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Work experience
 

Mary Annette Enterprises LLC

Bristol, Virginia

Freelance Graphic Designer

Established June 2019

  • Design contractor experienced in

  • Magazine publications

  • Trade show collateral

  • Letterpress printing

  • Digital media design

  • Website design

  • Social media marketing

  • App design

  • Photography

  • Project management

Modern Design

Bristol, Tennessee

Screen Printing Productive Assistant

July 2022 

  • Prep garments for the printing process

  • Prepare screens before printing

  • Examine apparel during printing

  • Fold garments during and after printing process

  • Counting and packaging the finished products

  • Clean ink from screens once the order has been printed

  • Inventory apparel from suppliers and match to order

KENX

Cherry Hill, New Jersey

Graphic Designer

January 2020

  • Created ads and imageries weekly, including flyers, banners, posters, social media ads, and email newsletters. Uncovered a non-essential process and recommended a workaround to senior management.

  • Identified a process improvement with potential to eliminate hours of manual work.

  • Primary Software used: lnDesign, Photoshop, Illustrator, Adobe Acrobat.

Mountain Escapes Magazine

Bristol, Virginia

Graphic Designer

October 2018

  • Designer for 3-state, 24-page monthly publication.

  • Delivered design solutions under extremely tight deadlines.

  • Increased advertising sales using social media exposure not used before .

  • Created, designed and presented 25 projects from concept to solution for clients and businesses.

  • Extensive use of In Design, Photoshop, Illustrator.Adobe Acrobat, Hoot­Suite, & Buffer.

Skills

PHOTOSHOP

ILLUSTRATOR

INDESIGN

ADOBE XD

AFTER EFFECTS

DREAMWEAVER

HOOT SUITE

BUFFER

WIX

WORD PRESS

MICROSOFT OFFICE
 

Education
 

King University

Bristol, Tennessee

2015 - 2018

Bachelor of Arts in Digital Media Art & Design

Concentration: Graphic Design

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Open Polytechnic

Wellington, New Zealand

Attended:  2009

Concentration: Business Management

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Concord College

Athens, West Virginia

Attended: 1993-1994

Concentration: Graphic Art / Theatre Technology

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Brenau University

Gainesville, Georgia

Attended: 1991-1992

Concentration: Graphic Art / Theatre Technology

Licenses

FCC Restricted Operator

#L01645026

Languages

Sign of the George Press & Gallery

Bristol, Tennessee

Letterpress Operator

September 2016 – April 2018

  • Project Manager for a team to reconstruction SOP for letterpress.

  • Created, organized and implemented the company's employee training, manuals, invoicing, and safety guidelines which improved the ideas of the professional team members and workflow.

  • Lowered the operating costs by negotiating with supply vendors.

  • Increased sales through innovative advertising and marketing techniques not implemented in the past.

  • Composed and locked movable type into the "bed" or "chase" of a press to be pressed on printable material.

HTML

CSS

PHP

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References

Kurt Kummer

Modern Designs

(423) 652-0835​

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Country Club of Bristol

Bristol, Tennessee

Food & Beverage Supervisor / Event Coordinator

March 2015 – July 2015

  • Produced email campaigns and generated emails to members monthly.

  • Expanding on potential event opportunities

  • Created and implemented an effective feedback system to increase customer satisfaction

  • Delivered an exceptional customer service experience, resolved issues and shared benefits of additional services.

  • Recognized for being positive, intuitive, and innovative.

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