Resume of a Graphic Designer • Michelle del Rey

Secure a position as an art director where I can help establish the direction of outstanding creative lead and mentor others in my field and help non-designers understand the creative process while creating the best possible product by applying my skills and experience.

01/94 - 12/05 - International Fines Arts College -.
Associate of Arts in Computer Graphic Design

10/06 - PRESENT - Hand For Hire -.
FREELANCE DESKTOP PUBLISHER/ WEB DESIGNER
Current clients include:

CBI [Crouch Brothers, Inc.] - Design automotive direct mail pieces
Consultant Music Services - Design marketing material for music artist such as CD covers, one sheets, flyers
East Coast Mailing Systems - Design direct mail material for new products
Expertech - Recreated Vector-base company logo
Fighter Magazine - Design marketing material
Freedom Events - Design event flyers for print and for the internet
Get The Max Marketing - Website maintenance services
MAC Multimedia - Design CD and DVD packaging materials
MMA Fighter Warehouse - Design banners
MyFanCam.com - Design banners and user interface
Plus 2 Media - Design flyers for their client such as Jet Set, ?Tequila Ranch, Umi Lounge, Sushi Jo, etc.
Team Next Level - Design direct mail specialized for Automotive Dealerships

10/06 - 10/07 - SG PRINT MAIL / GET THE MAX MARKETING -.
GRAPHIC DESIGNER FOR FULL-SERVICE DIRECT MAIL PROMOTIONAL AGENCY
Self-directed home-based graphic designer responsible for assigned direct mail campaigns for the company. Responsibilities also include consulting and collaborating ideas with clients. In charge of development of comprehensive marketing and promotional materials for the corporation and individual sales agents.

07/04 - 10/06 - DIRECT MAIL LINK -.
PRODUCTION MANAGER/ART DIRECTOR FOR NATIONAL DIRECT MAIL COMPANY
Hired initially as an art director to creatively direct, design and organize all automotive direct mail campaigns from initiation to completion. I was then given the responsibilities of production manager and worked closely with each department to maintain daily production schedules and updates on current job’s status. Duties included quality control reviews to assure that all departments met their final specifications, maintained "production" files and sourced outside vendors to demand the best possible pricing and availability to meet our deadlines.

05/01 - 07/04 - MASTER MARKETING SPECIALIST -.
ART DIRECTOR FOR NATIONAL DIRECT MAIL COMPANY
Conceptualized and designed automotive direct mail campaigns. Managed and coordinated the art department’s project workflow to meet deadlines. Developed comprehensive marketing and promotional materials for the corporation and individual sales agents.

12/99 - 05/01 - AELOGIS, INC. A.K.A. USITE.NET, INTERNET FOR CHANGE, INC. -.
WEB AND USER INTERFACE DESIGNER
Collaborated with programmers to design user interface experiences based on specified component functionality for web based applications used with complex portal. Designs included interface models, menu systems and navigational schemas. Duties also included in-house promotional printed materials from concept to final production.

02/96 - 12/99 - TRAUT ADVERTISING, INC. -.
DESKTOP PUBLISHER FOR NATIONAL ADVERTISING
Assisted the art department with concept development and rendering for automotive newspaper advertisements. Responsibilities included scanning and photo retouching as well as consultation with clients for job approvals.

12/94 - 02/96 - TRADER PUBLISHING COMPANY -.
GRAPHIC DESIGNER / DESKTOP PUBLISHER
Responsibilities included scanning, photo retouching and designing automotive/real estate advertisements for newsprint.

Adobe Photoshop CS2 - Adobe Illustrator CS2 - Adobe ImageReady
Macromedia Dreamweaver 8 - Quark XPresss 7.2

Will be given upon request.

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