EMPLOYMENT
Graphic Illustrator / Design Assistant A Needle Pulling Thread Oct. 2007 – present (part-time)
- Recreate drawing patterns for a Canadian needle arts magazine publication
- Work from scanned drawings using Photoshop / Clean up line work and redraw designs layouts
- Consult with the Art Director for page layout illustrations, and customer accounts
- Designed, and developed company website implemented with XHTML / CSS / JavaScript, and JQuery
- Create and modify directory for The Needlework Pages CMS website / Update main website
Sign Production Designer Signs in the Making Inc. June 2006 - Aug. 2008
- Worked in a fast paced company designing and producing signage for the real estate market
- Worked with a team of designers creating art proofs for various franchises and head offices
- Conversed with clients over the phone regarding design modifications
- Produced various types of signage with the production team from fabrication to completion
using machinery and power tools
- Operated vinyl plotters and digital printers / applied vinyl for different applications
Sign Production Designer Gottesman Signs Ltd. February 2005 - May 2006
- Worked in the company for design, fabrication, and production of signage for a large base of clients
- Created layouts for signage using Photoshop, Illustrator and Gerber software
- Plotted vinyl graphics using plotters / weeded, masked, and applied vinyl to varieties of substrates
- Produced various types of signage with the production team from fabrication to completion
Graphic Designer Glenway Country Club June 2004 – Dec. 2007
- Create and designed seasonal advertising for a fitness & recreation facility
- Consulted with the Marketing Co-ordinator for the branding of seasonal promotion layouts
- Colour balanced and cropped images / created illustrations
- Prepared designs for PDF output, and pre-flight artwork for printing bureau
Sign Designer / Layout Artist The Brothers Markle Inc. May – Sept. 2003
(temporary position for sick leave)
- Worked in a sign company for production, design & application of corporate graphics
- Designed conceptual layouts for site check approvals of pylons, channel letters, and illuminated
sign boxes / Assisted the production staff with the fabrication of signage
Graphic Designer / Sign Helper Art-Media June 2000 – June 2002
- Worked independently in a sign company providing corporate identification for corporations
- Created elevation drawings, schematics, and conceptual designs for permit approvals
- Collaborated with other designers from different companies working on projects
EDUCATION
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