Resume

Work Experience

Design lead for creative concepts for continuing medical educational marketing materials utilizing Adobe Creative Suite, including Illustrator, InDesign and Photoshop.
Conduct daily peer-reviews of design team’s assets, providing constructive critiques to ensure comprehensive creatives, enhancing team efficiency.
Support the creative director in managing the design team during PTO/sick leave, maintaining project timelines and quality standards.
Use of non-traditional printing techniques to help marketing materials standout from competitors.
Spearheaded the rebranding of company product logos, ensuring a cohesive look and enhancing brand identity.
Increased communication with project managers, reducing production time by decreasing the number of correction rounds.

Independently managed graphic design projects from concept to completion, ensuring timely delivery and adherence to client specifications.
Cut clients’ expenses on production costs of newsletters by transitioning to an online format, resulting in a 45% cost reduction.
Successfully designed a major medical association’s annual meeting logo, establishing a consistent brand identity used
year-to-year.
Recognized by clients for meeting deadlines that clients’ in-house art departments could not accommodate.

Redesigned newsletter, generating more advertising dollars by creating innovative and engaging content.
Designed mailings for political accounts with a 24-hour turnaround, ensuring timely and effective communication.
Developed a scheduling system, improving team efficiency and project status transparency.
Collaborated with fellow graphic designers in brainstorming activities, achieving the best results for clients’ objectives and visions.

Joined forces with the sales staff to bring clients’ ideas to life, creating corporate designs for the auto industry and engaging print materials for children’s programs.
Recognized for innovative ideas by sales force and clients.
Established and maintained trusting relationships with designers and clients, ensuring consistent and high-quality design output.
Collaborated with the in-house pre-press department to supply properly prepared digital files for printing, saving the company time and reducing costs.

Promoted to assistant art director after one year, overseeing the layout and design of all medical journals and publications, ensuring high-quality standards.
Coordinated with creative director and editorial staff to ensure all medical publications maintained high-quality design, resulting in multiple APEX design awards.
Reviewed and art directed layouts for monthly medical publications, consistently meeting tight deadlines and improving production efficiency by 35%.
Successfully managed and maintained a heavy workload while coordinating with fellow designers and editorial staff.
Trained new employees in company publication standards and guidelines, enhancing team efficiency and consistency.