshooting

• Photo colour correction & close cropping

• Logo recreation using Illustrator

• Good typographic skills

• Proofreading

• Proficient use of Mac and PC platforms

• Use of scanners

• File management

• Managed E-mail systems and FTP sites

• Web design

• Project management

 

WORK EXPERIENCE

• Spicebox Products Ltd. – Richmond, BC – Project Manager – 2011-present

• Spicebox Products Ltd. (Kite Hill Publications) – Richmond, BC – Graphic Designer – 2010-2011

• Trader Corporation – Burnaby, BC – Typesetter – 2008-2009

• JuneWarren Publications – Edmonton, AB – Production Artist – 2006-2007

• Webco Leduc – Leduc, AB – Composer – 2002-2006

• Wetaskiwin Times-Advertiser – Wetaskiwin, AB – Production Staff – 2002

• The Calgary Sun – Calgary, AB – Pre-Press – 1998-2001

 

EDUCATION

Visual Communications Diploma – Medicine Hat College – Medicine Hat, AB – 2000