Craig Schuster Email and Phone Number

All design is performed in Mac environment using the Adobe Creative Suite. Applications used extensively in this position are: Adobe InDesign, Photoshop, Illustrator, Pitstop Pro, Suitcase Fusion, Apple Mail, Excel, Word, Portfolio, Fetch, WordPress, and FileMaker Pro.Each Villager edition is completed in a two-week, 80-hour window. ~ Display Ad Design, Classified Ad, Spec Ad and Ad Spread Production: -Display ad content collaboration with account executive/client – nature varies. -Art/font/copy sourcing via Internet, image catalog, font book and archive resources.-Design production. -Art outline/color/contrast/density correction for high resolution on newsprint. -Scanning analog art into digital format. -Client logo creation -Distillation of native file formats into a printer specified PDF format. -Retrieve display ads from MyVillager archive for current edition.-Preflight of client and MyVillager sourced creative.-Placing display/service directory ad PDFs into page layouts for each MyVillager production cycle.-Upload of MyVillager final page PDFs to printer via Fetch.-Upload of full edition PDF to vendor for Flipbook creation to our website.-Co-management of administrative workflow for display ads. Display ad creative/proof/approval tracking. Pick-up display ad tracking (ads from prior issues brought forward). Press Imposition worksheet creation and tracking. Live file and archive file maintenance. Email and in-person communication with constituents. -Meeting with client and account executive in the field for creative consults. -Meeting with account executive on premises for production directives. -Original content creation, (i.e. copywriting) is NOT expected, though appreciated.~ Creation and Maintenance of Villager Standards, i.e. banner, mast, maps.~ Invoice clients per issue/monthly with FilemakerPro database.

All design is performed on Mac with production files shared from a Mac Server.Applications used extensively in this position were: QuarkXpress, FreeHand to Illustrator, Photoshop, Acrobat, Excel, Word, Suitcase, Fetch, Apple Mail, ScanWizard Pro.Each Villager edition is completed in a two-week, 80-hour window. ~ Display Ad Design, Spec Ad and Ad Spread Production: -Display ad content collaboration with account executive/client – nature varies. -Art/font/copy sourcing via Internet, image catalog, font book and archive resources.-Design production. -ClipArt/PMS monthly resource/color/contrast/density correction for best reproduction on newsprint. -Scanning analog art into digital format. -Client logo creation -EPS files transitioning to PDF file formats into a printer specified PDF format. -Retrieve display ads from Villager archive for current edition.-Preflight of client and Villager sourced creative.-Upload of Villager final page PDFs to printer via Fetch.-Co-management of administrative workflow for display ads. Display ad creative/proof/approval tracking. Pick-up display ad tracking (ads from prior issues brought forward). Press Imposition worksheet creation and tracking. Live file and archive file maintenance. Email and in-person communication with constituents. -Meeting with account executive on premises for production directives. -Original content creation, (i.e. copywriting) is NOT expected, though appreciated.~ Creation and Maintenance of Villager Standards, i.e. banner, mast, maps.

Keyliner/Camera Operator-Keylined ads thru production from Compugraphic phototypesetter paper/film using wax, border tape, Letraset and darkroom stats.-Operated AGFA stat camera producing back & white stats/screens/reverses/posters for both newspaper and graphic devision.-Keylined a variety of graphic material including Automotive pamphlets, illustrations, newsletters, resumes, marketing materials, etc.