hdcosta

Over 7 years experience using QuarkXPress, Adobe Illustrator, Adobe Photoshop, Dreamweaver MX, various support programs and plugins. Dual platform publishing experience (PC/Mac). Excellent technical knowledge and troubleshooting skills on Macintosh hardware and software. Extensive experience in information design. Creating visually inviting print media. Seven years experience in Graphic Design and project management from initial concept to finished product. Creating preliminary design sketches, determining final specifications (paper, color and ink), creating and compiling graphics and texts to create final design, sending files to service bureaus and then onto printers, reviewing bluelines, and approving final projects. Successful working independently as well as on a team. Self motivated, multitask oriented. 6 years experience in the printing and pre-press process: photography, scanning, color separations, photo retouching, multicolor printing. 4 years experience in publication design; magazines, catalogs direct mail pieces, brochures, full color advertisements and newsletters. Experience with both Mac and PC platforms. Proficient in Excel, Microsoft Word, Powerpoint, Quarkxpress, Illustrator, Photoshop and Microsoft Outlook. Excellent interpersonal skills, Multitasking and Organizational skills. Ability to answer multiple phone lines. Coordinate operational activities; serve as a liaison with other departments and resolve day-to-day administrative and operational problems. Provide administrative support for the department/division such as answering telephones, assisting visitors, and resolving a range of administrative problems and inquiries. Maintaining and updating payroll. Compose and edit correspondence from dictation. Knowledge of established department/division policies; prepare, transcribe, compose, type, edit, and distribute agendas. Fluent in Spanish and English