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Hillary Elyse Ross

(516) 713-1689 • hillary@hrossdesigns.comwww.hrossdesigns.com
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SUMMARY: Detail-orientated graphic designer with over five years experience in the field.  Noted for excelling in a deadline driven profession and providing high quality work while remaining within a client’s budget.  Recognized for creativity and skilled in a variety of art programs.

WORK
EXPERIENCE:
Admento Promotions Group. New York, N.Y.
Graphic Designer, Layout Artist, Industrial Designer (November 2007 - Present)
Admento Promotions Group clients include: Bank of America, Lazard Ltd.,
Morgan Stanley and Goldman Sachs
• Developed design ideas for awards and translated them to 3D drawings for clients.
• Set advertisements to be typographically appealing.
• Conceptualized and produced new logos for companies.
• Ensured that client projects created simultaneously maintained their respected deadlines.
• Organized art department files to create efficiency and faster turnaround of projects.

Direct Marketing & Advertising Distributors. Hicksville, NY
Graphic Designer, Layout Artist (October 2006 - November 2007)
• Constructed quarterly catalog for Doctor’s Trust Vitamins.
• Designed covers and layouts to highlight a theme.
• Planned and created layouts, photographs and typography to showcase products.
• Targeted specific market segments while making the catalog easy and enjoyable to read.
• Met both our company and client mandated deadlines.
• Synthesized product benefits and mandated information to create compelling packaging for various vitamins and nutraceuticals.
• Created direct mail campaigns and follow-up materials, achieving high response rates for a life insurance company.
• Interacted directly with clients, prepared suggestions and achieved consensus opinions for graphic designs and concepts.

University Sports Publications. Elmont, NY
Graphic Designer, Concept Designer (August 2005-September 2006)
• Set up and produced advertisements for distribution in game day publications at sporting events.
• Prioritized projects and ensured that artwork was done within customer specifications and within tight deadlines.

Archer Worldwide, Inc. Hicksville, NY
Graphic Designer, Concept Designer (November 2004-July 2005)
• Designed and produced advertising campaigns, catalogs, products and packaging for a loyalty marketing company. Three-dimensionally modeled conceptual designs using 3D Studio Max.
• Researched and procured products from Chinese manufacturers and oversaw shipping and logistics.

Self-Employed. Philadelphia, PA
Freelance Digital Design Artist (Fall 1998 – Present)
• Conceived, created and sold creative wall art for office and home display.
• Devised and implemented GUI Interface for Gamma Productions website, allowing potential customers to view Gamma’s products online in their various colors, shapes and sizes.
• Enhanced photos by adding, altering or removing individuals and scenery.
• Modeled three-dimensional environments and potential products for clients.
• Produced page layouts and match to appropriate designs for presentations and journals.

EDUCATION: Drexel University, Philadelphia, PA
Bachelor of Science, Spring 2004
Digital Media Major - 3.5 Grade Point Average -
Phi Eta Sigma Honor Society member
Select Coursework:
Typography, Layout, Web Design, 3D Modeling. Character Animation

COMPUTER
SKILLS:
• Adobe Photoshop
• Adobe Illustrator
• 3D Studio Max
• QuarkXPress
• Adobe InDesign
• Macromedia Dreamweaver
• Combustion
• Macromedia Director
• Microsoft FrontPage
• Adobe After Effects
• Macromedia Flash MX
• Maya
• Adobe PageMaker
• Operating Systems: MS
  Windows 98, 2000, XP;
  Mac OS 9; 10 Microsoft
  Office 2000