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Work closely with and build solid working relationships with creative director, product manager, production manager, supervisors, and printer to develop unique quality print communication materials, including brochures, space advertising, catalogs, inserts, packaging, point of purchase materials, specification sheets, collateral materials, logo/stationery design, signage, annual reports and posters within and outside the agency. Responsible for all aspects of print design from creation to delivery while satisfying expectations of the client. These aspects include planning, concepting, designing and brainstorming with client and creative director, advising client or program manager on aesthetic and technical ways to best meet the goals of the product and it’s distribution, presenting concepts to client, photo research and ordering from stock house representatives for image purchases, attend photo shoots, deciding on font usage and color scheme, create printing templates and mechanicals for final files, creating charts, diagrams, illustrations, work as a production artist to edit, finalize and collect all final files to be burned to a CD for printer, mark up final print outs for the printer with any instructions, discuss options with production manager and printer such as die cuts, varnishes, and paper selections to enhance the aesthetic of the final product, edit and approve print proofs from printer before printing.

Worked closely with creative director, copywriter, art director, and account executive to develop communications materials, including integrated marketing campaigns, stationery, annual reports, signage, print ads, direct mail, point of purchase, collateral, posters, guerrilla, outdoor transit, television, and website for the client from concept to delivery. Collaborated with art director and production manager to create final mechanicals, as a production artist, from the layouts and visions of the art director, organizing photography, logos and art work on the file server, collect all final files (layout document, fonts, logos, photography, templates) to be burned to a CD for printer, provided images to web manager for use on company website, reviewed proofs before final printing.