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Creative Designer
Mitchell, SD
Apr 2017 - Present (4 years)
• Ad design work for print and online advertising for the Mitchell/surrounding local areas along with areas in North Dakota, Minnesota and Wisconsin covered by Forum Communications.
• Special publication layouts and design.
• South Dakota Farm & Ranch social media overseer.
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Newspaper Production Designer/Pre-Press
Mitchell, SD
Mar 2006 - May 2016 (10 years 2 months)
• Promoted to Lead Graphic Designer in 2016.
• Help oversee the production at the Daily Republic/Mitchell location with the Daily Republic, ADvisor, South Dakota Farm & Ranch and other special publications.
• Ad design work for print and online advertising for the Mitchell/surrounding local areas along with areas in North Dakota, Minnesota and Wisconsin covered by Forum Communications.
• Special publication layouts and design.
• Pre-press work with sending area small town newspapers out to plate so it can be placed on the press.
• Pre-press work with sending the finished pages out to plate so it can be placed on the press.
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Graphic/Page Layout Designer & Advertising Manager
Salem, SD
Jun 2004 - Sep 2005 (1 year 3 months)
• Full time graphic designer at small town newspaper.
• Managed advertising that would arrive and creat the newspaper page layouts the old paste up way.
• Sold advertising for special promotions like school state sports event sponsorship ads & holiday promotions.