EXPERIENCE

July 2019 – current   •   McKown graphic  •  media  •   design  •   Hünfeld/ Germany

Graphic-Media Designer

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July 2019 – current   •   Car Dealership Krämer | Mazda dealership  •   Fulda/ Germany

Graphic-Media Designer

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Jun 2018 – Oct 2018   •   SIGNARAMA   •   Torrance, CA / USA

Graphic-Media Designer

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•  Developed designs, layouts, and implementations according to the project

    specifications and briefing contents for various clients of the sign shop.
 

•  Mainly the design of various decals, car wraps, and 3-dimensional electric signage,  

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2001 – 2018   •   Greb & Friends GmbH  •   Fulda / Germany

Graphic-Media Designer

        

• Developed graphic designs, layouts, and implementations according to
  project specifications and briefing contents for various  national and 
  international clients of the agency

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•  Included essentially the design of leaflets, ads, flyers, brochures, posters,
  exhibition stands, extensive annual reports, and catalogs as well as the
  creation of product packaging according to the corporate design of each
  customer

•  The care of CMS-based websites

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•  Produced digitally press-ready files

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•  Editing images, creating vectorized data, according to different
  prepress requirements. Checking and preparing customer-provided data
  according to these requirements.

 

•  Primarily with the use of Adobe Creative Suite programs.

   InDesign CC, Photoshop CC, Illustrator CC, and Acrobat as well as
  Microsoft Word, Excel, and Typo3 on a Mac platform

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•  Took active part in various, extensive marketing development projects
 

•  Maintained contacts with print partners, service providers, and customers

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•  Coordinated print production and ensured the quality of printed materials
 

•  Maintained digital image libraries

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•  Translated text from German to English on customer request

 

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1998 – 2001   •   CreArt advertising agency  •   Fulda / Germany

Graphic-Media Designer

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•  Customers specific development of ads, brochures, flyers, leaflets,
  banners, car, and truck design. Implementation according to the project
  specifications and briefing contents for one specific client of the agency

•  Editing images, creating vectorized data, checking and preparing
  customer-provided data.

 

•  Primarily with the use of Adobe Creative Suite programs Photoshop and
  Illustrator as well as QuarkXPress

•  Maintained contact with print partners, service providers, and customers

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1994 - 1996   •   Self-employed •   Riverside, CA / USA

Graphic Designer

 

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1989 – 1992   •   Self-employed •   Oberkleen / Germany

Architectural Draftsman

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1986 – 1989   •   Architectural office Pillman  •   Gersfeld / Germany

Architectural Draftsman Apprentice

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EDUCATION

 

1997-1998   •   Media Design Academy  •   Wuerzburg / Germany

  •  Design school for computer basics and media design

 

1986 – 1989   •   Vocational Training School  •   Gersfeld / Germany

  •  Three years of training in architecture drafting

 

1984-1986   •   University of applied science  •   Darmstadt / Germany

  •  Attended four semesters in advanced technical college – Industrial design

 

1982 – 1984   •   specialized secondary school  •   Fulda / Germany

  •  Vocational College for Design –  equivalent to Associates Degree

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