Colleen Simons

COLLEEN SIMONS remote graphic designer Rochester, NY colleensimons-portfolio.com SUMMARY Versatile graphic designer with five years of experience in digital and print publication creative, layout, proofing and pre-press file preparation. Experienced external and independent contractor utilizes remote communication tools to complete technical work as a reliable team member within deadlines and project scope requirements. B2B advertising and marketing enthusiast seeks to share high-quality expertise to accomplish client branding goals and vision. KEY SKILLS Environment: Mac OS Platform Project Tools: • Adobe InDesign/Photoshop • Airtable • Affinity Creative • Apple Pages • Asana • Dropbox • FTP • GIMP • Google Suite • Mail Chimp • Microsoft Office Suite • RTF • Skype • Slack • Survey Monkey • WordPress Skills: • Ability to Work Under Pressure • Adaptability • Adobe CC Expertise • Attention to Detail • Brand Promoter • Communication • Custom Creative • Self-motivation • Problem Solver • Project and Time-line Management • Teamwork RELEVANT EXPERIENCE Remote Freelance Graphic Designer | Jul ‘18 - Present Independent Contractor • Creation of digital advertising assets and print work for new or existing clients • Website copywriting, image content and WordPress landing page design in B2B niche Rochester, NY External Production Designer & Creative Content Specialist | Feb ‘15 - Jul ‘18 YPC Media Rochester, NY • Designed digital banners, display ads, social media graphics and web imagery coinciding with client business branding • Modified client logos for quality enhancement and vibrancy to accomodate specific media usage fo digital or print • Composed new website copy and crafted high quality mobile responsive iPage websites and updated WordPress websites • Reviewed 50 BBB iPage websites a month, upscaled creative for full width presentation graphics and industry services images • Created ‘About Us’ business presentations to convert to 30 second videos on Vimeo to promote client brand awareness In-House Web Content Specialist & Marketing Assistant | Jul ‘13 - Apr ‘14 Stickland Arts | The Arts Connection NC Greenville, NC • Designed marketing kits for selling banner advertising on client website to promote monetization and business growth • Proofread company website for grammatical and usage errors to improve content flow and image placement • Wrote website content to update daily information on artist openings and community art events • Created email campaigns to announce student shows, plein air artists, local gallery events and international shows Creative Content Assistant | Apr ‘13 - Sep‘13 Treasure Chest Magazine • Designed new client display advertising and updated recurring ads • Proofread all advertising content and coordinated print ad placement • Executed quarterly publication layout and pre-press file preparation for 30,000 direct mail magazine distribution EDUCATION & CERTIFICATIONS Internet Writing and HTML Downingtown Consortium Visual Communications Graphic Careers, Inc. BS - Studio Art ; Writing Concentration Nazareth College Wilson, NC Downingtown, PA Rochester, NY Rochester, NY