Arlene Kelley

Arlene Kelley 484 Whitefield Road, Pittston, ME 04345 - •-Creative and passionate artist and designer with solid advertising and print design, digital and illustration experience, providing creative solutions for people and businesses for many years. WORK EXPERIENCE: Vivid Art and Design, Pittston, Maine 2006 – Present Freelance/Contract Graphic Designer and Artist Business owner providing graphic design and art for a wide variety of clients. Logo design and branding; Printed collateral materials include brochures, advertising, booklets, signage, information graphics, business cards, etc. Digital design includes web banners, ads and wireframes. Clients include Gardiner (Maine) Public Library, Snow Pond Center for the Arts, MJCS Consulting, Fuller Ink Public Relations, Winthrop Lakes (Maine) Region Chamber of Commerce, Maine Authors Publishing, Atlantic Laboratories, Grace Montessori School, Maine Society of Anesthesiologists, North American Kelp, Engage Health. Also portrait, illustration and fine art. STAFF POSITIONS: Nancy Marshall Communications, Augusta, Maine- Graphic Designer Designed promotional materials and supported public relations work and events. Graphic design included advertising, brochures, newsletters, logos, reports, presentation materials, mailings, posters, web advertisements, etc. Awards: • 2004 Best in Show for Communications Campaigns, Maine Public Relations Council’s Golden Arrow Awards • 2006 Best In Show for Newsletters, Maine Public Relations Council’s Golden Arrow Awards • 2007 Honorable Mention from the Association of Film Commissioners International For Color Advertising for the Maine Film Office advertising. (Work I originally designed for them in 2006) The Portland Press Herald and Maine Sunday Telegram, Portland, Maine- Advertising Graphic Designer Advertising design which included layout & design, print production, copy writing and proofing, tabloid cover design and POP/display design. Assisted the sales staff with focused ad campaigns and speculative ads. SOFTWARE SKILLS: InDesign, Photoshop, Illustrator, PowerPoint, MS Office EDUCATIONAL BACKGROUND: Art Institute of Southern California, Laguna Beach, CA, BFA, Magna Cum Laude, Visual Communication/Illustration Graphic Arts/Print Production training, Central Maine Vocational Institute, Auburn, ME Fine Art study, Maine College of Art, Portland, ME References furnished upon request