Experience

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  Freelance/Graphic Design

  • graphic designer

    • Apr 2011 - Present

    • Developed product branding for a startup company, off-the-scratch: market positioning, naming, logo, packaging and ad design, restyling, creative concept, exhibition materials• Built corporate styles for the client companies• Produced POSM advertising and collateral materials• Designed packaging for already existing brands• Designed thematic (holidays) and gift packaging• Designed calendars, postcards, and posters

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  NIST

  • Gaithersburg, MD USA

  • graphic designer

    • Feb 2008 - Apr 2011
    • Gaithersburg, MD USA

    • Built corporate styles for the government clients • Produced posters and collateral materials• Designed signs, calendars, postcards, and posters• Did a page layout design for periodical corporate publications

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  Design studio "Bodrova-design"

  • Moscow, Russian Federation

  • Art Director

    • Sep 2003 - Jan 2006
    • Moscow, Russian Federation

    • Provided creative and technical lead for a team of 4 designers• Managed multiple, concurrent projects in different stages• Served as client liaison: conducted business negotiations, did project presentations• Worked with the vendors (typographic facilities and other manufacturers, external advertising providers, exhibition organizers)• Devised visual concepts for ad campaigns and promotional marketing• Developed product branding, including: market positioning, naming, logo, packaging and ad design, restyling, creative concept• Designed packaging for already existing brands• Designed thematic (holidays) and gift packaging, for non-standard materials too• Built corporate styles for the client companies• Designed brandbooks• Produced POSM advertising, collateral materials• Produced advertising for non-commercial projects, social advertising (UNAIDS)• Developed design-concepts for periodical publications• Controlled the quality of produced materials, on all stages: concept-ideas, design, pre-press, printing

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  Printing plant «Lininter»

  • Moscow, Russian Federation

  • Graphic Designer

    • Jul 2000 - May 2002
    • Moscow, Russian Federation

    • Designed packaging, labels, collateral materials, POSM advertising• Performed complete pre-press processing: page layout and assembly, last-minute corrections, final adaptation, and conversion of files for printing• Digital photo and scanning, with color correction and other image processing

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  Polygraphic company «Locus Standi»

  • Moscow, Russian Federation

  • Graphic Designer

    • Nov 1998 - Jul 2000
    • Moscow, Russian Federation

    • Designed packaging, collateral materials, POSM advertising; postcards, posters, placards, banners, calendars, souvenirs, non-commercial advertising• Helped develop corporate styles• Dealt with digital photo and scanning, with color correction and other image processing• Performed full pre-press processing: page layout and assembly, last-minute corrections, final adaptation and conversion of files for printing for advertising newspaper «Proteck», and corporate magazine «Interros»