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Irving, Texas, United States

Irving, TX

Dallas, TX

• Build in-store displays, point-of-purchase print and web advertising, and out-of-home pieces for brands such as S.C. Johnson, Pizza Hut, T-Mobile, Dallas Visitors and Convention Bureau, Audi, Samsung and Kellogg's.
• Set up in-store display dies, build print mechanicals and create 3D renders of display pieces for client approval and release to printers nationwide.
• Build advertising for print and web, digital and print out-of-home advertising, large, multi-page publications and packaging files for our various clients while maintaining brand standards and legal.
• Create Pizza Hut menu and coupon templates to be used by vendors across the country.
• Route proofs to the client, maintain projects from start to finish and communicate their status to producers and studio lead.
• Design a training guide for display set up for the studio.

Plano, Texas

• Created point-of-sale advertising and merchandising displays to fulfill the production needs of Dr Pepper Snapple Group including brand redesigns, coupons, out of home, and major campaigns including Dr Pepper College.
• Set up production mechanicals to specifications while maintaining brand consistency on a deadline.
• Proofed, preflighted and prepared files for release to various publications and agencies.
• Laminated, mounted, cut and assembled mockups of packaging and displays.
• Executed all stages of coupons including: design, barcode creation, validation, proofing, traffic, approval and release of files.
• Worked closely with creative and account teams to communicate project needs, assist teammates with work overflow.

Duncanville, Texas

• Managed art department for multiple yellow page directories beginning with four directories and growing to eight South Dallas communities as well as one directory in Mexico. Responsibilities included:
• Acted as traffic coordinator and designer for all the ads. Set up a system to track ads for multiple books throughout approval process.
• Produced directories entirely in InDesign, implementing master pages, style sheets and layers.
• Created and uploaded final digital documents to the printer; resolved any issues.
• Designed customized community pages and covers for each city.
• Coordinated artwork with sales department, ad agencies and freelance artists.

Richardson, Texas

• Began as production artist designing ads and prepping magazines for print. Promoted to designer. Designed custom magazines for clients while working closely with editorial staff to develop concept, ensure consistency.
• Designed custom magazines using QuarkXPress, style sheets and master pages.
• Converted magazine production from QuarkXPress to an InDesign and InCopy live edit workflow.
• Trained editorial staff on InCopy software.
• Created digital editions of printed magazines using CSS and HTML in predesigned templates.
• Created online cover and magazine proofs for editors to email to clients.

Farmers Branch, Texas

• Designed multi-page, biweekly college newspaper in QuarkXPress using master pages and style sheets. Later converted all production to InDesign workflow.
• Color corrected photos, designed ads and created graphics for recurring columns. Designed special sections for recurring college anniversary stories. Prepared files for release to printer.
• Converted finished newspaper into an online edition.
• Trained and managed assistant designers.

Frisco, Texas

• Created art department for a start-up publisher of independent phone books in McKinney, Allen and Frisco.
• Designed a system to track ads, artwork and contracts.
• Designed display ads, covers, community pages, white and yellow pages of each directory.
• Produced directories entirely in QuarkXPress, implementing master pages and style sheets.
• Created and uploaded final digital documents to the printer and troubleshoot any issues.
• Coordinated artwork with freelance artists and advertising agencies.

Carrollton, Texas

• Designed 28 monthly parenting magazines covering the United States utilizing QuarkXPress.
• Set up master pages, libraries and style sheets for the entire department to use.
• Typeset copy, scanned photos and dropped ads. Prepared documents for the printer.
• Coordinated national and local content with national art department and multiple editorial staffs.

San Antolnio, Texas

• Designed retail and classified ads to client specifications on a daily deadline.
• Promoted to Auto Pros ad team and produced large daily ads with heavy art and type accurately.
• Designed and implemented QuarkXPress templates using master pages and style sheets to format obituaries. Typeset, formatted, proofed, paginated and output obituaries.

Associates Degree, Visual Communications

Activities and Societies: Layout Editor of the Brookhaven Courier newspaper. Won multiple awards from the Texas Intercollegiate Press.

Journalism

Activities and Societies: Assistant Editor of the San Antonio College Ranger newspaper Editor of the Fourth Write literary magazine

Journalism

Activities and Societies: Writer on staff of the University of Texas at Austin Cactus yearbook