Michael Blees Email & Phone Number

Greater Minneapolis-St. Paul Area

As a Production Artist I create, edit, layout, and proof artwork for various corporate recognition and service awards, as well as promotional items. I communicate with other artists, costumer service, and production to make sure the artwork falls within the customer's needs and production's specifications. I utilize Adobe Photoshop and Illustrator to modify customer supplied artwork. This consists of touching up logos for production specifications, and creating new artwork, ideas and concepts to enhance the customer's experience.• Utilize Adobe Illustrator and Photoshop to adjust customer supplied artwork to fit within specifications• Operate a Roland VersaCamm printer to produce and cut decals and stickers• Order materials for the Art Department• Anticipate the artistic and creative needs of customers’ projects and orders• Provide creative and viable solutions to any art-related problems that may arise• Proactively communicate artistic possibilities and limitations with customer service and production

United States

• Run and maintain an Etsy shop and a Shopify website• Fulfill and ship orders• Provide excellent customer service• Create custom logos for customers• Manage all Social Media accounts• Create branded content for a specific target audience• Strategize and create advertisements for sales

Grand Forks, North Dakota

Forklift Operator

Grand Forks, North Dakota

• Served on the Studio One Executive Council, the Board of Directors and provided leadership to the graphics team• Conducted weekly team meetings• Edited video with Final Cut Pro

• Photoshop and Illustrator• Used pictures, logos, text, color and graphics to visually inform television viewers• Ran video during live show and commercial breaks

Bachelor Of Science (Bs), Graphic Design Technology

Certificate In Entrepreneurial Studies