Experience

Rockler Companies, Inc.

• United States
• Retail
• 100 - 200 Employee

• Production Artist II

  • Sep 2019 - Present

  • Primarily lay out flyers and catalogs. Improved the quality of initial proofs. • Improved the process of creating monthly store sale signage which reduced time required to create them by about 33% while also reducing errors. • Became the liaison between Marketer’s Studio Tech Support and the rest of my team as well as the administrator for the Marketer’s Studio server portal for our company. • Create and update packaging based on brand guidelines, product type, size, and legal specifications. • Illustrate and lay out instructions. • Processed the photos of buy/sell products from outside vendors. • Create web and email graphics. • Create ads for placement in guild newsletters as well as promotionals for specific events Show less



Navitor Inc

• North Mankato, MN

• Prepress Graphic Assistant

  • Mar 2017 - Sep 2019

  • Set up customer files to ensure proper printed results according to customer specifications. This includes but not limited to: color separation, extending bleeds, retyping and touching up or recreating art as necessary. • Created and revised proofs according to customer specifications. • 99.82% quality metric per last annual review. • Set up customer files to ensure proper printed results according to customer specifications. This includes but not limited to: color separation, extending bleeds, retyping and touching up or recreating art as necessary. • Created and revised proofs according to customer specifications. • 99.82% quality metric per last annual review.



John's Garage Door

• Freelance Designer

  • May 2016 - Sep 2018

  • Designed a logo and branding system. • Applications designed as necessary such as vehicle decals and electronic invoices. • Designed a logo and branding system. • Applications designed as necessary such as vehicle decals and electronic invoices.



The TJX Companies, Inc.

• United States
• Retail
• 700 & Above Employee

• Sales Associate

  • Mar 2012 - Feb 2017

  • Cordially greeted and helped customers. • Organized and used problem solving to stock merchandise. • Monitored transactions. Associate of the Quarter Award 2013 • Cordially greeted and helped customers. • Organized and used problem solving to stock merchandise. • Monitored transactions. Associate of the Quarter Award 2013



Minnesota Historical Society

• United States
• Museums, Historical Sites, and Zoos
• 300 - 400 Employee

• Design Intern

  • Jun 2016 - Aug 2016

  • Designed promotional materials for upcoming books and author events. • Scanned photos, re-sized and edited covers, and organized files as part of the book publishing process. • Designed promotional materials for upcoming books and author events. • Scanned photos, re-sized and edited covers, and organized files as part of the book publishing process.