Pamela Thompson
Atlanta, GA, USA
770.912.5695
be.net/pamelahaley
Experienced in full service graphic design from concept development and execution to pre/post print and digital production. I have been described as easy to work with, fast and accurate in research and dissemination of information. I am looking for small business contracts, as well as full time in-house marketing agencies, and non-profit organizations.
Work Experience
Creative Circle
Contract Freelance Graphic Design and Production
Working with various client’s marketing and creative teams on a per project basis producing, developing, executing brand campaign promotional materials, in-store displays, product packaging, web design and e-mail blasts. Clients include Mizuno USA, Adrenaline Inc., Red House, and the Boys and Girls Club of America and more...
September 2012
- Present
Georgia, United States
Pamela Haley Design
Graphic Artist
• Free-Lance Graphic Design for marketing purposes.
• Utilizing knowledge of art law, design ethics, proposal writing, copywriting, research development, process and presentation to satisfy client needs
• Growing small businesses through research design and marketing techniques.
• Staying true to clients' mission, core values and striving for constant improvement.
Consultation Services
• Campaign and Branding Strategy
• Design critiquing
• Idea mapping
Design Services
• Package and print marketing collateral
• web design
• stock photography
• Utilizing knowledge of art law, design ethics, proposal writing, copywriting, research development, process and presentation to satisfy client needs
• Growing small businesses through research design and marketing techniques.
• Staying true to clients' mission, core values and striving for constant improvement.
Consultation Services
• Campaign and Branding Strategy
• Design critiquing
• Idea mapping
Design Services
• Package and print marketing collateral
• web design
• stock photography
June 2009
- Present
United States
Mizuno USA
Graphic Designer
• Working with the Marketing team of MizunoUSA producing effective, emotionally charged branding materials.
• Developing and executing promotional materials for retail B2B, B2C, online and brick and mortar distribution.
• Promotional collateral for events across multiple sports including the Chicago Marathon and JPX Invitational.
• Assisted team in multiple sporting division product catalogs. Currently in charge of the Volleyball Club 2014-2015 product catalog.
• Developing and executing promotional materials for retail B2B, B2C, online and brick and mortar distribution.
• Promotional collateral for events across multiple sports including the Chicago Marathon and JPX Invitational.
• Assisted team in multiple sporting division product catalogs. Currently in charge of the Volleyball Club 2014-2015 product catalog.
September 2013
- December 2014
Georgia, United States
Peleman Industries
Graphic Design Marketing Coordinator
• Developing, implementing, and moderated all aspects of social media for Peleman Industry brands.
• Participated in international communications between design departments in the U.S. and Belgium.
• Updated in house forms and flyers to reflect current branding standards.
• Created marketing kits and managed relations for graphic, photo and office distributors.
• Participated in international communications between design departments in the U.S. and Belgium.
• Updated in house forms and flyers to reflect current branding standards.
• Created marketing kits and managed relations for graphic, photo and office distributors.
February 2013
- June 2013
Alpharetta, Georgia, United States
EZ Prints
Quality Technician
• Created documents in Adobe Photoshop and Microsoft Visio for operations training, exception order handling, and the integration of new products and partners.
• Participated in lean management implementation in production flow for individual product areas and improved 5S workplace organization methodology via plant wide integration for improved quality.
• Streamlined consumer order consolidation process.
• Earned Employee Suggestion of the Month November 2012
• Achieved G7 Mastery 2012 for color profiling Indigo HP 5000 press and other press types
• Daily certification of all the equipment in the lab; process monitoring and standard work auditing.
• Interacting with all areas of the company: Customer Care, Product Development, Engineering and Senior Management, Operations, Partner Management, Vender Management, Sales and Marketing.
• Partners including: Nakajima USA, Disney Photopass, DeviantART, fineartAmerica, Shutterfly, Smug Mug Pro, Kodak Gallery, etc.
• Participated in lean management implementation in production flow for individual product areas and improved 5S workplace organization methodology via plant wide integration for improved quality.
• Streamlined consumer order consolidation process.
• Earned Employee Suggestion of the Month November 2012
• Achieved G7 Mastery 2012 for color profiling Indigo HP 5000 press and other press types
• Daily certification of all the equipment in the lab; process monitoring and standard work auditing.
• Interacting with all areas of the company: Customer Care, Product Development, Engineering and Senior Management, Operations, Partner Management, Vender Management, Sales and Marketing.
• Partners including: Nakajima USA, Disney Photopass, DeviantART, fineartAmerica, Shutterfly, Smug Mug Pro, Kodak Gallery, etc.
August 2010
- February 2013
United States
EZ Prints
Junior Graphic Designer
A one month contract with the e-commerce department to take on extra holiday partner promotional projects.
• Created layouts and elements using Adobe Custom Suite inDesign, Photoshop, Illustrator and Dreamweaver for weekly promotions of various Fortune 500 partner’s Business-to-Customer HTML e-mail and print advertisements.
• Assisted in marketing department by working with Vice President, department lead and other team members by improving quality of typography and ad copy visual presentation for in-ship and e-mail promotions.
• Created layouts and elements using Adobe Custom Suite inDesign, Photoshop, Illustrator and Dreamweaver for weekly promotions of various Fortune 500 partner’s Business-to-Customer HTML e-mail and print advertisements.
• Assisted in marketing department by working with Vice President, department lead and other team members by improving quality of typography and ad copy visual presentation for in-ship and e-mail promotions.
April 2012
- May 2012
Georgia, United States
Codesource-seo.com
Web Researcher
• Designed layouts and elements for various client splash pages, websites and packaging for B2C consumer products.
• Participated in SEO freelance copywriting, research, data gathering, HTML and Meta tag input.
• Participated in SEO freelance copywriting, research, data gathering, HTML and Meta tag input.
January 2008
- January 2010
United States
Corrales Group Architects
Architect Assistant
Architecture & Planning industry
• Correspondence between clients and lead Architect
• Bookkeeping and creating weekly meeting itineraries
• Creation and design of client proposals
(Temporary position for employee on maternity leave)
• Correspondence between clients and lead Architect
• Bookkeeping and creating weekly meeting itineraries
• Creation and design of client proposals
(Temporary position for employee on maternity leave)
August 2008
- December 2008
United States
Park Row Printing
Print Production Assistant
Assisting the Lithographer and Graphic Artists with:
• Creative development where needed
• Estimate and procure all printed work (print collateral, POP, etc)
• Maintains schedules for magazine insertions
• Develop, manage and recommend collateral specs, die lines, printing methods and color libraries.
• Research and recommend new printing techniques
• Develop production schedule for deliverables
• Purchase and manage retouching
• Verify delivery of files to vendors
• Attend press checks
• Setting up documents for digital printing
• Pre-Flight for press operations
• Bookmaking
• Creative development where needed
• Estimate and procure all printed work (print collateral, POP, etc)
• Maintains schedules for magazine insertions
• Develop, manage and recommend collateral specs, die lines, printing methods and color libraries.
• Research and recommend new printing techniques
• Develop production schedule for deliverables
• Purchase and manage retouching
• Verify delivery of files to vendors
• Attend press checks
• Setting up documents for digital printing
• Pre-Flight for press operations
• Bookmaking
August 2007
- March 2008
United States
Ritz Camera Centers
Senior Photographic Technician
• Provided print service developing analogue, digital photography as well as customer consultation services, and sales of photographic equipment in a retail setting.
• Management of photo lab, employees and preventative maintenance.
• Qualified for regional Technical Service Representative
• Management of photo lab, employees and preventative maintenance.
• Qualified for regional Technical Service Representative
September 2003
- August 2007
United States
Education
Full Sail University
Master of Media Design
• Research and Development
• Brand Identity
• Design Ethics and Copyright Art Law
• Process and Presentation
• Campaign Marketing
• Proposal Writing
• Copyrighting
• Brand to Brand, Business to Customer
• Print, Web. E-mail and Design
• HTML, Meta Tagging, SEO
• Microsoft Office: Word, Excel, Visio, and PowerPoint
• Adobe Creative Suite CS3, CS4, CS5, CS6
• Photoshop (Ps), Illustrator (Ai), inDesign (ID), Flash (Fl), Dreamweaver (Dw), Fireworks (Fw)
• Adobe Acrobat
• Quark
• Brand Identity
• Design Ethics and Copyright Art Law
• Process and Presentation
• Campaign Marketing
• Proposal Writing
• Copyrighting
• Brand to Brand, Business to Customer
• Print, Web. E-mail and Design
• HTML, Meta Tagging, SEO
• Microsoft Office: Word, Excel, Visio, and PowerPoint
• Adobe Creative Suite CS3, CS4, CS5, CS6
• Photoshop (Ps), Illustrator (Ai), inDesign (ID), Flash (Fl), Dreamweaver (Dw), Fireworks (Fw)
• Adobe Acrobat
• Quark
July 2009
- July 2010
Winter Park, Florida, United States
Florida Atlantic University
Bachelor of Arts
August 2006
- May 2009
Boca Raton, Florida, United States
Languages
Spanish (Conversational),
Awards
Skills
Adobe Illustrator,
Adobe InDesign,
Book Making,
Bookmaking,
Branding,
Ceramic,
CSS,
Identity Design,
Lithography,
Pottery,
QuarkXpress,
RIP Software,
Acrobat,
Adobe,
Adobe Bridge,
Adobe Dreamweaver,
Adobe Flash,
Advertising,
AI,
Art Directing,
B2B,
B2C,
Basic Knowledge Of Flash,
Bookbinding,
Brand To Brand,
Business To Business,
Business To Customer,
Clay,
Conceptualization,
Corporate Identity Development,
Creative Planning,
CS3,
CS4,
CS5,
Data,
Digital And Film Photography,
Dreamweaver,
Dreamweaver (Dw),
DW,
E-Mail,
EBITDA,
Email,
Excel,
FL,
Flash,
Flash (Fl),
Flexibility,
Graphic Designer,
HTML,
ID,
Identity,
Illustration,
Illustrator,
Illustrator (Ai),
Indesign,
InDesign (ID),
Ink Jet Sublimation,
Interactive Design,
Iwork,
Layout,
Mac,
Mac OS,
Mac OSX,
Macintosh,
Magazines,
Marketing Strategy,
Meta,
Meta Tagging,
Microsoft,
Microsoft Powerpoint,
Microsoft Word,
Onyx,
Onyx 10,
PC,
Personal Computer,
Photogtaphy,
Photoshop,
Photoshop (Ps),
PS,
Return On Investment,
RIP,
ROI,
Screen Printing,
Screenprinting,
SEO,
Social Media Marketing,
Strong Organizational Skills,
Typographer,
Vinyl Cutting,
Visio,
Web Design,
Web Designer,
Web Development,
Windows,
Word,
WordPress,