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Barbara Goldsmith is a seasoned graphic designer with extensive experience in creating visual content for various mediums, including magazines, brochures, and advertising. She has worked with numerous clients, providing design, illustration, and layout services, and has also taught floral design classes. With a strong educational background in commercial design and fashion illustration, Barbara has honed her skills in graphic design, typography, and publishing.

Credentials

  • Rio Rewards PMC Certification
    Rio Grande

Experience

  • Michaels Stores
    • United States
    • Framer
      • Sep 2020 - Present
      • United States

      Help customers to make the best choices for their framing projects. Work with tools in frame shop to create a finished frame job.

  • AC Moore Arts & Crafts
    • Rockville, Maryland
    • Floral Designer
      • Jul 2016 - Mar 2020
      • Rockville, Maryland

      Created floral arrangements, bows and window displays, take charge of all floral entries, work with customers to fulfill custom orders. Additional Services: Cashier and assisted customers with ideas for their projects in different departments of the store.

  • Talbots
    • Bethesda, MD
    • Client Specialist
      • Apr 2017 - Oct 2019
      • Bethesda, MD

      Build relationships with customers to, help them make the best choices, for their purchases. Visual Displays-Assist with visual set-ups in-store.

  • Bethesda Magazine
    • Bethesda, MD
    • Freelance Graphic Designer
      • Nov 2014 - Dec 2018
      • Bethesda, MD

      Create and edit ads for Bethesda Magazine.

  • Michaels's
    • Gaithersburg, MD
    • Floral Designer/ Replishment Team
      • Oct 2013 - Jul 2016
      • Gaithersburg, MD

      Create floral arrangements, take charge of all floral entries, and work with customers to create custom orders. Teach Floral Classes.

    • Marketing Manager
      • Feb 2014 - Jan 2016
      • Montgomery County, Maryland

      Sell advertising for both Montgomery Magazine and Premier Values Magazine.

  • WJW Group, LLC
    • Rockville, MD
    • Graphic Designer
      • 2013 - 2014
      • Rockville, MD

      Create ads for the newspaper and other glossy publications, and layout pages. Work with sales representatives and contact clients to obtain their advertisement information.

    • Gallery Assistant
      • 2013 - 2013
      • Rockville, MD

      Assisted Gallery Director with Marketing, Invoices, Hanging Artwork, Framing, Packaging Artwork, Creating Flyers, and Event Planning.

    • Graphic Designer
      • 1999 - 2013

      • Created ads for The Gazette Newspapers• Designed special projects including: Media kits, promotional pieces and fundraisers.• Designed special sections for The Business Gazette Magazine. Redesigned various Military Newspaper Nameplates. Created CDs and packaging for Military Base Guides.

    • Graphic Designer
      • 1999 - 2007
      • Gaithersburg, MD

      Designed Military Base Guides, Maps, Brochures, Folders, Visitors Guide Maps

    • Digital Specialist/Graphic Designer
      • 1998 - 1999
      • Rockville, MD

      • Designed a variety of print material, newsletters, books, stationery, business cards and signs.• Scanned photos for publications and enhanced them in Photoshop as necessary.• Digitally out-put documents to color printer and worked on both Mac and PC plat

  • TT Publishing
    • Alexandria, Va
    • Production Coordinator
      • 1997 - 1997
      • Alexandria, Va

      PART-TIMEProduced, placed and coordinated classified ads for a weekly publication.

    • Production Coordinator
      • 1995 - 1997

      • Coordinated and designed all advertisements for six separate annual directories.• Produced 2 and 4 color promotional pieces.• Created Covers for directories

    • Graphic Designer
      • 1995 - 1995
      • Rockville, MD

      PART-TIMEMade changes in catalog, using a 3-D scanner and software programs, Photoshop and Pagemaker.

    • Graphic Designer
      • 1994 - 1995
      • Rockville, MD

      Designed and created various ads for the One Book.

  • Designs by Barbara
    • North Potomac, MD
    • Principal
      • 1985 - 1995
      • North Potomac, MD

      • Provided support and guidance to a wide variety of clients in developing their corporate identity.• Developed marketing collateral from conceptual design through final production.• Offered a suite of graphic services including: logos, brochures, business cards and stationery packages.• Assisted customers with ad campaigns, promotional items, newsletters, media planning and specialevent support.

  • The Write Stuff
    • Bethesda, MD
    • Graphics/ Illustrations
      • 1989 - 1994
      • Bethesda, MD

      Designed and created a large selection of graphic, illustrations and drawings for use on avariety of media for retail trade.

  • KALM Graphics
    • Kensington, MD
    • Graphic Designer
      • 1985 - 1994
      • Kensington, MD

      Provided design, illustration, layout and camera-ready services for a diverse groupof customers.

    • Graphic Designer/ Layout/Paste-up
      • 1980 - 1982
      • Silver Spring. MD

      • Responsible for graphic design layout of books and other printed materials.• Paste-up, inking, mechanicals • Camera work

Education

  • 1978 - 1980
    Northern Virginia Community College
    Associate of Arts and Sciences (A.A.S.) High Honors, Commercial Design
  • 1970 - 1971
    Chamberlayne Junior College
    Fashion Illustration/Graphics

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