Jeffrey Bear

12586 West Dakota Avenue #303, Lakewood, Colorado 80228 * 303-898-8997 * jbc9517
8@westpost.net
GRAPHIC DESIGN * PRODUCTION * WRITING * COPY EDITING
Skill Summary -
Graphic Design
Page Design
Layout
Typesetting
Copy Writing
Copy Editing
Reporting
Electronics Technician
Adobe Illustrator
PC
Macintosh
Adobe Acrobat
Customer Service
Adobe PageMaker
Adobe ImageReady
Microsoft Publisher
Supervisor
Adobe InDesign
QuarkXPress
Microsoft Word
Macromedia Flash
Adobe Photoshop
Microsoft Excel
Macromedia Dreamweaver
Professional Experience -
Graphic Design
* Designed and developed display ads for clients in retail, professional service
s, high-tech and fashion industries.
* Collaborated with creative team and sales department to create special section
s directed at the
marketing and promotion of local businesses.
* Worked closely with clients to create vision, conceive designs and consistentl
y meet deadlines and requirements.
* Ability to come up with unusual or clever ideas about a given topic or situati
on, or to develop creative ways to solve a problem.
* Excel at concept development, layout composition, color theory and typography.
* Created Certificate of Appreciation for Habitat for Humanity in 2004 that is s
till being presented to all their volunteers today.
* Created informational booklet for the Buffalo Bill Days festival in 2007 and 2
008 that was handed out to everyone attending the festival in those years.
* High level of proficiency in several design-related software programs includin
g Adobe InDesign,
Photoshop, Acrobat, and Illustrator; and QuarkXPress.
* Experienced in both Windows and Macintosh environments.
Production
* Created pages based on superior knowledge of layout principles and aesthetic d
esign concepts, determining size and arrangement of illustrative material and co
py, selecting style and size of type and arranging elements based upon available
space.
* Activity in reviewing layout and suggesting improvements as needed. Also prepa
red the assembly of final layouts for printing and reviews and approved art and
copy materials.
* Created dummies of pages placing ads and graphics while determining page count
by calculating fill percentage.
* Flowed classified ads and public notices onto pages using available space and
aligning headers.
* Turned InDesign and QuarkXpress files into PDFs using Adobe Acrobat.
* Transferred PDF files from local server to print shop's server using FTP softw
are.
* Used knowledge of resolution, color profiles and moire pattern elimination to
scan photographs and graphics into the office database for use by both editorial
and graphics staff members.
* Knowledge of color correction and photograph optimization techniques.
Writing
* Crafted highly entertaining news, feature and sports articles for several loca
l newspapers.
* Conducted interviews, prepared questions and researched subjects.
* High aptitude for copywriting that appeals to clients and sells products.
* Wrote headlines, captions, information boxes and advertising copy.
* Proficient in Microsoft Word.
Copy Editing
* Edited body copy, headlines, captions, information boxes and advertising copy.
* Proficient in Chicago and AP Styles.
Relevant Work History -
American Classifieds Ft Collins, CO Graphic Designer 8/2009 - Present
Weekly Register-Call Central City, CO Assistant Editor 11/2004 - 6/2009
Evergreen Newspapers Evergreen, CO Graphic Designer/Copy Editor 8/2007 - 5/2009
All-Copy Products Denver, CO Field Service Technician 9/2001 - 9/2005
Education -
Bachelor of Arts in Interactive Computer Graphic Design - Platt College - Gradua
ted May, 2005
Associate of Applied Science in Advanced Interactive Web Design - Platt College
- Graduaded May, 2003
Associate of Applied Science in Electronics Technology - Denver Institute of Tec
hnology - Graduated May, 1993
Work References -
Linda Wood, Publisher, American Classifieds - 970-493-2560
Doug Bell, Editor, Canyon Courier - 303-350-1039
Tom Fildey, Production Manager, Canyon Courier - 303-350-1051
Personal References -
Vicki Burrichter, Choir Director - 303-668-6215
Ernest Pierce, Retired School Teacher - 303-671-2537
Nancy Taylor, Marketing Director - 303-437-8879
Member of Mile Hi Church Choir - Lakewood, CO, 2006 -
Volunteerism -
Logistics Committee Chair - Mile Hi Church Choir - Lakewood, CO, 2008 -
Outreach Committee Chair - Mile Hi Church Choir - Lakewood, CO, 2009 -
Habitat for Humanity - locations in Kittredge, Longmont and Greeley, CO, 2005 -