Graphic Designer at bloom daily planners

Jennifer Bury

Newark, DE

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For over 20 years I have worked for a variety of Design companies in the Philadelphia metro area, working in a variety of disciplines within my field. I believe that my experiences have given me the necessary training and skills to become a valuable member of the Graphic Design field. I am enthusiastic and passionate about what I do, and possess the ability and versatility to produce creative and effective work. I am driven, highly organized, and have a willingness to learn within the design industry. I aspire to work in an environment that enables my creative and technical skills to be challenged and to flourish in an individual and team environment.

Specialties: Paginations, packaging, print design, branding and identity, Mac, PC, yellow pages, page layout design, Indesign, Photoshop, Illustrator, 4-color process, pre-press, pre-flighting, FTP, social media, logo design, video, photography, cover design, calendar page layouts, planner layout design
Education
- Associates graphic design
  
  Delaware County Community college
  
  1994 - 1996
- Cardinal Ohara High School
  
  1989 - 1993
Experience
- Graphic Designer
  
  Student Media Group
  
  Newark, DE
  
  Mar 2016 - Present (10 years 3 months)
  
  In a fast paced environment I am responsible for overseeing the production of our Student Planners that are distributed to 15-20 Colleges / Universities across the US. Responsibilities are designing yellow page advertisements, covers, planner calendar and information pages within the planner. Researching school information to be placed in the planner such as sports schedules, academic schedules, etc. Pagination of school planners, finalizing files, saving press ready PDF files for the printer. Uploading files via FTP to our print vendors. Reviewing and approving PDF proofs from our print vendors. Hiring and Overseeing Graphic Design Interns. Helping out when needed with our sister company bloom daily planners with cover designs, interior calendar page layouts, social media images, in house materials, etc.
- Production Manager / Graphic Designer
  
  Local Pages Publishing, LLC
  
  Eagleville, PA
  
  Nov 2012 - Present (13 years 7 months)
  
  Responsible for the design of yellow page advertising, mobile websites and apps, pagination of directories and planners, updating companies social media sites, traffic flow of ads through department. Oversee the production department.
- Project/Traffic Manager & Graphic Designer
  
  The Marketing Department Worldwide
  
  May 2011 - Nov 2012 (1 year 6 months)
  
  In a fast growing advertising and marketing firm, I guide projects (digital/web, and print) from beginning to end, (and in between), in a collaborative environment with designers, programmers, clients and account managers.
  
  Account management & client relations, designing of logos and various other print and marketing materials for clients and in house projects as needed.
  
  - Direct and manage web/digital/print projects from beginning to end
  - Direct and manage creative team
  - Daily interaction with clients
  - Work in a fast changing environment
  - Ensure at any cost that projects are a success
  - Communicate with vendors as needed
- Office Assistant
  
  Targetmaster
  
  Dec 2009 - May 2011 (1 year 5 months)
  
  I was responsible for logging all paperwork for purchased firearms from customers. Called in background checks and worked up at the front counter as needed in the store.
- Freelance Graphic Designer
  
  Lucidcircus
  
  Jan 2008 - May 2011 (3 years 4 months)
  
  Freelance design work on various projects as needed. Mainly brochure design for a company called Otte Gear in NYC.
- Graphic Designer
  
  Great Valley Publishing
  
  Oct 2008 - Jan 2009 (3 months)
  
  Creation of Magazine layouts. Pagination of magazines, preflighting files for printer. Assisting with recruitment section of magazines, creating small space ads and filler ads as needed.
- Freelance Graphic Designer
  
  CMAccess
  
  Jul 2007 - Oct 2008 (1 year 3 months)
  
  Companies I have freelenced at through them are:
  Synthes, Inc. and Lincoln Financial Group
- Freelance Graphic Designer
  
  Blue Plate Minds, Inc.
  
  May 2006 - Jan 2008 (1 year 8 months)
  
  Places I have worked with so far through them are:
  Smells Like Green - Media, PA
  Depersico Creative Group - Havertown, PA
  Aetna - Blue Bell, PA
  Depersico Creative Group - Havertown, PA
  Connors Advertising - Havertown, PA
  Holston, Sentivan & Gury - Ambler, PA
- Freelance Graphic Designer
  
  DePersico Creative Group
  
  Jan 2007 - May 2007 (4 months)
  
  This was a temp freelance position. I was responsible for the production work done on packaging, specifically for Nutrisystem.
- Graphic Designer
  
  Student Media Group
  
  Apr 2006 - Jul 2006 (3 months)
  
  I worked here part time designing yellow page ads for handbook planners for colleges/universities in the US.
- Sr. Graphic Designer
  
  College Directory Publishing, Inc./Big Book Directories
  
  May 1997 - Mar 2006 (8 years 10 months)
  
  I was a graphic designer for this company for 9 years.
  The company produced telephone directories for colleges/universities throughout the US. They also produced a telephone directory called the Big Book Directory within Pennsylvania. I helped with designing the yellow page ads, pagination of the books, cover designs, in-house pieces for the company, helped supervise the artists, trafficed the flow of work coming in and out of the production department, communicated with printers and outside vendors and preflighting materials before they went to print.
Industries
- Desktop & Office products
- Publishing
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