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Graphic Designer

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Creative graphic designer who helped improve and maintain clients' customer retention with eye-catching ads and mailers. Performed numerous freelance projects bringing customers' visions to life. Enjoys playing with Photoshop. Enthusiastic beginner in web design. Key skills include:

Adobe Creative Suite (Photoshop, InDesign, Illustrator) • Quark Xpress • Basic knowledge of HTML/CSS
Creativity • Print Design • Typography • Branding • Time Management • Problem Solving

• Designed book covers for local author John Hoffert’s series of political intrigue novels.
• Increased awareness and attendance at DJ friend’s gigs by designing series of handouts.
• Produced CD covers for friends’ commemorative wedding albums.
• Brightened the homepage of a customer’s summer landscaping business with colorful banner.

Startup company SMS Productions and business partners set up focusing on a new app to add a new layer of personalization to mailers and emails.
• Designed business cards, letterhead, and forms to maintain company identity across all documentation.
• Collaborated with sales team and fellow artist to plan folder and inserts to successfully market the new
company to existing and new clients.
• Aided fellow artist with photography and image adjustments for creation of marketing materials.
• Prepared templates and PowerPoint images for sales team's demonstrations to clients.

Direct mail company specializing in advertising for automotive dealerships.
• Designed all marketing materials in various layouts for clients, increasing their revenue through improved
customer retention.
• Cut production times in half by designing reusable templates for clients' monthly mailers in advance.
• Enhanced client photos in Photoshop.
• Consistently met or exceeded client expectations, ensuring their loyalty for up to 20 years.
• Became Mercedes-Benz of Arlington's preferred designer for over 10 years due to high client satisfaction.
• Juggled multiple projects at a time, adjusting priorities to meet tight deadlines.
• Communicated with clients throughout the review process to determine what adjustments can be made
to best suit their needs.
• Maintained stock art library, purchasing new art when necessary to obtain fresh, seasonally relevant
artwork for clients' mailers.
• Added variable information to create a personalized experience for clients' customers.
• Prepared jobs for both digital or offset printing.

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Mark Underwood: Graphic Designer in Middle River, MD

Mark Underwood

University of Maryland