ACTdesign . Resume + Contact

email alissact @ actdesign.us

resume

SUMMARY OF QUALIFICATIONS
• Highly creative designer with eight years of experience in print, web, signage and packaging design
• Well organized, detail oriented, smart, self-motivated, strong work ethic
• Expertise in coordinating print and manufacturing production, output of production-ready artwork
• Related skills include photography and illustration, photo retouch, detailed mockup creation

SOFTWARE COMPETENCY
Macintosh OSX (and Mac / PC Cross platform knowledge)
Adobe Creative Suite 4 (Illustrator, Photoshop, InDesign, Acrobat)
QuarkXPress 7
Adobe & Macromedia Dreamweaver / HTML
Microsoft Office (Excel, Word, PowerPoint, Entourage)

education
Carnegie Mellon University
May 2002, BFA with Honors, Communications Design
Schule für Gestaltung, St. Gallen, Switzerland
Spring Semester 2001, Graphic Design Exchange Program

work history
ACTdesign, Washington DC
Principal, Art Director, Graphic Designer, August 2006 – November 2007, April 2008 – present

• Find new business, interface with large and small clients, secure numerous referrals and repeat business
• Develop creative, strategically on-target design solutions for print, web, signage, exhibit, merchandise
• Coordinate with vendors to solicit bids, select paper stocks and production methods based on quality, price

Chesapeake Bay Candle, Rockville, Maryland
Designer, November 2007 – April 2008

• Study trends, develop creative concept, packaging and graphic design for home fragrance collection
• Coordinate with factories to develop working samples for mass production on-target with the company brand
• Generate and implement custom design of a unique glass votive in line with brand standards, output digital artwork for factory production

Copeland Design, Inc., Potomac, Maryland
Graphic Designer, October 2002 – August 2006

• Implement full corporate re-brand of Memphis Tennessee apartment building including logo development, corporate identity package, print collateral, interior and exterior signage, interior refinishing
• Design and layout industry-specific 12-20 spread monthly publication, create original artwork based on article content using a balance of photography and illustration treatments throughout
• Develop creative, production-ready packaging design solution for customer education initiative comprised of brochure, VHS & DVD

The John F. Kennedy Center for Performing Arts, Washington DC
Advertising Graphics Intern, June – August 2002

• Participate in competitive Kennedy Center internship program (one of 20 applicants selected)
• Perform graphic design and layout, create mock-ups, output digital artwork for subscriber brochures, print collateral, fliers, advertisements

interests
Music, drawing and technical illustration, travel, people and friends.

OTHER PROJECTS
unglorified
Group Art Show, March 15 – May 17, 2008 | Boston Beanstock, Boston, MA

Show exhibited in a Boston coffeehouse of my illustrations and the works of three other artists. Responsibilities included management of artists’ and group deadlines, development with fellow artists of show theme, locating and booking venue, art direction of collateral materials with freelance designer, production of multiple-page web site as marketing tool and public information source including artist contact and purchasing: www.actdesign.us/unglorified


	email alissact @ actdesign.us resume download pdf SUMMARY OF QUALIFICATIONS • Highly creative designer with eight years of experience in print, web, signage and packaging design • Well organized, detail oriented, smart, self-motivated, strong work ethic • Expertise in coordinating print and manufacturing production, output of production-ready artwork • Related skills include photography and illustration, photo retouch, detailed mockup creation SOFTWARE COMPETENCY Macintosh OSX (and Mac / PC Cross platform knowledge) Adobe Creative Suite 4 (Illustrator, Photoshop, InDesign, Acrobat) QuarkXPress 7 Adobe & Macromedia Dreamweaver / HTML Microsoft Office (Excel, Word, PowerPoint, Entourage) education Carnegie Mellon University May 2002, BFA with Honors, Communications Design Schule für Gestaltung, St. Gallen, Switzerland Spring Semester 2001, Graphic Design Exchange Program work history ACTdesign, Washington DC Principal, Art Director, Graphic Designer, August 2006 – November 2007, April 2008 – present • Find new business, interface with large and small clients, secure numerous referrals and repeat business • Develop creative, strategically on-target design solutions for print, web, signage, exhibit, merchandise • Coordinate with vendors to solicit bids, select paper stocks and production methods based on quality, price Chesapeake Bay Candle, Rockville, Maryland Designer, November 2007 – April 2008 • Study trends, develop creative concept, packaging and graphic design for home fragrance collection • Coordinate with factories to develop working samples for mass production on-target with the company brand • Generate and implement custom design of a unique glass votive in line with brand standards, output digital artwork for factory production Copeland Design, Inc., Potomac, Maryland Graphic Designer, October 2002 – August 2006 • Implement full corporate re-brand of Memphis Tennessee apartment building including logo development, corporate identity package, print collateral, interior and exterior signage, interior refinishing • Design and layout industry-specific 12-20 spread monthly publication, create original artwork based on article content using a balance of photography and illustration treatments throughout • Develop creative, production-ready packaging design solution for customer education initiative comprised of brochure, VHS & DVD The John F. Kennedy Center for Performing Arts, Washington DC Advertising Graphics Intern, June – August 2002 • Participate in competitive Kennedy Center internship program (one of 20 applicants selected) • Perform graphic design and layout, create mock-ups, output digital artwork for subscriber brochures, print collateral, fliers, advertisements interests Music, drawing and technical illustration, travel, people and friends. OTHER PROJECTS unglorified Group Art Show, March 15 – May 17, 2008 \| Boston Beanstock, Boston, MA Show exhibited in a Boston coffeehouse of my illustrations and the works of three other artists. Responsibilities included management of artists’ and group deadlines, development with fellow artists of show theme, locating and booking venue, art direction of collateral materials with freelance designer, production of multiple-page web site as marketing tool and public information source including artist contact and purchasing: www.actdesign.us/unglorified