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FREELANCE DESIGNER
Self-employed
Portland, OR
2010 - Present (14 years)
• Concept and execute designs for clients in Oregon and beyond. Projects include book design, typesetting, design of posters, logos, web and social media graphics.
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GRAPHIC DESIGNER
Portland, OR
Mar 2016 - Oct 2017 (1 year 7 months)
• Lead designer for select in-store print graphics and product displays for Nike Men’s Training North America and Global.
• Designer for Columbia in-store graphics.
• Prepare production-ready large and small format files.
• Art direct and assist with in-house product photo shoots with Photography team.
• Preflight and package mass quantities of files and graphics for print.
• Organize and manage intricate file system on shared server.
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GRAPHIC DESIGNER / Assistant Graphic Designer / Production & Design Intern
New Haven, CT
Sep 2008 - Aug 2014 (5 years 11 months)
GRAPHIC DESIGNER (2011–2014)
• Conceptualized and designed book covers and interior layouts — handling approximately 50
book projects per year.
• Extensive cover photo and illustration research.
• Oversaw book’s production from start to finish — concept ideas with Art Director, Acquiring
Editor, and Author, make editorial changes to jacket, approve printer’s interior proofs,
communicate printing and typesetting specifications to vendors, prepare files for press,
deliver final print-ready files to Production department, archive final files.
• Size and color correct digital artwork.
• Assisted Marketing department with design needs for both electronic media and print.
ASSISTANT GRAPHIC DESIGNER (2008–2011)
PRODUCTION & DESIGN INTERN (SUMMER 2008)