Working at a home based office.• Logo design. Create a brand for the customer. Through concept and design.• Donated time to produce marketing materials for a local cancer fundraiser.

• Produced a 32 page monthly publication. Spearheaded the design and look/feel for a very successful monthly publication, along with all advertising within the paper. Brainstorm new an exciting ideas constantly to keep the publication interesting along with promoting the business through our own website and direct mail pieces.• Marketing campaigns – Leading brainstorming sessions with customers to develop marketing campaigns to suit their needs and promote their business.• Logo design – Creating a brand for the customer through concept and design.• Managed our website – Updating monthly coupons as well as monthly editorial.• Produced an online publication, along with the printed version.• Sales – Cold calling to generate leeds on the phone as well as in person.• Customer service – Anticipating and addressing needs, wants, concerns, the customer may have.• Interacted with outside vendors on a regular basis. • Work directly with sales team to identify the needs of their clients.• Networking through events and colleagues to help grow the business.• Photography – Met with the client to take photos of their shop/products for ad campaigns.• Editing as well as proofing the final version of the publication before print.• Preflighting to make sure customer files are ready for print.ACCOMPLISHMENTS•  Awarded Entrepreneur of the Year for Pursuit of Excellence and Drive to Succeed•  NEVER missed a copy deadline in 18 years•  Expanded the business from 4 towns 48,000 circulation to 6 towns 4 color, circulation 80,756•  Grew the sales from $150,000 to $600,000+

• Produced and designed all ads for the newsprint publication on tight deadlines. • Worked as an independent contractor at a home based office.• Started a separate design business, which produced brochures, menus, business cards, logos & signs & banners.• Met with business owners to produce the best marketing campaign to help grow their business.

• Design/typeset/format newsletters, business cards, graphs, ads, brochures, handbooks, letterhead, maps, posters. Some bindery work. Administrative duties.• Scanning halftones, line art.• Pre-flighting. Make sure customer files are ready for print.

• Design/typeset/formatted various materials for print. • Scanning halftones & line art to prepare for printing.• Maps, charts

• Managed the electronics lab. which included giving demos to customers and conducting training on the equipment to in-house sales personnel.• Maintained all equipment in the training lab.• Processed films for printing.• Designed/typeset/printed all training materials, including slide presentations, literature etc.