Lead Graphic Designer
My name is Jared Koenigshofer a highly motivated Graphic Designer who is accustomed to working on multiple projects with tight deadlines and small budgets. I have worked very well with industrial design teams and website programmers to deliver unique design aesthetics with strong brand identity and consistency. My experience in the past 3 years ranges from product logo design, packaging, branding, collateral materials, print advertisement, website design, web advertising, GUI design and more...
Resume
Strengths
Brand Identity, Consumer Packaging, Collateral Materials, Print Advertisement, Typography, Web Advertisement, Website Design, Flash Design, GUI Design
Experience
Lead Graphic Designer (2008-2009)
Callpod, Inc.
Chicago, IL (March 2008-July 2008)
Responsible for the creation of all print and web graphics company wide:
• All product packaging & user manuals
• Shooting and retouching of all photography
• Collateral materials (web & print)
• All company advertisments (web & print)
• Complete redesign of company website (twice)
• GUI software design
...and more
www.callpod.com
Freelance Designer (2006- 2008)
New Millennium Communications
Boulder, CO (February 2008)
• Flash animated logo for company hompage
• Edited current flash web banners for use on company homepage
www.newmillennium.com/
Buckley’s Tavern,
Centerville, DE (August 2007- November 2007)
• Complete website redesign.
www.buckleystavern.org
Tobin Jewelers,
New Berlin, WI (November 2006- January 2007)
• Created Flash concepts for website redesign
Sales Associate (2003-2008)
SCKisok Communication Center,
Madison, WI (September 2007- February 2008)
• Assisted customers in any mobile phone related issues, upgrades, and purchases
• Designed and implemented free hand white board advertising
• Acquired knowledge of mobile phone specifications and sales.
Nasco Arts and Crafts Store,
Fort Atkinson, WI (July 2003- February 2006)
• Customer Service Specialist with knowledge of over 20 different educational supply catalogs
Software
(Mac & PC):
Adobe Creative Suite (CS2, CS3, CS4)
Highly experienced in Photoshop and Illustrator.
Well experienced in Indesign, Dreamweaver and Flash.
Related Fields
Extensive traditional training as a fine artist in the disciplines:
Photography (Traditional black and white, and modern digital formats)
Drawing (Storyboarding, Sketching, Illustration)
Painting (Acrylics, Oils, Airbrushing, Aerosol Spray Paints)
Education
Bachelor of Arts with a major in Graphic Design and an emphasis in Multimedia Design
University of Wisconsin-Whitewater, May 2007
Location
Chicago, IL
Specialties
- Packaging
- Interaction Design
Experience
3 yearsEducation
Univeristy of Wisconsin-WhitewaterAwards
Assisted in designing the GUI of one the top 25 iPhone utility apps "Keeper™ Password & Data Storage" Package design for two of the 2009 CES Innovations award winners (Callpod Inc.) Packaging featured in Best Buy, Officemax, and Costco stores. 2004 Juried Art Show Finalist
Website
www.jaredstevan.com
