EXPERIENCE

SENIOR DESIGNER

The Portland Mercury | Portland, OR | 2007-2018

Primary visual tasks included paginating pages, designing print/web advertisements, building in-paper guides, developing promotional art/logos/websites, creating marketing material, and making social media art. Web publication tasks included prepping images for web, formatting text for a CMS import, and help managing content/navigation placement. Also, it included helping troubleshoot the CMS for aid in development. Other tasks included optimizing files for print/pre-press, photography, designing editorial art, making event signage, and maintaining archives.

GRAPHIC DESIGNER

The Source Weekly | Bend, OR | 2006-2007

Primary tasks included designing print/web advertisements, building in-paper guides, creating marketing material and handling out of house files for production. Other tasks included photography, writing articles, and maintaining archives.

GRAPHIC DESIGNER

Central Oregon Nickel Ads | Bend, OR | 2004-2006

Primary tasks included designing advertisements and processing/managing high-capacity volumes of art. Other tasks included designing business cards and updating internet classifieds.

GRAPHIC DESIGNER

Conscious Living | Bend, OR | 2003-2004

Primary tasks included paginating the entire publication, designing news graphics, and designing advertisements. Other tasks included developing editorial sections and photography.

GRAPHIC EDITOR

The Broadside | Bend, OR | 2002-2003

Primary tasks included budgeting content for publication, paginating pages, designing advertisements and graphics, photography, and overseeing a small staff that aided with visual material. Other tasks included meeting with other editors to ensure quality and determine content.