Graphic Designer | Digital Retoucher | Production Specialist for web and print with a strong advertising agency background and a BFA in Graphic Design.
Resume
I have solid agency experience and provide conceptually strong and strategically sound solutions to a diverse, high profile range of clients.
Some of the clients I have completed projects for include Dunkin Donuts, Verizon, Bank of America, CVS, Fidelity, Michelob, Tyco, and John Hancock. My recent work includes projects for Waters, Timberland, Network Health, Webster Bank, Staples, and BJ’s. A complete list is available upon request.
Strong Adobe Creative Suite skills including Photoshop, Flash, InDesign, Illustrator, Dreamweaver, and Acrobat. I am also skilled in Quark Express and Microsoft Office.
My work has been widely published and has received numerous awards from leading design and advertising organizations for its creativity. Clients have recognized it for effectiveness.
Highly skilled in working across all mediums including: online, print, broadcast, outdoor, direct mail, point of sale, collateral, presentations and corporate branding.
Results oriented Graphic Designer, Digital Imaging Specialist and Art Director, with the ability to provide thinking that inspires trust and builds confidence among contributing parties. Excellent communication skills with demonstrated ability to deliver results.
Experience
Uni-Graphic | Senior Retoucher and Pre-press work/seven months ending May 2012
- Handled retouching assignments for various ad agencies including Boathouse, Arnold, Hill Holliday, MMB, Digitas, Mullen, A&G and others
- Worked on retouching for clients such as Clarks Shoes, TJ Maxx, Marshalls, High-Liner foods Ann Taylor, and New Balance to name a few
- Worked retouching products for catalogs such as Cuddle Down, Blauer, Dunhill, Yankee Sturbridge and others. Color corrections, modify colors, color matching to products, silos, adding black only shadows
Recent Experience: | Retoucher-Garnett Hill / Freelance 8 week assignment.
- Retouching many Garnett Hill catalogs, proofing on Epsom proofers. Retouched skin tones on models balancing and color correcting. Color correcting Garnett Hill products, product matching for color, creating different colored versions for web roll overs. Spotting and cleaning up products, removing wrinkles and all general retouching work. Creating web versions of all products in the catalog for use on their web site.
Freelance | Retoucher and Graphic Designer
- Retouching projects for Professional Photographers such as Indresano Photography, Ad Agencies such as KSV/Boston, Design Studios such as Visual Republique and Design work directly for clients such as iWalk Corp. and JMC.
Hill Holliday Advertising | VP Director of Digital Imaging
- Hired and managed a team of Graphic Designers to work on all accounts including Dunkin Donuts, Fidelity, Bank of America, Tyco, Budweiser, John Hancock, and Verizon to name a few.
- Hired and managed a team of Digital Retouchers, created a new Digital Imaging department, worked in and managed it. Color work for all Dunkin Donuts POP and all other agency clients.
- Worked as Designer on new business pitches and with Creative Directors as Art Director.
Gearon Hoffman Advertising | Senior Art Director
- Concept, Design and Art Direction on all Gearon Hoffman Accounts, including Rockport Shoe, Lowell Shoe, Sam Adams Beer, and Fidelity Mutual Funds.
Woolwine Associates Inc. | Senior Graphic Designer
- Concept, Design and Art Direction on all accounts, hired and managed designers and writers.
Berenson & Isham | Senior Art Director, Associate Creative Director
- Concept, Design and Art Direction on all accounts, hired and managed studio artists and writers.
Humphrey Browning MacDougall | Senior Art Director
- Concept, Design and Art Direction on Parker Brothers, Mass State Lottery, Foxboro Company, print and television. Designed the annual Toy Fair Exhibit for Parker Brothers.
Stop & Shop | Production Artist
Education
BFA | Major in Advertising Graphic Design, Massachusetts College of Art