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ROXANNE
CRAWFORD
Crystal Lake • Illinois
tel. & fax: 815.788.1624• e-mail: megagrafix@prodigy.net
OBJECTIVE:
Graphic Designer/Desktop Publisher, Off-Site Employment (or Freelance at Home Office Studio)
SUMMARY:
Over 25 years of proven quality graphic arts creative skills
Owns a G-4 Power MAC including the following current programs:
Quark 4.11, PageMaker 6.5.2, PhotoShop 6.0, Illustrator 9.0, Freehand 7.0, Streamline 4.0 MicroSoft Office,
Epson 1640SU Photo Flatbed Scanner (1600 dpi / 42 bit) and
HP2100 Laserjet 1200 Printer
• Extensive experience in computer graphic design (Macintosh and PC),
scanning, typography, traditional keyline/paste-up and stat camera work
• Complete knowledge of the six-color printing process, trapping and paper types
• Has developed several Web Pages using HTML, Cyber Studio and Dreamweaver
• Superior creative design, extremely organized with excellent communication skills
• Working with both ad agencies and printers makes my work very versatile
• Supervised people and projects, job tracking
• Able to work under pressure with close attention to detail
EMPLOYMENT:
10/98
- Now CRAWFORD GRAPHICS
(freelance from my home office studio - full-time)
Graphic Designer/Desktop Publisher
Large variety of Mac projects from annual reports, corporate brochures,
packaging design to logo design and stationary from my home-based graphic
design studio. (Mac)
10/98
- 4/99 RIVERSIDE GRAPHICS
(permanent full-time)
Graphic Artist/Desktop Publisher
Assortment of projects. (Mac & Windows)
1/98
- 9/98 BAUM & OLSEN ADVERTISING
(freelance full time)
Creative Art Director/Graphic Designer
Magazine ads, brochures, catalogs, direct mail, POP displays. Clients
included Shure Brothers Inc. and Levi’s. Color matching and outline
clipping paths. Superimpose images on background textures I created. (Mac)
10/94
- 12/97 FREELANCE FOR VARIOUS COMPANIES
J.C.
WHITNEY
Art Director/Graphic Designer
Design and page layout with absolute color matching products to
print for automotive products catalog. (Mac)
MOBIUM CREATIVE GROUP
Art Director/Graphic Designer
Catalog design and page layout for Case Corporation (a farm equipment
company.) Supervised five to seven people for the 1994, 95, 96 and 97
Snap-On® Tool Catalog project while also designing the layout and
printer spreads for the catalog. (Windows)
SCREEN MAGAZINE
Art Department Manager/Graphic Designer
Layout and design, scanning and touch up for weekly 4-color magazine
between 40 and 68 pages. Design ads for clients use in our publication.
Supervised three people. (Mac)
2/86
- 5/95 CRAWFORD GRAPHICS
(while still working at Cosmos Press, Inc. and other jobs)
Graphic Designer
Sole proprietor of graphic design studio. Self-organized and maintained
all aspects of this business including client contact, artwork design,
keyline/paste-up, advertising, writing ad copy, customer service, office
work, etc. (Mac)
2/93
- 10/94 SIR SPEEDY PRINTING
Art Director/Graphic Designer
Involved in all aspects of graphic design (corporate brochures, catalogs,
flyers, direct mail, newsletters, newspaper ads, magazine ads, business
forms, stationery, etc.). Direct client contact (counter and phone), pricing,
proofreading, traditional keyline/paste-up, scanning and touch up. Client
file correction for imagesetter output as well as computer maintenance.
(Mac)
10/91 - 2/93 INK SPOT
Art Director/Graphic Designer
Corporate brochures, catalogs, newsletters, newspaper ads, magazine
ads, flyers, direct mail, business forms, stationery, etc. Design, typesetting,
scan, process/correct client files for high-end imagesetter output and
computer maintenance. Additional responsibilities included client contact,
proofreading, traditional keyline/paste-up and stat camera. Very involved
in pricing and customer service. (Mac)
5/91
- 10/91 INDUSTRIAL MARKETPLACE
Graphic Designer
Design industrial ads on Macintosh for deadline-orientated international
trade publication approximately 112 pages released bi-weekly. Computer
ad design, traditional keyline/paste-up, proofreading, and stat camera
work. (Mac)
3/80
- 5/91 COSMOS PRESS, INC.
Art Director/Graphic Designer
Also pre-press operations including computer graphics and traditional
keyline/paste-up. (PageMaker, Quark, Photoshop, CorelDraw, Microsoft Word,
WordPerfect, and Photo-typesetter Compugraphic 7500) Type spec, layout
design, logo design, stat cameras, proofreading, platemaking and four-color
stripping. Variety of projects including: newspaper/magazine ads, corporate
brochures, package design, catalogs, direct mail, newsletters, stationery,
business forms, ad books, menus, etc. Still involved in freelance work
for Cosmos. (Windows)
9/78
- 3/80 SAVLIN & ASSOCIATES
Art Director/Graphic Designer
Layout design, photo-typesetting (Compugraphic 7500), proofreading,
spec, paste-up for magazines, including four-color separations. Strictly
major publications such as annual reports and high quality corporate brochures.
4/78
- 9/78 CASS STUDENT ADVERTISING
Graphic Designer
Packaging/Advertising design including typesetting (Itek 1200 & 1400),
keyline/paste-up.
EDUCATION:
1984
- Present PRIVATELY TUTORED ON MACINTOSH & WINDOWS
On programs such as Quark, PageMaker, Photoshop, Illustrator, WordPerfect,
Microsoft Word, CorelDraw, Dreamweaver and various other programs. Always
keeping up with the latest software and current hardware.
1978
- 1982 COLUMBIA COLLEGE
Graphic Arts Bachelor of Arts Degree.
1978
- 1979 PRINTING INDUSTRIES INSTITUTE OF ILLINOIS
Completed two courses in keyline/paste-up and magazine design.
1976
- 1977 OAKTON COMMUNITY COLLEGE
Completed two courses in accounting.
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