 |
|
|
|
Senior Level Digital Production Artist, Pre-press Specialist
|
 |
| Reply to: |
| Date: |
Wednesday, December 05, 2001 |
| Job Type Preferences |
Arts/Publishing/Journalism |
| Job Title |
Senior Level Digital Production Artist, Pre-press Specialist
|
| Salary Range |
Unspecified |
| Position |
fulltime, parttime, contract, temp |
| Areas Prefer to work |
City of San Francisco, Peninsula/South Bay Area |
| Specific Location |
San Carlos
|
Resume |
Elizabeth J. Ryan
327 Torino Road, #1
San Carlos, CA. 94070
phone:
email: elizabeth
web site: www.ejryan.com
PROFESSIONAL OBJECTIVE:
A career allowing me to use my talent as a print production artist and pre-press specialist to its fullest potential. My skill-set includes tasks such as expert image manipulation/composition, page layout, type-setting, logo creation, color correction, and a strong knowledge of pre-press and printing theory. Individual talents also include a keen sense of creativity and strong communication skills. Most of the jobs that I work on require an advanced knowledge of Adobe Photoshop, Illustrator and Quark. I can work in-house or at my own studio--managing tight deadlines and juggling multiple projects, carrying a project from concept to completion. And, best of all, I love what I do!
EXPERIENCE:
Jan 99 - Present
Freelance Production Artist/Pre-Press Consultant. San Carlos, CA.
Currently, my own company is operated out of my studio in San Carlos, CA.
I have full in-house capabilities as well as the ability to provide my production services to my clients in their own studios as well.
Specific projects/responsibilities include:
- Problem solving with clients to make what appears impossible become a reality.
- Producing many annual catalogs, cover-to-cover, preparing files for printer, attending press-checks.
- All aspects of Photoshop retouching.
- Providing graphic design services for various clients. Finished projects include advertisements, business cards, logos, brochures and wine labels.
- Managing all areas my own business from invoicing, budgeting and project management to sales and public relations.
- Work on projects such as annual reports, magazine ad-work, retouching for online catalogs, packaging, posters, etc.
- Clients to date include such companies as Frog Design, Ritchey Bicycles, Bozell Worldwide, Linotext, Gee + Chung, Silicon Entertainment, Made to Order.com, Geo Central, Mdg, Anvil, E Tajima, IASCO.
Jan 93 - Jan 99
Production Artist/Project Manager. Metagraphics, Palo Alto, CA.
Overall responsibilities include interfacing directly with clients and vendors to deliver electronic pre-press and design services ranging from page layout to film output.
Specific projects/responsibilities included:
- Managing Metagraphics largest account. Responsibilities include customer-sales representation, bidding and scheduling of projects, providing specifications to printing, mounting and diecutting vendors.
- Digital retouching and compositing for various clients including: Electronic Arts, Syquest, Bozell, MWA, Avocet, Nokia, Apple, Hewlett Packard, SGI, Levis, Powerbar, Southern Pacific Railroad, Netscape, CKS, Lai Venuti & Lai, REVO, and Sun Microsystems.
- Producing large books from cover to cover under extremely tight deadlines. Delivered on time, meeting budget guidelines and customer expectations.
- Producing annual reports for various clients under tight deadlines and endless revisions. Work included all aspects of production, from image compositing to final imposed film output to press checks.
- Producing complicated packaging and POP displays. Projects include intense trapping issues, many PMS colors incorporated with 4/color, and complicated dielines.
Nov 90 - Oct 92
Desktop Publishing. Color Tech. Redwood City, CA.
Job requirements included utilizing desktop publishing applications to provide pre-press services.
Specific projects/responsibilities included:
- Desktop publishing services including page layout and film output.
- Scanning of transparencies and reflective artwork for various books and catalogues. Clients included Sunset Magazine, Ortho, Benjamin Cummings and Esprit.
- Retouching and color correction for clients such as Communication Arts and Esprit.
Aug 89 - Oct 90
Customer Sales Representative. Image Trade Service. San Jose, CA.
Duties included pick-up and delivery of pre-press jobs. Interfaced with
clients to review jobs and resolve problems.
SOFTWARE USED:
Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Illustrator, Adobe Acrobat, Quark Xpress, Adobe InDesign, Adobe Go Live, Microsoft PowerPoint, Microsoft Word.
PLATFORMS AND OPERATING SYSTEMS USED:
Apple Macintosh, PC Computers, Scitex.
EDUCATION:
UCSF, UCSC Extensions, 1993-1995. Classes offering advanced Photoshop studies, graphic design and WWW design courses.
Graphic Art Institute, 1990-1992. Courses in graphic arts and related
pre-press subjects.
West Valley Junior College, 1988-1990. Courses in general education,
fashion design, photography and fine arts.
REFERENCES:
Portfolio review and references available upon request. A sample of my portfolio is also available online at www.ejryan.com
|
|
| |
