Graphic Design Consultant
thekatnova.com – Remote FreelanceDecember 2015–Present
- Assisting established & emerging firms with brand identity, advertising & marketing graphic design across all media
- Assignments during this time have included packaging, marketing collateral, eBlasts, websites, book layouts, proposals, and campaigns
Freelance Restoration Colorist
DC Entertainment, Inc. – Remote FreelanceJanuary 2012–January 2018
- Cleaned and edited bitmap scans from DC Comics archives
- Interpreted and recreated colors and ink styles from original reference documents and applied to cleaned scans according to proprietary palettes
- Prepared layered Photoshop tiff files for layout of print and digital re-issue
Motion Graphics Producer / Graphic Designer
Northeast Advertising Corp. – Irvington, NYMarch 2013–December 2015
- Scripted, designed and animated digital display in-store advertising materials
- Trafficked & planned all ad display schedules
- Designed various types of advertising media for in-store display as well as printed collateral for use in conjunction with in-store ads
- Designed & maintained internal and client-facing sales materials
- Engaged in direct customer service interaction with clients and maintained detailed project notes in FileMaker database
Production Artist
Questar Assessment, Inc. – Brewster, NYSeptember 2010–October 2012
- Worked with editorial and educational partnerships staff in designing and producing booklets, answer documents, handbooks and more for new and maintained academic assessment products
- Secured documents according to state and company guidelines
- Designed and maintained company stationery and brand identity materials
Graphic Designer & Prepress Technician
Chase Media Group – Yorktown Heights, NYMay 2007–September 2010
- Created original graphics and logos under very tight deadlines for employer as well as for external clients
- Participated in team-oriented design efforts
- Prepared and troubleshot clients electronic submissions
- Operated KodakEVO CTP system
- Imaged and processed film and press plates
Graphic Designer & Prepress Technician
Harmon Printing, Inc. – Poughkeepsie, NYJuly 2005–May 2007
- Assisted clients with creating design concepts via email and in-person meetings
- Produced digital prints and imaged & processed film and press plates
- Maintained Mac OS X & Windows XP systems and respective digital file archives
- Prepared and troubleshot clients electronic submissions