Graphic, Website & Marketing Designer

 

OBJECTIVE:

To ensure consistent company branding across the board - from paper to cyberspace. To analyze and implement concepts essential to growth. I uphold the value of internal communication, and remain concept-flexible in order to effectively blend information and visual interest in the span of my work.

EDUCATION:

2002 - C.I.W. Webmaster Certification Courses- New Horizons CLC, Chicago, IL.
2001 - Certificate in Specialized Illustration, Art Instruction Schools, Minneapolis, MN.
2001 - 1 of 90 featured artists published in New Art International (Book Art Press, NY).
2000 - Bachelor's Degree in Illustration / Design from Columbia College Chicago (4.0 GPA)
1999 - Intern at University of Illinois - Chicago, Biomedical Visualization / Illustration Dept.

WORK EXPERIENCE:

7/2003 - Present: PTI Securities & Futures, L.P. - Chicago Loop

Title: Corporate Marketing Director

Currently maintain customer database and correspondence with prospective and existing investment clients. Ensure consistency of firm's brand identity through all paper and e-material for client contact - account forms, CD-Roms, e-newsletters, media for seminars, promotion of the firm's AM radio show. Re-designed and currently maintain company website and promotion of online trading system and brokerage services. Create and coordinate print and online advertising. Responsible for periodic financial research, processing new clients, and technical support.

4/2002 - 5/2003: NACM/Chicago-Midwest - Rolling Meadows, IL (Natl. Assoc. of Credit Management)

Title: Marketing & Membership Assistant

Served as the association marketing source: redesigned / maintained company website. Implemented credit card acceptance and developed a marketing schedule for the execution of mass e-marketing campaigns. Created all online forms (for surveys, registrations, etc.). Artistic editor of the association's bi-monthly newsletter and creator of graphically-charged marketing materials, flyers, brochures, guides. Introduced a digital format and package design for company proposals and provided internal administrative support and technical support.

7/2000 - 12/2001 Alliance Airlines - O'Hare Airport (The International Cargo Marketing Association)

Title: Marketing, Graphic / Website Designer

Solely managed the Marketing Department, created, edited and promoted B2B corporate identity materials and campaigns: from local and national magazine ads to digital CD-ROM sales proposals to major airline clients. Designed / maintained several company internet and intranet websites, analyzed web stats, generated reports and researched traffic-increasing solutions and improvements. Redesigned the company business card and produced logos / graphical layouts and directed the prepress of all marketing media in coordination with vendors.

SKILLS:

All Adobe, Microsoft and Macromedia applications, skilled in website markup languages. Educated in e-commerce, security and web technologies. Mac and PC platform-proficient. Highly professional, communication and detail-oriented and organized. Excellent writing, content management / editing, and proof-reading skills. Typing skills: 70+ wpm.

 

References available upon request. E-mail Sarah@FamousAfterIDie.com

 

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