Joe Lacrosse Email & Phone Number

Madison, Wisconsin Area

Suttle-Straus is a forward-thinking company that delivers marketing channels to our clients. Because each client is unique, we create customized solutions drawing from a wide array of professional services and unmatched industry expertise to provide the tools and products necessary to connect with the modern consumer.Our systems and technologies support the kind of multi-channel approach needed to make a measurable impact on the people you connect with every day.Our core grouping of in-house services include:• Brand and collateral management technology solutions• Creative Services• Digital Variable Printing• Offset UV Printing (up to 40pt board)• Wide format display graphics and signage• Targeted direct mail• Kitting and fulfillment

Waunakee, Wi

Madison, Wi

VSA Arts expands the capabilities, confidence and quality of life for children and adults with disabilities.• Plan art lessons for 10 week classes in Drawing, Painting, and Collage.• Educate participants on various art techniques.• Oversee and provide support for participants during the creation of their works of art.• Provide adaptive techniques to ensure inclusion of participants in class activities.

Served AT&T as a designer of advertising for the Yellow Pages print directory and YellowPages.com. Prepared speculative advertising for sales representatives to present to new and existing customers. Engaged in meetings with customers to discuss the objectives and desired appearance of their advertisements.Responsibilities:• Worked closely with sales and marketing to ensure customer expectations were met.• Created computer graphics and layouts for print and web.• Prepared layouts of display advertisement from scratch, rough drafts or detailed instructions.• Scanned and enhanced photos in Photoshop.• Produced web-ready banner advertisements for YellowPages.com.

Worked as part of quality control team in charge of cleaning up customer logos for imprinting on a vast assortment of promotional products. Also created original artwork and logos for customers. Transitioned to web team where I created images for use in the 4-Imprint online catalog.Responsibilities:• Create designs suitable for the imprinting of promotional items.• Clean up, or recreate faxed/scanned logos or copy from clients.• Typeset and provide proofs for clients.• Create line illustrations from photos and items.• Produce web-ready images for online catalog.

Served as a designer of promotional materials for the student union at University of Wisconsin Oshkosh. Created posters, brochures and flyers to publicize events and campus organizations. Worked with marketing intern to conceptualize marketing strategies.Responsibilities:• Conceive and design university publications as assigned.• Assisted in creating marketing strategies and publications.• Maintained a comprehensive file of brochures, posters, flyers, etc.• Ensured that designs met specifications of various print vendors.

Bfa, Graphic Communications, Painting

Activities and Societies: Priebe Art Gallery Board, ArtQuake (Graphic Design Club), Cross Country, Track and Field• Graduated with a dual.

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