Experience

Small Army FINN Partners

• United States
• Advertising Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Assistant to VP of Operations

  • May 2017 - Present



Freelance Graphic Designer & Production Artist

• Freelance

  • 1994 - Present

  • Design greeting cards and invitations; logos, CD art, posters, & T-shirts for local Boston bands; small business logos and business cards; wedding booklets. Work closely with clients to develop concepts and achieve desired design from start to finished product. • Created digital screen graphics for use in interactive, on-line math courses. • Produced and edited text in multiple languages and placed graphics in user manuals and on outer packaging of diabetes meters while maintaining company standards for major pharmaceuticals company. • Built and edited classified advertisements for newspapers nationwide. • Illustrated and hand painted banners and height charts for children’s room décor. • Designed event flyers, posters and assisted with yearbook for a local public school. Show less



Abbott

• United States
• Hospitals and Health Care
• 700 & Above Employee

• Production Artist

  • 2003 - 2004



Communications Collaborative

• United States
• Staffing and Recruiting
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Contract Graphic Designer / Production Artist

  • 2000 - 2004

  • Fulfilled contract positions ranging from one to six months for varied clients including a design firm, a catalog-clothing retailer, and an ad agency. Met project deadlines while performing both design and production tasks. Designed within specific client spec requirements. • Produced identity graphics for IBM trade shows worldwide for two seasons in 2000 and 2001. Worked on banners, booth maps, postcards, signage and window graphics that met IBM’s creative standards. • Designed and created produced marketing materials for several major local banks including, Citizen, Fleet, and Lowell Five. Materials consisted of “take-one” pamphlets, banners, postcards, posters and annual reports. • Produced and modified preliminary spread layouts, edited text and placed low-res images for Chadwick’s of Boston and Lerner women’s fashion catalogs. Maintained individual style and design specs for each book. • Designed and created request letters and response cards for mass mailing campaigns by charity and fund raising organizations. Conceptualized and designed graphic collages for corresponding online campaigns. Show less



GateHouse Media New England

• Newspaper Publishing
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Graphic Designer / Production Artist

  • 1994 - 2000

  SPEC AD DESIGNER: Designed Spec ads which created and defined identities for local businesses, to aid sales department in securing new clients and retaining existing customers. Conceptualized and designed black and white, two-color, and four-color inserts, mailers and flyers. Followed up with final product proofs to meet client’s requirements and budget. Created sales collateral to promote special newspaper campaigns. Managed projects independently and in conjunction with sales staff to meet print and production deadlines. PRODUCTION ARTIST: Designed, laid out and updated Display advertisements for businesses to run in weekly newspapers and seasonal supplements. Operated stat camera and high-res scanners. Scanned and edited photographs, artwork, and camera-ready images. Participated in two office moves/mergers and integrated old and new papers while meeting deadline requirements for both. Helped train new hires on system software. Show less



JWG Associates Alumni

• Freelance production

  • 1995 - 1998