Skills

Photoshop CC
Illustrator CC
InDesign CC
Acrobat Pro
Microsoft Word
PowerPoint
Excel
QuarkXpress 6.1
Dreamweaver CS5
iMovie 3.0
iDVD 3.0
Flash 5.0

Experience

Kelly Hunter Design, Austin, TX
Freelance Graphic Designer
June 2009 – Present

• direct and design artwork for promotional packaging, trade show materials, logos, book covers, brochures, invitations and catalogs for numerous clients
• art direct both print and digital projects
• create illustrations and collages
• design/create information architecture and production of web sites using Dreamweaver
• edit and produced video DVDs

Whole Foods Market , Austin, TX
Senior Packaging Designer / Art Director / Project Manager
November 2005 – June 2009

• designed packaging in a variety of categories for the Whole Foods Market high end and value brands
• responsible for strategic implementation of the packaging redesign and design standards as part of an 8 member team for the WFM private label brands
• responsible for testing and troubleshooting early prototypes of design related stages of product life cycle
• designed for almost any type of substrate including plastic, metallic films, cellophane, and paper
• worked with different printers on various projects from all over the world to ensure proper output
• art directed photoshoots with photographers and stylists
• managed projects assigned to freelance designers and illustrators

Advertising Agency, Richmond, VA
Graphic Designer / Art Director / Project Manager
October 2004 – August 2005

• art directed and designed a variety of print and electronic collateral materials including marketing brochures, print advertisements, product packaging, trade show displays, web graphics and slide show presentations
• project manager and designer for core clients such as Genworth Financial and Anthem Blue Cross Blue Shield while maintaining corporate graphic standards
• provided design support for web developers
• project managed freelance designers and illustrators

Freelance Designer, Columbus, OH and Richmond, VA
May 2002 - Sept. 2004

• see Kelly Hunter Design above
• created illustrations for covers and magazine story artwork

Publishing Group, Washington, DC
Book Jacket Designer
March 2001 - April 2002

• designer/art director for covers and dust jackets on non-fiction books
• redesigned web site for subsidiary publishing group
• project managed freelance designers

Internet Marketing Research Firm, Austin, TX
Graphic Designer
April 2000 - Oct 2000

• designed collateral pieces for a marketing research firm targeting high-tech and internet companies
• created artwork for direct mail pieces, posters, packaging, booth displays and animated banner ads