Coroflot

Resume

Elvira Gallegos
Elgin, IL 60120

Email: egnetworking@gmail.com
Ph: (224) 425-6922
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Hello,

I am a Graphic/Web Designer, Marketing Assistant/Specialist who is currently seeking a full-time, permanent graphic design position.

• As a Graphic Designer, I have designed materials for brochures, ads for trade publications, course catalogs, fliers, newsletters, greeting cards, e-mail blasts, making PDF's interactive, etc. I’ve also worked a bit on website maintenance such as, inserting and removing Word and PDF documents and adding/deleting text.

• As a Marketing Assistant/Specialist, I've taken care of promotional/tradeshow giveaways, assisted with creating goodie bags, designed marketing materials, put together marketing materials for tradeshows/clients/in-house use, created PowerPoint presentations (with sound and animation), created Word documents from scratch, made PDF’s interactive, formatted and modified training materials for internal and external use, modified corporate marketing materials, etc.

I have advanced computer skills with proficiency in the use of the the Adobe Creative Suite, QuarkXPress, the Microsoft Office Suite and basic HTML skills that I would like to utilize to their fullest.

IF YOU'RE INTERESTED IN MY RESUME, please send me FULL DETAILS about the position you have available along with your name, company name and contact information.

Thank you in advance for your generous consideration.

Kind Regards

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WORK EXPERIENCE:

2011 - 2011
4M World Technologies, Elgin, Illinois
Graphic Designer/Marketing Specialist - Job through Quad County Urban League's adult dislocated worker/job training program.

• Market company's products and services to the right market, training on the N4z Suite tool and all features.
• Redesigned 4M World Technologies logo, redesign web pages, web site maintenance.
• Graphic/Web Design, invites, fliers, handouts, update marketing materials, etc. Design, format and modify documents in Word and PDF's. Make PDF’s interactive. PowerPoint Presentations/Templates.
• Social Media: Manage U.S. Twitter, LinkedIn, Facebook, etc.
• Design and develop e-mail blasts and surveys.
• Coordinate and participate in promotional activities and trade show preparation.
• Assist coworkers with HTML & CSS, questions on how to set-up and use Twitter, LinkedIn, answer MS Office questions, etc.

2009 - 2009
Team Comfort, Bloomingdale, Illinois
Graphic Designer/Marketing Manager of Business Development

• Oversaw all marketing and promotional activities.
• Design, develop and create all marketing/advertising materials and e-mail blasts with company objectives.
• Web site maintenance, create and implement a marketing schedule and budget designed to consistently promote the company efficiently.
• Cultivate a process to test and review the effectiveness of each promotion. Responsible for marketing company's products and services to the right market whether it is business to business or business to customer.
• Manage all aspects of production, receipt, and distribution of marketing materials. Achieve consistent and timely marketing coverage utilizing all available distribution channels.
• Conduct market research to identify potential opportunities. Analyze potential strategic partner relationships, trade show preparation and, other duties and tasks.

2006 - 2006
Avalon Risk Management, Inc., Elk Grove Village, Illinois
Graphic Designer/Marketing Assistant

• Designed (print) artwork for ads, brochures, trade publications, newsletters, tri-folds, fliers, handouts, t-shirts, etc.
• Created the “Quest” newsletter in MS FrontPage and distributed to internal and external clients as e-mail blasts.
• PowerPoint presentations, intranet web maintenance, etc.
• Format and modify documents in Word as well as format and modify training materials for internal and external use along with designing and modifying corporate marketing materials.
• Assist with trade show preparations. Additional projects and tasks as needed.

2004 - 2005
B & F Technical Code Services Inc., Hoffman Estates, Illinois
Graphic Designer/Marketing Assistant

• Designed and created artwork and ads for brochures, trade publications, newsletters, tri-fold brochures, fliers, course guides, etc., for B & F Tech and The Building & Fire Code Academy (a subsidiary of BF Tech).
• PowerPoint presentations with sound and animation, web site and intranet web maintenance, etc.
• Placed designed/created ads in various trade publications and on promotional gifts.
• Maintained client database and templates and provided marketing research.
• Ordered and processed mailings for promotional gifts, went out on the field with inspectors to take photos, other duties as assigned.

1998 - 1999
ForceField Marketing Inc., Schaumburg, Illinois
Marketing Coordinator

• Contacted clients to book demos for promotions of food products.
• Entered survey data into FileMaker Pro database.
• Tracked product shipments, gathered and submitted product data to clients via e-mail.
• Agency correspondence, other tasks and support functions.

CONTRACT & FREELANCE WORK:

2007 - Present
FREELANCE WORK: Graphic Design

• Sheerly Elegant: Half-page Ad
• Orbitz WorldWide: T-Shirt Design
• Signature Doctors: T-Shirt Design
• Durable Office Products: Line Art

CONTRACT WORK: Contractors providing contracting services while searching for permanent employment

• Salem Group - American Academy of Dermatology: Administrative Assistant - Meetings & Conventions Department;
Village of Schaumburg: Data Entry - Finance Department; Northfield Industries: Data Entry
• Sun Consultants - CDW: Administrative Excel Work - Marketing Department
• Digitalpeople - J.S. Paluch: Production Artist

2000 - 2004
Snelling, Superior Technical Resources, Fellows Staffing, OnSite, Adecco & Office Team: Contractors providing contracting services while searching for permanent employment.

Assignments have included:
ABN AMRO: Administrative Assistant to Managing Director - Global Head of Foreign Exchange
GE Capital Commercial Finance: Administrative Assistant to Senior VP - National Restructuring Department
Spiegel: Administrative Assistant - Corporate Marketing / Merchandising
Kimball Hill Homes: Administrative Assistant to CFO - Finance Department
Facilitech, a Service of EcoLab: Administrative Assistant - Sales Department
Harding Environmental Science & Engineering: Administrative Assistant - Accounting and Marketing Department
Sears, Roebuck & Company: Buyers Assistant - Tools and Hardware
Riverside Publishing: Human Resource Assistant
ACNeilsen: Executive Administrative Assistant to Marketing Executive - Marketing Department

Work/Tasks:
Executive calendar/e-mail maintenance, schedule conference rooms/meetings, create itinerary/correspondence, travel arrangements, set-up interviews, extract data from company websites/vendor information systems, report generation, internet research, handle confidential information, maintain account listings, fulfill customer inquiries, process sales orders and other support functions.

WORK SKILLS:

• PC
• MAC
• Word
• Excel
• PowerPoint
• Publisher
• Access
• Outlook
• FrontPage
• Acrobat
• InDesign
• Photoshop
• Illustrator
• Fireworks
• Dreamweaver (Basic)
• Flash (Basic)
• Final Cut Pro/Express (Basic)
• Soundtrak Pro (Basic)
• HTML & CSS (Basic)
• ImageReady
• QuarkXPress
• FileMaker Pro
• Lotus Notes

Portfolio: www.coroflot.com/egallegos

PHI THETA KAPPA Honor Society
Rho Kappa Chapter, Elgin Community College

EDUCATION:
Elgin Community College, Elgin, Illinois:

Associate of Applied Science Degree: Web Site Design with High Honors

Basic Vocational Specialist Certificate: Web Design with Honors

Associate of Applied Science Degree: Computerized Graphic Design with Honors

Basic Vocational Specialist Certificate: Adobe Creative Suite with High Honors

Associate of Applied Science Degree: Office Administration Technology - Executive Secretary

Vocational Specialist Certificate: Office Administration Technology - Executive Secretary

Basic Vocational Specialist Certificate: Office Administration Technology - Word Processing with Honors

Basic Vocational Specialist Certificate: Office Assisting with Honors

Basic Vocational Specialist Certificate: Management - Marketing

Basic Vocational Specialist Certificate: MOUS Word Preparation with Honors
Basic Vocational Specialist Certificate: MOUS Excel Preparation with Honors