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About
I like to think of myself as a well-rounded print designer and sometimes illustrator / painter. I recently returned to the job that I held for 11 years after a year long stint working and living on the Oregon coast. I needed a change and needed to expand my knowledge so I took a chance and found work at a newspaper in Newport. But Idaho is my home so when I had the chance to return to my old job at the Idaho Mountain Express I knew that that is where I belonged and wanted to be and it worked out. Now that I am back home I am hoping to expand into freelance projects and more illustration, my ultimate dream / goal is to get some of my work licensed for commercial use. As well as get into painting and to sell those as well, oh and feel free to check out my other site artbyerik.net. And Happy painting. Designing. Creating.
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Education
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Bachelor of Arts Graphic DesignThe Art institute of Phoenix2000 - 2002
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Experience
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Production DesignerKetchum, IDOct 2017 - Present (8 years 8 months)My job is the same as when I previously held my design position at the newspaper.
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Graphic DesignerNewport, ORAug 2016 - Oct 2017 (1 year 2 months)I am part of the production department that is responsible for building/designing ads for both print and the web. I handle all the design for a real estate publication called Realty Connection which is published once a month, I occasionally do layout for stories in the Arts & Events section of the paper, I sometimes flow the classifieds ads using APT, and lastly I handle most of the work for a lot of outside projects that are produced and published by the News Times such as: Passport magazine, Discover Lincoln City, a visitors guide, and the Newport Chamber of Commerce (living and doing business guide) as well design a couple of brochures the "Where to on the Oregon Coast guide" and the Local Business Directory. I have also done a menu for a local restaurant and worked on on print marketing for discover newport.com.
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Production DesignerKetchum, IDAug 2005 - Aug 2016 (11 years)As a production designer I was responsible for creating/designing ads for both print and web, sometimes creating ad campaigns as well. Photoshop editing, editorial design for the newspaper and magazines. Maintaining all files associated with clients and organizing that information. Uploading photos and editorial content to the website.
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Awards
1st Erik Elison, Kristen Kaiser – Idaho Mountain Express – “Jazz Fest cover” -Idaho Press Club, Graphics & Page Design
2nd Erik Elison – Idaho Mountain Express – “Image Wars” - Idaho Press Club, Page Design
3rd Erik Elison - Idaho Press Club - "Minidoka Memories" Idaho Press Club Club, Page Design -
Affiliations
Idaho Press Club,
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Industries
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Skills
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Elsewhere on the Web
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On Coroflot@erik_elison, member since 2002
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