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Richard Smith |
Updated: 2/2/09 |
| Graphic Design Pro and Trainer |
| Website |
www.smithandsmyth.com |
| Email |
smithandsmyth  mac.com |
| Location |
ALBUQUERQUE, NM |
| Interested In |
Freelance, Contract |
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| About |
Portfolio available for viewing at:
http://smithandsmyth.com/graphicdesign.htm
Objective:
To use my experience in the areas of graphic design, commercial art, marketing and advertising to compliment the goals and strategies of a working team atmosphere, its achievements and support mechanisms – with availability for growth. Can teach, lecture and train as well. Looking within Albuquerque, NM, area. Currently available: Full/Part Time or Freelance/Contractor.
Qualifications:
- 10yrs exp. / Commercial art design / Mac proficient / HTML experience
- Expert in QuarkXPress; Adobe InDesign, Illustrator, Photoshop, Dreamweaver; Microsoft Word
Employment History:
Albuquerque Journal, Journal Publishing Co., P.O. Drawer J, Albuquerque, NM 87103
2008-2009 / Graphics Department – News Page Designer
- Responsible for the layout of the Rio Rancho Journal and West Side Journal sections as well as the inside pages of the main State Edition.
New York Post, 1211 Avenue of the Americas, 10th Floor, NY, NY 10036-8790
2003-2008 / Editorial Art Department – Art Director
- Responsible for the layout of the front and back pages as well as all graphical design elements with copy and images for business, news, sports, television and special weekly sections.
Kupper Parker / KPC Christopher Thomas, 401 Broadhollow Road, Meville, NY 11747
2002-2003 / Production: Creative Department – Graphic Designer/Art Director
- Assisted ad agency through transitional period with their then new client Cablevision. Worked on the layout and graphics for promotional materials for high profile clients such as Cablevision, Arbor Mortgage, Bentley College, Domino Sugar, Francesco Rinaldi and MetroWest.
Cablevision Systems Corporation, 1111 Stewart Avenue, Bethpage, NY 11714
2000-2002 / Creative Services Department –Art Director
- Responsible for the layout and design of Cablevision’s promotional packages for Optimum Online, Optimum TV, Optimum Voice, iO-Digital Cable, Lightpath, Pay-Per-View and the Lustgarten foundation for Pancreatic Cancer Research. Types of promotional packages that I worked on included: sweepstakes, print ads, direct mail initiatives, e-flyers and collateral materials such as brochures, tent cards, posters and banners.
Lloyd Creative Staffing, 445 Broadhollow Road, Melville, NY 11747
1998-2002 / Creative Services Departments – Freelance Graphic Designer
- While employed as a freelancer at Lloyd Creative Staffing, I worked at Bookspan, Computer Associates, Mutual Funds Magazine, Publishers Clearing House and The Halo Group. Within these companies/agencies I worked on collateral materials, ad work, direct mail initiatives, vitamin label design, university catalogs, veloxes, cover layouts, catalog work and charity projects. I also lasered mass mailings to be distributed in the United States, England and Canada.
Education:
B.S. - Visual Arts - State University of New York at Old Westbury College, 1996
A.A.S. - Advertising Art & Design – State University of New York at Farmingdale College, 1991
Training:
Adobe InDesign Intensive - Noble Desktop LLC | Computer Graphics Training, NY, 2008
Web Design: Dreamweaver / Fireworks - Noble Desktop LLC | Computer Graphics Training, NY, 2008
Flash 5 / Level 1 (Mac) - New Horizons 8-Hour Class at Cablevision Systems Corporation, 2002
Conference for Desktop Publishers - CompuMaster 7-Hour Class at Huntington Hilton, 1999
Visual Communications - State University of New York at Farmingdale College, 1996
Dear Hiring Manager,
As a graphic designer, I am very interested in knowing what kind of employment opportunities you have to offer. Feel free to download my resume as a first step in exploring the possibilities.
In my most recent position as graphic designer at the Albuquerque Journal, I was responsible for the layout of the Rio Rancho Journal and West Side Journal sections, as well as the inside pages of the main State Edition. Within the newspaper industry, newsbreaks and/or changes come at a moments notice; in order to get the most current updates posted, as graphic designer, you need to be flexible, accurate and quick to maintain the tight time constraints for print.
In my previous positions working as Art Director and/or as a Graphic Designer, I’ve had the chance to work on a variety of promotions and projects that included news page design, information graphics, web design, sweepstakes, print ads, direct mail initiatives, e-flyers and collateral materials such as brochures, tent cards, posters and banners.
Within my 10 years of experience in the Creative Services Division, I’ve had the unique opportunity to polish up my expertise in QuarkXpress, InDesign, Photoshop, Illustrator, Dreamweaver, ImageReady and MS Word.
Thank you for taking the time to read my cover letter. I hope to hear from you soon.
Sincerely,
Richard Smith
RICHARD W SMITH
6901 LOS VOLCANOS RD NW #S205
ALBUQUERQUE NM 87121-8446
WEB: http://smithandsmyth.com
PHONE: (516) 690-4059
FAX: (505) 213-0647
EMAIL: smithandsmyth@mac.com
PORTFOLIO AVAILABLE FOR VIEWING AT:
http://smithandsmyth.com/graphicdesign.htm
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| Program Proficiency |
| Expert: |
QuarkXpress, InDesign, Photoshop, Illustrator, Dreamweaver, Acrobat |
| Skilled: |
ImageReady, HTML, JavaScript, CSS, MS Word |
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| Other Skills |
| Experienced with enitre design process from creative to production. |
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