RESUME
TJ Bean | 1252 E Burnett Ave | Louisville, KY 40217 | tj.bean@me.com | 502.417.4723
Senior Art Director + Designer
OBJECTIVE
Interested in using my talents for a company that appreciates my passion, dependability, and desire to increase my knowledge and skills sets.
SEEKING
Position: Senior Graphic Designer / Art Director
Desired Salary: $75,000/year
Level: Mid Career (21+ Years of Experience)
Date Available: Less than 1 month
EXPERIENCE
MARCH 2006 – CURRENT
Senior Art Director, Designer, Production Artist @ Vimarc
1205 E Washington St, Louisville, KY | Supervisor: Jason Lee
Job Description: Develop branding. Concept strategic marketing plans and campaigns. Design across multiple platforms and medias to deliver a consistent client message and achieve measurable results.
AUGUST 2002 – MARCH 2006
Graphic Designer @ The Jeffersonville Evening News
221 Spring St, Jeffersonville, IN | Supervisor: Harry Fox
Job Description: Design of classified and retail advertisements. Layout and Pagination of classified pages for The Jeffersonville Evening News and The New Albany Tribune. Training of other employees to paginate the classified pages. Responsible for Pre-press output of pages.
MAY01 – JULY 2002
Graphic Designer @ Turner Publishing
412 Broadway, Paducah, KY 4200 | Supervisor: Ina Morse
Job Description: Design and layout of various books. Digital Imaging/Photographic Touch-up and Reproduction.
EDUCATION
Graduated: MAY 2001
West Kentucky Technical College | 4810 Alben Barkley Drive, Paducah, KY 42001
Graduated with an Associates Degree in Applied Science focused on Multimedia Technology
Diplomas Earned: Desktop Publishing, Web Page Design, Printing and Flexo Press Operator
Course Focus: Graphic Printing, Desktop Publishing, Multimedia Technology, Flexographic Printing
Graduated: MAY 1996
Marshall County High School | 16 High School Road, Benton, KY 42025
Comprehensive Diploma Earned
Selected Courses: 21st Century Technology and Technical Preparation
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
Ability to learn and adapt quickly to work environment. Ability to meet and work with different people easily and efficiently.
Work well under pressure and tight deadlines.
Fluent across multiple application suites such as: Adobe Creative Cloud, Microsoft Office, and other visual design/experience applications with a desire to learn new applications and master new techniques.
Won multiple Advertising Federation Awards throughout agency career.
REFERENCES
Mr. John Baumgardner
Creative Director @ Vimarc
Phone Number: 502.379.7889
Sue Wray
Executive Director @ Brighthouse
Phone Number: 620.665.2419
Don Merrick
Software Engineer II at Humana
Phone Number: 502.599.4262
Mr. Harry M. Fox
Production Manager at The Evening News & Tribune
Phone Number: 812.283.6636