I own and maintain a self-serve purified water store in Martinez, CA. Customers bring in their own container (or buy one from us) and fill them with purified water in the store. Better for the environment than single-use bottles that are shipped in from wherever and about a third of the cost for delivery service.

• Proofread ads for accuracy and clarity• Process electronically supplied artwork, modifying format, size, dpi and clipping paths• Revise ads throughout production, making changes as requested by Executives and Category Managers• Review ads with upper management to ensure follow-through on executive directives

• Provided customer service to corporate executives, marketing department managers and designers to executive advertising objectives• Ensured that all work was accurate and completed within production deadlines• Supervised daily operations for the corporate advertising department• Maintained circulation of over 9.5 million for 15 districts in 5 states• Coordinated delivery to newspapers, direct mailing houses and stores• Worked with local printing companies on seasonal printing jobs• Assisted the advertising manager with special projects

• Designed and produced advertising inserts• Created graphics and logos• Organized ad layouts to accommodate products, special offers and informational data• Responsible for theme, overall look and feel, accuracy of copy and representing company objectives for each ad• Worked closely with marketing departments and district coordinators to incorporate ad changes, updates and corrections; building up to 16 versions of each ad to accurately represent product and pricing changes for varying market needs

• Created complete display ads for a daily northbay newspaper• Generated final camera-ready artwork• Typeset retail and classified display copy and worked in paste-up creating color overlays• Proofread ads for accuracy and content• Worked closely with art department and account representatives