Doirean Heldt: Graphic Designer, Freelance in Valley Village, CA

Accomplished Graphic Designer with over 12 years experience in Marketing & Creative Services with standing accounts in CA, MN, IA & FL. Clients include Actors Co-op Theatre, The Colony Theatre, Immaculate Heart High School, The MN Table, Hollywood United Methodist Church & MN Cable Association. Able to create a variety of visual art, including posters, pamphlets, packaging, projections, websites, motion graphics, advertisements, logos and more. An organized individual with strong attention to detail, yet always meets deadlines. Effective communicator, presenter, and time manager as well as having excellent computer software expertise. Recognized as intrinsically motivated, goal oriented, dependable, and a team player.

Reporting to Creative Services Manager (CSM), designed multiple projects: posters, logos, packaging, signage, social media ads and motion graphics. Assisted head of department with project management, Marketing initiatives, organization of assets and distribution of content. Recruited and evaluated potential employees. • Trained Chinese colleagues via webinar on converting content to Entertainment Photo Xperience (EPX) system, improving proficiency. • Initiated and created working Excel document and set up notifications of all partners’ special events, avoiding missed events and decreasing lost opportunities for sales. • In absence of CSM, responded to all correspondence and provided updates to other departments on products, ensuring consistent coverage.

Designed multiple projects: posters, logos, ads, packaging, signage, and motion graphics. Managed projects from conception to completion. Handled 35 accounts including: Disney, Dollywood, Six Flags, and LEGOLAND. • Designed outdoor booth showcasing advertisements and products and went beyond job responsibilities to travel to 12 amusement parks across country to creatively display booths for maximum visual appeal and visibility. • Designed and implemented complete overhaul of LEGOLAND sites. Researched park theme and learned style guide. Updated multiple content and booths with new LEGO characters, increasing awareness and sales, and engaged customers. Received “M.V.P. Award” recognizing outstanding work ethic and attitude by Leadership Team.

Designed photo borders and graphics, assisted designers, requested and tracked all marketing PO’s and managed asset library. • Created archive of visual assets, increasing accessibility, consistency, and productivity. • Took initiative to learn how to convert content from Photoshop into EPX system, freeing up designers time to work on creative projects. • Collected hundreds of dated photo borders from Graphic Designers, updated to new year and sent to theme park on time, ensuring no loss of sales.