qualificationsI am a recent graduate of the communications department at Pratt Institute with a concentration in advertising/art direction. Since I was a junior in high school, I have worked as a graphic designer for a small daily newspaper in Tryon, NC. I have designed advertisements for a wide range of customers, including automobile dealers, real estate firms, restaurants and many others. I believe my design sense, attention to detail, ability to work well with others and reliability, which have made me a valuable asset to the paper, will help me in any position.education2005-2009 Pratt Institute, Brooklyn, NY BFA Communications Design (Adv/Art Dir) • Graduated May 20092001-2005 Polk County High School, Polk County, NCGraduated May 2005employment• 2009-present Community News Editor, Tryon Daily Bulletin, Tryon, NCI manage the flow of editorial information submitted by the community to a small daily newspaper. This includes selecting articles for publication, editing them, processing photos and handling the initial layout and design for the articles. I am also responsible for the weekly entertainment and religion sections.• Summer 2008 Intern, iConcept Media., New York, NYThis was a summer internship, but was more like a full-time job. I was their graphic designer responsible for the design of ads and development of creative ideas for brochures. Clients were typically from the fashion world - clothing and jewelry designers. I also worked on in-house pieces for iConcept. • Summer 2007 Intern, Graphis, Inc., New York, NYI helped prepare design annuals for publication, which included unpacking submissions, preparing documents for images and placing text. I also helped mock up possible covers for each of the annuals. • 2006-2009 Mail Center Associate, Pratt Institute, Brooklyn, NYIn this work/study position, I helped sort the mail, delivered packages to students, and helped handle any problems that arose. • 2003-2009 Production Assistant, Tryon Daily Bulletin, Tryon, NCI created ads for a small daily newspaper, working with advertising sales representatives to develop content and a look that will help advertisers communicate their messages effectively. One of the challenges of this job was designing ads that work well in the grayscale low-resolution newspaper medium. skillsSoftware: Adobe InDesign, Photoshop, Illustrator, After EffectsPagemaker, Microsoft Word, Final Cut, Acrobat, Quicktime, Excel Hardware: IBM PC, Mac.
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