Experience

Fare Foods Corp.

• United States
• Food & Beverages
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Graphic Designer

  • May 2013 - Present

  Fare Foods is a full-service amusement food and concession supplies provider in the U.S. with warehouses located in Du Quoin, IL & Tampa, FL. Fare Foods has the capabilities to deliver on site for any carnival, fair, festival, show, or race. A fleet of semi-trucks will help ensure that orders are filled and on the grounds, before the fair opens. As the in house Graphic Designer it is my responsibility to create and maintain any graphics needed for the company. First and foremost my duty is to create designs for custom printable food containers such as souvenir cups, buckets, and cotton candy bags. My responsibilities include speaking with the customers to assure that the design is exactly what they are looking for. Other responsibilities include updating and maintaining the company website, creating inter-office files and graphics, and any other duties brought my way. Show less


Murphy Digital Design
• Business Owner

  • Jan 2021 - Present


CNHI

• United States
• Newspaper Publishing
• 200 - 300 Employee

• Graphic Designer

  • Dec 2011 - May 2013

  • Mt. Vernon location is a hub for Community Newspaper Holdings, Inc. (CNHI). Hub produces ads (for print and web), flyers, sales materials, etc. for eight locations. • Locations include: Mt. Vernon Register-News - Mt. Vernon, IL; McLeansboro Times Leader – McLeansboro, IL; Shelbyville Daily Union – Shelbyville, IL; Danville Commercial-News – Danville, IL; Effingham Daily News – Effingham, IL; The Free Press – Mankato, MN; Home Magazine – Mankato, MN, and Traverse City Record-Eagle – Traverse City, MI. • Utilized the following programs: Photoshop, Adobe InDesign, Multi-Ad Creator, Adobe Acrobat Distiller & Reader all on Mac platform • Named Assistant Manager for Composition Department in October 2012 • Took over all managerial duties for eight weeks while manager was off on maternity leave. (13 total employees in department) • Normal duties included; assisting Manager in day to day duties, assisted in training employees within department, ad creation, calls to sales staff to ask for missing materials, questions, etc. • Took over full managerial duties anytime the manager is unavailable. • Answered phone during shift and troubleshoot any questions/issues that may arise. Show less



Southern Illinois Deals

• Advertising Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Graphic Designer

  • Nov 2010 - Oct 2011

  • Prepared and processed magazine pages for print/web using Adobe Photoshop, Adobe InDesign, Multi-Ad Creator, Adobe Acrobat Distiller & Reader all on Mac platform • SI Deals: Weekly Magazine between 20 and 24 pages (Determined by sales) • SI Focus on Women: Bi-Monthly Magazine between 20 and 24 pages (Determined by sales) • Coordinated with Press Plant for file delivery and printing issues • Created and processed for print/web all advertisements sold by sales department • Upload any files via ftp for use on web • Responsible for creating sales materials, media kits, flyers, handouts, signs for business use. • Responsible for training new employees within department • Maintained postings and pages on social networking sites (facebook, twitter) • Responsible for creating business image/logo for both SI Deals and Focus on Women. Show less



The Daily American / SI Trader

• Graphic Designer

  • Feb 2008 - Nov 2010

  Daily American Composition Department (2009-2010) • Worked alongside editorial department to prepare and process daily newspaper pages for print using Adobe Photoshop, QuarkXPress, Multi- Ad Creator, Adobe Acrobat Distiller & Reader • Daily Newspaper between 12 and 24 pages (Determined daily) • Coordinated with Press Plant for daily file delivery and printing issues • Created and processed for print all advertisements sold by in-house sales department • Created and processed for print local Real Estate Guide (Franklin County Homes Guide – Free Monthly Publication between 48-56 pages) • Created and processed for print Franklin County Free Press (Weekly) • Created and processed for print Special Publications - Sports Tabs (Spring, Summer, Fall & Winter) - Southern Illinois Coal Magazine (Annual) - Tourism in Southern Illinois (Bi-Annual Shared with sister papers) - Grocery Insert for McCords Market (Weekly) - Special pages within newspaper - Annual Pet Calendar - Annual Progress Edition • Coordinated with other composition departments within our newspaper network on special projects and daily ad exchanges (Five Offices) • Upload any files via ftp for use on web (Hosted by Travidia and Tecnavia) • Responsible for training new employees within department • Deadline-Oriented: Comfortable with strict deadlines SI Trader Composition Department (2008-2009) • Created and processed for print advertisements sold by in-house sales department using Adobe Photoshop, Multi-Ad Creator, Adobe Acrobat Distiller & Reader - Weekly Publication • Upload any files via ftp for use on web (Hosted by Travidia and Tecnavia) Show less



Positive Impressions

• Apparel & Fashion
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Graphic Designer

  • Jan 2002 - Aug 2007

  • Created designs for t-shirts using CorelDraw and Photoshop and various other programs and machinery • Created/Designed company logo’s for use on T-shirts and vinyl application on signs and vehicles • Ran vinyl cutter and corresponding applications • Worked one-on-one with customers to create custom designs • Responsible for the majority of vinyl application • Created designs for t-shirts using CorelDraw and Photoshop and various other programs and machinery • Created/Designed company logo’s for use on T-shirts and vinyl application on signs and vehicles • Ran vinyl cutter and corresponding applications • Worked one-on-one with customers to create custom designs • Responsible for the majority of vinyl application