Tanya Huffman
Grande Prairie, Alberta
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Experience
Freelance Graphic Designer
Present
January 2012 -
Design various projects for clients including business cards, logos, t-shirts, posters and
signs
Technician & Graphic Design/Marketing
SAM Saftey Rentals – Grande Prairie, AB
2016
Repair and program oil and gas monitors
Design and maintain website and social media pages
January 2014 – October
Graphic Designer/Sign Builder
Creative Signworks – Fort St. John, BC
2011
Design signs & billboards
Building and creating the physical signs for clients
August 2011 – November
Receptionist
Computer Service Industry – Fort St. John, BC
2011
Perform daily receptionist duties; filing, answering phones, faxing
Signing in customers computers for service
July 2011 – August
Administrative Specialist
Staples Business Depot – Fort St. John, BC
April 2011 – June
2011
Perform daily deposit duties and safe count
Bill outstanding invoices to clients, as well as keep track of outstanding invoices
Act as Manager on Duty, supervising the entire store and staff
Provide customer service to clients and customers
Graphic Design Associate
The UPS Store — Grande Prairie, AB
2011
October 2010 – March
Design various graphic and print products for clients including logos, business cards, flyers,
postcards and invitations
Responsible for the printing and print quality of finished products
Entrusted to order supplies, send jobs to suppliers for offset printing and some finishing steps
for projects
Work with tight deadlines and large print jobs (quantities of over 10,000 pieces)
Responsible for the opening/closing procedures, as well as handling cash and processing
transactions
Maintain computers and backups
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Graphic Designer
Daily Herald-Tribune — Grande Prairie, AB
September 2008 – May
2009
Created advertisements and graphics, as per clients specifications, to be printed in local
newspapers
Designed print projects for clients such as menus and postcard handouts
Able to work within and meet very tight deadlines
Senior Sales Associate/Team Lead
Addition Elle — Grande Prairie, AB
September 2006 – May
2007
Provided supervision for all staff and customers when on the sales floor
Responsible for two other staff members; meeting with them about their sales, goals and
problem solving for them.
Responsible for opening/closing procedures, including daily deposit
Daily sales; interacting and helping customers; handling cash; processing debit/credit
transactions
Volunteer Experience
BCSPCA – Dog Walker
Volunteer – GPSPCA
Fort St. John, BC
Grande Prairie, AB
Key Skills
Platforms:
Windows – All Versions
Macintosh
Software:
Adobe InDesign
Adobe Illustrator
Adobe Photoshop Adobe
Dreamweaver
Adobe Imageready
CorelDRAW
Microsoft Office Suite
Simply Accounting
Internet:
Internet Explorer
Firefox/Opera/Netscape
E-mail (various programs, as well as web
based email)
Typing:
85 wpm
Education
Certificate of Office Administration , 2002
Grande Prairie Regional College, Grande Prairie AB
Diploma in Web Site Design , 2009
Penn Foster, Grande Prairie AB
Web Design and Management , 2003
University of Victoria, Victoria BC
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