Kristi Simmons

Education
Associate of Applied Science, Visual Communications,
Chemeketa Community College.

Courses of study included:
• Design
• Layout
• Typography
• Illustration
• Art History
• Web Design
• Multimedia
• Drawing
• Photography
• Painting
• Screenprinting
• File Prep/ Pre-Press

Related Work Experience

April 2007 - Present, Designer
Bend Living Magazine • Bend, Oregon. Responsible for hiring photographers, editing photos, lay out of copy and images to create an esthetically pleasing product, production of magazine including preflighting ads, maintaining existing style of magazine. Creating other promotional pieces as needed such as postcards, invitations and awards.

July 2006 - Present, Freelance Designer
Clients include Renegade Rollergirls • Bend, Oregon. Involved in all advertising, including poster design, ads, program guides and logo design. Action Typesetting and Printing • Bend, Oregon. Design projects, including a 2007 and 2008 calendars, and various websites. California Skateparks • Upland, California. Layout and design of a 2007 and 2008 calendars featuring skateparks the company has designed and built.


July 2006 - January 2007, Graphic Designer/Production Artist
The Printing Post • Redmond, Oregon. Multi-task on several projects all under strict deadlines. Teaming up with several others, including, sales staff, other designers, customer service, the pressman, and the client to create successful printed design solutions. Prepare final artwork for print production and archival of files.


November 2006 - Present, Graphic Designer
Action Typesetting and Printing • Bend, Oregon. Freelance Design on projects as needed, including a 2007 calendar.


January 2006 - March 2006, Internship
Ulven Design Group • Portland, Oregon. Working on a Macintosh, using Adobe CS2 to produce and design work. Proofreading of materials before going to print. Also assisted moving studio to a new location, and solving technical/networking issues.


May 2005 - September 2005, Photography Assistant
Steven Bloch • Portland, Oregon. Responsible for organization, putting away and packing of photography equipment; setting up studio for shoots, working with lighting and subjects. Working with Art Directors and other designers on location in photoshoots. Helped organize art projects and photography excursions on downtimes.


Honors and Volunteer Work

Dean's list Chemeketa Community College, First place illustration in Visions, a Chemeketa Community College publication. Created a logo for a non-profit organization called Project ABLE. Worked with one other designer to create a poster for the Willamette Valley Jazz and Wine Festival.


Software
Proficient in:
• InDesign
• Illustrator
• Photoshop
• ImageReady
• Microsoft Word
• Dreamweaver
• Acrobat

Familiar with:
• Freehand
• QuarkXpress
• Flash

Experience working with other designers and art professionals to create successful design solutions. Always been able to meet deadlines, work on multiple projects at once and keep up with time schedules. Ability to keep up with software changes, troubleshoot and learn new technology quickly.


References available upon request.