Heather Schmitz-Tackett
- Contact
- Save to list
-
About
Creative individual who thrives in a team-oriented, energetic, and fast-paced atmosphere. Ability to work with others and individually on projects ranging from interactive design to poster layouts. Efficient in Photoshop, Illustrator, and InDesign as well as working within the Creative Cloud. Experience with executing multiple tasks simultaneously and working under strict deadlines. Comfortable with taking on multiple roles from administration and project coordination to graphic design while always helping other team members with roadblocks.
Specialties: Graphic Design, typography, Adobe Creative Suite, After Effects, Photography, Microsoft Office, PowerPoint, Excel, Mac & PC savvy, Trello, Adobe Acrobate Pro, Jira, At Task, Q360 -
Education
-
B.A. Graphic DesignSaginaw Valley State University2005 - 2008Minor: Marketing Member: Women's Tack and Field Team
-
Associates Applied ScienceWashtenaw Community College2002 - 2005
-
-
Experience
-
Traffic Coordinator/ Graphic DesignerRR DonnelleySouthfield, MIAug 2014 - Present (11 years 10 months)• Hired as a Proofer and promoted to a Traffic coordinator while still assisting with preparing proofs for client when free.
• Assists account management on collaborating with client on projects, prepping files and monitoring their progress.
• Responsible for prepping projects, assigning an operator for changes & reviewing before sending back to clients daily.
• Work on Mac system, Adobe Creative Suite, Mediabank, PowerPoint, Excel, Outlook, TimeData, etc. -
Graphic DesignerBlueWater TechnologiesMar 2013 - Apr 2014 (1 year 1 month)Being a part of the Creative Team has been a great experience. Working together and individually on projects from interactive design to poster layouts.
- Participated in creative brainstorming and designing user activations, social media walls, directories, logos, page layouts, ads, displays, etc.
- Offering and receiving constructive criticism from team members and superiors as well as client stakeholders.
- Worked directly with Development team to ensure project execution
- Assisted Project Management in defining user experience and overall look and feel of final creative assets.
- Helping team members with administrative roadblocks in order keep projects on schedule. -
Project Coordinator/AssistantBlueWater TechnologiesAug 2012 - Apr 2013 (8 months)
-
Assistant/Admin/Marketing AssistantBlueWater TechnologiesAug 2011 - Aug 2012 (1 year)
-
Graphic DesignerIAECNov 2008 - Nov 2009 (1 year)
-
Graphic DesignerSaginaw Valley State University Media RelationsMay 2006 - May 2008 (2 years)Designing Media Guide Covers, posters, Schedule cards, logo, T-shirt designs, etc. for all the sports at SVSU.
-
Customer ServiceStaples office SupplyJun 2006 - Dec 2007 (1 year 6 months)Assist customers in making informed decisions based on individual needs Help company achieve its sales goals in a professional and friendly manner
-
-
Awards
Photography, Black & White 35mm Fall 2002- 2006
Member, SVSU Women’s Track and Field Team Jan. 2005 – 2008 Recipient, NCAA All-Academic Team May 2006
Deans list, Academic award Fall 2002- May 2008
CPR/First Aid Certified, American Red cross March 2008 - Present -
Affiliations
Member of the SVSU Womens Track & Field Team
-
Skills
-
Elsewhere on the Web
-
On Coroflot@hschmitz, member since 2011
-
-
Followers 2
