Jessica1130

Education 1995-1998 - University of Missouri-Kansas City, Kansas City, MO • Bachelor of Arts Degree with an emphasis in Graphic Design Qualifications • Graphic Designer with a creative mind & excellent layout & design skills • Immensely dexterous in all Adobe Creative Suite 3 Programs on both Mac & PC platforms • Able to multi-task proficiently • Vastly experienced at working with tight deadlines in a fast-paced environment • Able to prepare documents for printing Experience Feb. 2005 - May 2008 Associated Wholesale Grocers, Inc., Kansas City, KS Graphic Designer II • Currently Country Mart Account Lead Artist • Initialized the advertising for the Memphis Ad Group • Worked with Price Chopper, Hen House, Apple Market & Thriftway • Create weekly circulars & in-store signs for all area Country Mart stores • Work directly with store owners or managers & the printing company • Work with tight deadlines Sept. 2004 - Feb. 2005 The Olathe News, Olathe, KS Graphic Designer • Design advertisements & spec ads for clients to run in daily newspaper • Design flyers for sales executives to distribute to clients • Layout daily newspaper, including the classified section • Send pages to film, check film & separations Aug. 2001 - May 2004 The Kansas City Star, Kansas City, MO Ad Designer • Design advertisements for daily newspaper • Open & check digital advertisements to be placed in the newspaper • Clean-up artwork for advertisers • Print color separations Sept. 1998 - July 2001Charolais Publications, Inc., Kansas City, MO Production Artist • Design brochures, sales catalogs & advertisements for monthly publication & special issues • Layout monthly publication, proof ads & editorial & prepare items for the printer • Design logos & signs for special events & in-house advertisements References available upon request.