skills

design production

  • develop educational materials for grades K-8 including text book covers, page design, informational graphics/graphic organizers, and HTML-based interactive CDs
  • participate in the decision-making process with Executive Editors, Product Managers, the Marketing Director, and the Art Director for the creation and organization of products
  • collaborate with the Editorial and Marketing departments to ensure consistency within products
  • coordinate and track production of projects between outside vendors and internal staff
  • edit and manipulate digital photography/artwork using Adobe Photoshop and Illustrator
  • work closely with the Operations/Production department to ensure optimized files are released to printer for final output
  • attend on-site press checks to ensure color/quality standards for publications
  • maintain and update company Internet and Intranet sites content using Adobe Dreamweaver

technical

  • XHTML and CSS
  • Quark XPress, Adobe CS2/3/4 (Photoshop, ImageReady, InDesign, Illustrator, GoLive, Dreamweaver, Flash, and Acrobat/Distiller)
  • Microsoft Office (Outlook/Entourage, Word, Excel, Power Point, and Access)
  • proficient in film and digital photography (using both Nikon and Canon EOS systems)
  • Macintosh hardware and software technical support
  • experience using social networking sites, including MySpace, Facebook, and Twitter

work experience

zaner-bloser_columbus, ohio [2002–present]

a K–8 publisher specializing in handwriting, spelling, literacy, and language arts textbooks

design production associate

  • involved with the design of text books and educational materials from conception to production

copy editor

  • proofread production pages for syntax, style, and accuracy

ec outlook_dublin, ohio [2000–2001]

a B2B company providing e-commerce solutions for companies and their supply chain

marketing assistant

  • created press releases and marketing collateral for both print and web layout

professional development

print/graph expo_chicago, illinois [2003, 2006, 2009]

  • attended seminars on Adobe Photoshop, digital photography, and PDF creation/optimization

customer printing orientation_menasha, wisconsin_banta corporation [2006]

  • hands-on overview of the printing process, including pre-press, color management, paper-making, and bindery operations

education

devry university_columbus, ohio [2008–2009]

  • completed coursework in web graphic design

the evergreen state college_olympia, washington [1995]

  • bachelor of arts degree, liberal arts