Thinktree Inc.- Innovative & Creativ

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Specializes in logo design, collateral, ad campaigns, conference materials, annual reports, web, publication design & direct mail. Quality work - low rates. Designers have experience from concept to production. Above & beyond your expectations.

Bio

QUALIFICATIONS

Freelance Designer and CEO of own company with extensive experience in web, print, and interactive media design. Knowledgeable of SEO marketing strategies. Exceptional collaborative and interpersonal skills; dynamic team player with well-developed written and verbal communication abilities. Highly skilled in client and vendor relations and negotiations; talented at building and maintaining ?win-win? partnerships. Passionate and inventive creator of innovative marketing strategies and campaigns; accustomed to performing in deadline-driven environments with an emphasis on working within budget requirements.


SKILLS



-Knowledgeable in developing ad campaigns, page layouts, print production, corporate identity, collateral design, photo restoration, package design, information graphics, and marketing strategies
-Knowledgeable of web site development, usability testing and UID principles concerning layout, organizational strategy, font concepts, color and shape theory, symbology, flow control, consistency formatting, and content web design enhancement
-Knowledgeable of SEO marketing in conjunction with design strategies, web application programming languages and browser programming
-Adept at design analysis, narrative critique, diagrams, mock-ups, flow-charts, and other techniques/comps to effectively communicate ideas to application developers and clients
-Able to work on Mac and PC platforms
-Efficient with Adobe design software- including Photoshop CS, Illustrator CS and Image Ready
-Efficient with Macromedia software- including Flash MX, Dreamweaver MX and Fireworks
-Proficient in layout software ?including Quark X-Press and Adobe Indesign
-Microsoft office including Word, Excel and PowerPoint







RELEVANT EXPERIENCE
March 2005 to present Thinktree Inc. Atlanta, Georgia
President, CEO, Art Director
Professional graphic and web designer for several metro Atlanta clients. Duties include development of ad campaigns, logos, and web sites, creating custom graphics and layouts, creating Flash intros and banners, content creation, website promotion and marketing, client relations, sales, hiring and managing contractors and freelance workers, bookkeeping, working within a client?s budget.

Clients
? RE Magazine ? Atlanta, GA ? Graphic design for real estate magazine.
? AHM Mortgage ? National Account ? Responsible for the development, design, and implementation of southeast advertising campaign.
? Headlines Marketing ? Atlanta, GA ? Currently developing, designing, and marketing a performance based auto site.
? Evene Day Spa ? Smyrna, GA ? Designed collateral material and updating web site.
? Forsyth County Special Olympics ? Cumming, GA ? Designed logo for T-shirts and collateral material.
? Larsen Wealth Management ? Cumming, GA ? Logo and Collateral Design.
? Evererst Financial Group ? Atlanta, GA ? Logo and Collateral Design


October 2001 to March 2005 Autotrader.com. Atlanta, Georgia
Graphic Designer
? Created advertisements, banners, logos, and web pages for regional and national dealer clients, as well as OEM accounts
? Designed and constructed graphical template-based web advertising products
? Composed client-specific animated banner commodities
? Communicated and marketed revenue products to client base
? Identified potential design problems and fabricated troubleshooting protocol
? Communicated with the marketing department to enhance product/client agreements
? Implemented HTML and design programs via construction of consumer products
? Managed goal-oriented national automobile dealer accounts



EDUCATION
? The Art Institute of Atlanta
BFA in Graphic Design ? One class remaining
? The University of Georgia, Franklin College of Arts & Sciences
BFA in Studio Art ? December 1999
BFA in Anthropology ? December 1999



PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATIONS
? American Institute of Graphic Arts
? The Georgia Lawyers for the Arts

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Location

Skills

    Advertising
    Graphic Designers
    Web Design
    Flash
    SEO

Services

    Advertising
        Branding
        Media Kit
        Promotional Materials / Specialties
        Trade Show / Booth
    Graphic Designers
        Advertising Design
        Business Cards and Brochures
        Catalog Layout
        Corporate Identity Package
        Logo Design
        Magazine layout
        Packaging Design
        Photo Retouching
        Promotional Materials
    Web Design
        Banner Ad
        Flash