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Atlanta, Georgia

Graphic Artist / Web Designer / Print /ManagerFreelance and contract graphic and web design. See online portfolio: http://mikeymadethis.comProvides a diverse client base with a wide array of services, including print advertising and collateral materials, web design and animation, structural typography, photo manipulation, illustrations, program and report layouts, brand development, and multi-faceted campaigns. • Managed projects for Fit In Fit Out, Ursula’s Cooking School, Sims Warehouse, Distinctive Appliances and Vacuums, C&A Signature Events, deSpa Salon, Mint Salon, Madison Property Management, The Johnson Group, Regency Buckhead Condo Association, Four Seasons Hotel Atlanta/run4researchAtlanta.com, Steve Scarborough Attorney, and Miniatures Limited.• Maintained high satisfaction levels and generated substantial repeat business due to ability to provide deliverables within client timelines and budgets.• Lauded by clients for improving organization of existing materials, overhauling branding and websites, and converting operations from manual to digital processes.

Dalton, Ga

Provides creative expertise to a nonprofit, all-volunteer organization recognized by the US Library of Congress as an American cultural legacy. Directs a 40-person team and partners with three civic groups as well as county staff to facilitate the annual two-day Country Fair, a nationally renowned arts show. Controls a $7.5K advertising budget, determines material pricing, and buys and creates content for radio, print, and web advertisements. Designs and collects bids for resale items, such as t-shirts. Serves as database administrator to set up and distribute a quarterly newsletter to ~300 recipients. Assists in selecting and managing exhibitors.• Established a cohesive brand identity for the Foundation, Country Fair, and Historic Park, ensuring design and messaging consistency across all forms of communications.• Implemented diversified advertising strategies, which played a key role in the Country Fair achieving nearly four times as many paid attendees in 2013 as in 2012 and the highest attendance in the past six years.• Revamped the website in 2013 to include information beyond the Country Fair event, incorporating virtual tours, exhibitor applications, photo downloads, and press releases.• Converted the database from MS Outlook to FileMaker for more effective storage of contact details for 2,000+ vendors, exhibitors, media, entertainment, and other organizations.• Was promoted to oversee the entire Fair in 2014—as Fair Coordinator, exceeded goals, despite bad weather, and designed a new t-shirt that sold out.

Atlanta, Georgia

Freelance rebranding project. PhotoShop, InDesign, Illustrator used for rebranding existing collaterals with new brand standards. Project put on hold.

Peachtree City, Ga

Created layout and graphic design of marketing materials to support company management, marketing and sales, product line managers, merchandising managers, and key customers, including distributors, sales representatives, and retail chains. Prepared digital electronic files, documents, mechanicals for offset or other reproduction methods, presentations, and web-site page design, including 4-color process, HTML, PMS, and single-color reproduction. Enhanced, assembled, and retouched digital images. Produced marketing materials, including brochures, ads, product sell sheets, direct mailings, product catalogs, point-of-purchase merchandising, packaging, presentations, and display graphics.• Managed multiple simultaneous projects to prepare properties for sale, working across departments to effectively identify customer needs, develop appropriate programs, and meet timelines.• Fostered positive working relationships with inside management and outside vendors (agencies, designers, copy-writers, and production firms). Developed/improved tools to enhance communications with business partners.

Norcross

Completed an onsite contract project with RentPath for the Staffer Quest Group. Used AutoPano Giga to take 3-5 exposure shots from each wall and combine them to make a single panoramic shot of the room/area. Utilized Photoshop to remove background clutter and correct irregularities. Developed walkthrough tours using PanoTour Pro to string together 5-12 rooms/areas.• Served on a team that exceeded production goals and quality control while creating more than 12,000 panoramic tours in four months. • Promoted to produce video presentations.

Greater Atlanta Area

Executive Office ManagerDesigned and set up a database, procedures, and processes and took the business digital. Provided project management for repairs and updates prior to listing and closing.• Spearheaded multiple simultaneous projects to prepare each property for sale.

Atlanta, Ga

Worked both independently and with other designers to define a brand and create materials such as logos, posters, tickets, collateral, name badges, banners, signage, and décor for annual events and monthly fundraisers with various themes. Held responsibility for event websites (including a mobile version for iPhone), social media activities, and e-newsletters. Partnered with hotel staff to plan amenities. Led a five-person team, collected and evaluated print bids, and managed all aspects of traffic and production.• Converted the website from FrontPage to HTML and rolled out a centralized online registration solution that linked functions from several programs into RegOnline.

Developed layouts, graphics, flash animations, and forms and maintained websites for multiple client campaigns. Handled systems administration and back-end data conversion, cleanup, and reporting.• Utilized finished art to create interactive websites featuring prize entry forms, scoreboards, quizzes, and questionnaires for two Nextel campaigns aimed at reducing customer churn and improving retention.

Atlanta, Ga

Designed ads for a variety of clients, ranging from those with strict preferences/criteria to those allowing complete artistic freedom. Produced weekly cover art, main feature and page layouts, news sections, and outside art. Prepared materials for print. Introduced a media kit along with forms for electronic ad placement and magazine layout. Oversaw systems administration. Maintained timely production by taking on the duties of other artists/designers/supervisors in their absence.• Implemented Dreamweaver, increased magazine website views 500%, and grew ad revenue by ensuring website design and content, including ads, white pages, and classifieds, aligned with each weekly publication.• Substantially reduced overhead by spearheading the transition to a virtual office environment to enable staff to work remotely; traveled to each employee’s home to configure their workstations.• Enhanced accuracy and efficiency by replacing a manual process with a spreadsheet for calculating page counts and determining page allocations.

Created layouts for a regional newspaper with one quarterly and two weekly publications. Produced color and B&W ads for a wide range of clients, converted and placed outside art, and participated in press checks. Collaborated with fellow designers and account executives located in Atlanta, New Orleans, and Houston.• Served as the sole designer for a quarterly magazine, creating all layouts for the entire publication.• Developed a media kit to be produced in-house.

Atlanta, Ga

Oversaw a team of three graphic designers and freelance employees for an advertising agency. Monitored production and traffic, collected bids, attended press checks, and provided network and system support.• Orchestrated all design jobs—from inception to completion, including development of print graphics, logos, brands, signage, websites, and restaurant menus.

Bfa, Visual Communications - Graphic & Web Design, 4.0

Activities and Societies: VisCom ClubGraduated Summa Cum Laude (4.0)

As, Architectural Engineering Technology

Activities and Societies: Sigma Phi Epsilon, Student Government