Amelia E. Email & Phone Number

Austin, TX, US

Austin, Texas Area

• Color correction, cleanup and enhancement of fine art images for a print on demand product line.
• Optimization of images for giclée on canvas and archival paper.
• Production of branded print materials such as greeting cards and packaging for museum gift shops.
• Communicating with curators and artists to ensure faithful reproduction of artwork.
• Creation of illustrations, icons and other materials for the home decor product line.
• Checking image data to ensure correct image, size and formatting of images for the product ordered.

Austin, Texas Area

• In addition to my full-time jobs, I do custom graphic design for sale via online marketplaces and for individuals, companies and non-profits. I expect to be paid for my work unless I've volunteered my services, but my.
• Customizing a piece of my artwork that's available on the thenounproject.com into a logo. As they wanted to make use of a piece of artwork that I already have available for sale royalty-free, I charged an hourly rate.
• Another project was a request for a wallpaper design to be purchased through Spoonflower.com. The client did not want an exclusive design, so I waived my fees as I would receive a commission from Spoonflower for the.

• Typed and processed a variety of legislative and non-legislative documents using both standard word-processing software and proprietary systems.
• Used a barcode system to track document status and location.
• Checked documents for accuracy and strict adherence to required styles and formats.
• Maintained confidentiality of legislative documents not yet made available to the public.

• Documented workflow to create reference and training materials for in-house and outsourced workers.
• Processed PDF and XML files through a proprietary system to produce replica editions of periodicals.
• Communicated with publishers to troubleshoot problems with files and software.
• Checked for files that did not comply with submission guidelines.
• Recorded processing statistics and added the data to report spreadsheets.
• Monitored arrival of files and their progress through the system to ensure timely delivery of product.

• Maintained a calendar of upcoming ad placements and performance benchmarks.
• Scheduled, uploaded and monitored online advertising using DART and APT ad servers.
• Tested ads to ensure correct function on the live site.
• Monitored user traffic to determine effective placement of advertisements for clients.
• Optimized ad placements to ensure full and effective delivery.
• Reported user traffic information to sales staff using spreadsheets and email.

• Designed documents for on-site and external print shops.
• Uploaded graphic materials into database for use in ads and print jobs.
• Performed image manipulation to ready graphics for monochrome, process and spot-color printing.
• Ad design and production for daily and special publications.
• Typeset text for ads and print jobs.
• Proofread materials produced by other team members.

• A temporary position left vacant by a full-time employee who was on medical leave.
• Layout of editorial content on page.
• Design of display advertisements for newspaper publication.
• Conversion of layouts and ads from Quark XPress to Adobe InDesign in system upgrade.
• Software used: Adobe Acrobat, Distiller, Illustrator, InDesign & Photoshop and Quark XPress. Windows XP and Mac OS 9 & OSX environment.

• Trained 16 members of the Composing team in Adobe InDesign.
• Operation of imagesetters and processors to output page negatives, including loading film and chemistry.
• Checked page negatives and proofs for errors.
• Preflight and file conversion of electronically submitted ads.
• Software: Adobe Acrobat, Distiller, Illustrator, InDesign & Photoshop, DTI AdSpeed, ClassSpeed, ImageSpeed, PageSpeed, PlanSpeed & SpeedDriver, Macromedia Freehand and Quark XPress.

• Design of display advertisements for newspaper and magazine publication.
• Collaboration with clients and ad reps to produce effective ads to meet their needs.
• Development and layout of special promotional materials for Classified section.

• Design of display advertisements.
• Typesetting and proofreading editorial and ad copy.
• Entry of classified ads in database.
• Graphic design for print shop.
• Assisted in mail-out.

• Conducted tours of the vineyard and wine making facilities, tailoring presentations to the interests of individuals in the tour groups.
• Retail sale of wine. Stocked, set up displays and cleaned the shop.
• Took reservations for attached Bed and Breakfast.