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Resume

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Current Experience:

Massachusetts Medical Society, Waltham, MA • 4/00 – present

Part of a core team of designers that service the branding, educational, philanthropic, and recruitment needs of the Society, as well as pieces promoting the New England Journal of Medicine and Journal Watch publications.

Sr. Web Designer • 2006 – present

Design, develop, and create websites, WordPress blogs, html emails, flash ads, web components. Research new social media and technologies.

Sr. Graphic Designer • 2000– 2006

Design, create, and conceptualize mailers, brochures, newsletters, promotional pieces, and posters. Design and implement websites, from templatized child sites to original design. Work with in-house imaging, prepress, and print shop as well as external vendors.

Freelance Graphic Designer • 2/91–present

Independent design services to Boston-area companies. Provide expertise in design, layout, and production of brochures, postcards, stationery, and other collateral. Past clients include: Putnam Investments, Kreiger Medical, Trustees of Reservations, and Chef Allan.

Sr. Graphic Designer, Marketing Graphics Specialist Radionics, Burlington, MA • 6/97–2/00

Sole graphic designer and print manager for marketing department of international medical manufacturer. Unify and modernize corporate identity. Responsible for concept, design, layout of one- to six-color brochures, catalogs, packaging, trade show signage, advertisements, invitations, and other marketing pieces. Manage vendor relations, print production, pre-press, quotes, bidding, and quality assurance. Perform high-end digital photographic editing. Contribute to marketing team efforts in copywriting, concept planning, ad strategy.

Past experience:

Graphic Designer Signature Communications, Boston, MA • 4/95–5/97

Graphic designer for small studio working with mainly collegiate, non-profit, and public broadcasting clientele. Provided deadline-driven production, idea-based collateral packages, film-proofing, and image editing.

Graphic Designer Brookline Print Center, Brookline, MA • 10/93–4/95

Graphic designer and production artist for 2-3 color printing company. Stationery, invitations, newsletters, brochures, menus, and resumés. Communicated with vendors, press room and bindery.

Art Director, The Simmons News, Boston, MA • 9/91–5/92

Art Director for 12-20 page weekly college newspaper. Designed and produced spreads while maintaining strict deadlines. Communicated with printing/supply vendors. Contributing author/photographer.

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