Suzanne Duffy Email & Phone Number

Creative design solutions promoting company services and products

Establish corporate identities, advertise products and services. Create and design brochures, presentation and promotional materials, catalog, sales flyers, media kits and ad campaigns for the purpose of increasing awareness and company branding.

Wilmington, Delaware

Creating visual concepts for feature stories to communicate ideas that inform, inspire and captivate readers.

• Spearheaded complete design and overall art direction for bi-weekly Delaware Business Times and all special issues which support the DBT brand. Responsibilities include determining bi-weekly covers and inside spreads.
• Successfully launched Delaware Business Times which went from zero to 28,800 average readership per issue and resulted in the development of numerous special editions.
• Produced the premier publication of Delaware Business Times Book of Lists which resulted in more than 10,000 copies being distributed to subscribers throughout the state.
• Successfully advertised and promoted DBT 40 event which resulted in over 200 attendees who recognized the accomplishments of Delaware’s achievers and innovators under 40

• Marketing/Advertising Graphic Designer: responsible for creating design solutions for both Delaware Today and Main Line Today magazines and ancillaries, including: logos, ad campaigns, media kits, sponsorship kits, web.
• Three time recipient of for Employee of the Month in three years and nominated for 2013 and 2014 Employee of the Year award.

Philadelphia, PA

• Responsible for classroom presentations to high school art students in the tri-state area. Provide students with information about Hussian School of art: the application process, brief curriculum and instructor.
• Expedited the recruitment process by targeting potential students and reviewing portfolios to set up initial enrollment process.

Provide art lessons and projects 2 - 3 days a week to 6th, 7th and 8th grade students that participate in the after school program.

• (temporary position filled for manager on leave)Responsible for translating the mission and vision of the organization into design applications to create community awareness and increase sponsorships, donations and.
• Designed and developed corporate newsletter to increase participation in company events and programs.
• Created in-store posters, online advertising and in-store promotional materials to improve retail sales by nearly 5%.

• One-on-one instructional aid for an 11 year old student with autism. Also assisted Life Skills teacher with other special needs students.Accomplishments:
• Provided art lessons and hands-on art projects to engage students while improving non-verbal communication skills.

DE

• Responsible for the creation and design of all branding and promotional advertising materials to position the New Journal and its products. Handled the design of all special interest publications and promotional.
• Developed promotional, collateral and print advertising to increase cross-readership of special interest publication and special sections to increase ad revenue.
• Successfully designed and conceptualized in-paper ad campaigns for the Creative Marketing Team (CMT) which resulted in advertising sales increasing to more than double.
• Design and pagination of Delaware Woman, a bi-monthly magazine produced by The News Journal.
• Designed and conceptualized a comprehensive suite of materials to promote numerous events such as Red Cross Monopoly and Monte Carlo Night, MarketPlace, Needy Family Fund and Jefferson Awards which surpassed attendance.
• Design and art direction of St. Anthony’s Italian Festival new branding and image campaign for annual event.

Cherry Hill, NJ

• Responsible for design, production and preparation of multiple print materials for the purpose of promoting shopping malls, strip centers and commercial properties.Accomplishments:
• Increased the output of campaign materials through the development of syndicated marketing materials which enabled the agency to minimize design time while increasing revenue.
• Assisted in producing new identity and grand opening campaigns.
• Finalist and winner of numerous nationals and regional shopping center awards.

Cherry Hill, NJ

Art direction and design of multiple print materials for the purpose of promoting shopping malls, strip centers and commercial properties.