Amy Pfeiffer, B Des
38 Bellwater Avenue Barton, Vermont 05822-9653 USA |
Tel: 802.525.4608 Fax: 802.525.4572 Mobile: 802.279.3174 email:[email protected] email: [email protected] |
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Professional Capabilities:A highly flexible, multi-skilled designer in print, 3D and digital graphic design and illustration; with proven skills in creative thinking, conceptualization, art direction, design, resourcefulness and problem solving. Detail-oriented and well organized, I am experienced in making presentations to clients and nurturing client relationships, website content and project management, social media marketing, supervision, buying print and outside creative services (illustrators, copywriters, photographers, etc.), and managing schedules, expenses and budgets. A hands-on professional, capable of dealing with all facets of the design process, from the initial briefing to readying files for output to press checks.
Technical Expertise: • Well-versed in the overall Macintosh computer system; I own a Mac desktop system,
• An expert Photoshop, InDesign, Illustrator, Quark Xpress and Macromedia Freehand user,
• Experienced in many applications: Adobe Creative Suite including Adobe Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign, Dreamweaver and Acrobat, website creation software, HTML and CSS, animated GIF creation, Fontographer, Blender (3D modeling application), Microsoft Office and other open-source Office applications, Filemaker, Excel, web browsers and e-mail programs; as well as experience on PC (Windows and DOS) platforms,
• Skilled in illustration techniques in a variety of media: pencil, watercolor, scratchboard, fabric, fiber, cut paper, modeling clay. silkscreen, marker sketching, comps and storyboarding,
• Experience in textile and pattern design for garment and knitwear, surface design and softgoods,
• Practiced at writing and editing copy, I am also skilled at proofreading,
• Work experience in 3-dimensional, broadcast and digital media, digital asset management and archiving.
Work History:
Owner/Creative Director
Aviatrix Designs - Barton, Vermont
November 2004 - present
After taking a maternity leave, I revived Aviatrix Designs to continue with freelance work and to branch out with various non-print commissions. In addition to creating highly effective print and media campaigns, running the office involves client relations, meeting deadlines on time and on budget, social media marketing, scheduling, and office administration. Clients include CUSO International (e-volunteer drinks menu design for JUST Café and Bakery), The Humanist Chaplaincy at Harvard University, Lifeforce Glass Inc., wine merchant “kikizake” on crowdspring.com, Zoë Papas (zoeink.com) and The Hangman Frame Shop and Gallery.
Senior Graphic Designer
Ben & Jerry’s Homemade Inc. - South Burlington, Vermont
April 1998 - June 2002
Working closely with the Marketing Department, the Creative Director and a team of Graphic Designers, I created a wide range of items to support and promote the Ben & Jerry’s brand, from pencils, postcards and cone wraps to annual reports to tractor-trailer graphics. From initial rough sketches to final layout, I was responsible for the design of packaging, advertising, corporate stationery, T-shirts and many other gift store items, point-of-purchase (POP) material, wall murals and Scoop Shop interior and exteriors. Other duties included illustration by hand and computer, art directing at photo shoots, product naming, copy writing, website design (online gift store), print buying and press checks.
Graphic Designer/Publications Coordinator
Sugarbush Resort - Warren, Vermont
July 1996 - April 1998
I was in charge of the coördination, design and printing, under very tight deadlines and small budgets, of all advertising and collateral materials for the resort. I also maintained and upgraded the two Macintosh computers and software we used in the studio; supervised, art directed and mentored one assistant. I was also responsible for the art direction of the Sugarbush Resort website (http://www.sugarbush.com) and some television graphics.
Graphic Designer
Zed Graphic Communications - Montréal, Québec
March 1994 - July 1996
At this design studio/ad agency, I was responsible for the design and production of packaging and other collateral materials for a variety of clients, most notably for Zellers, Canada’s largest discount department store. Other clients include Tana leather care products, Neutrogena cosmetics and beachwear manufacturer Christina. I also acted as computer “trouble-shooter”, for software such as Aldus Freehand, Quark Xpress, Adobe Photoshop and Illustrator, as well as the overall Macintosh system.
Principal/Designer
Aviatrix Designs - Halifax, Nova Scotia
September 1989 - December 1993
Aviatrix Designs opened officially in 1989 as a full-time freelance business. Running the office involved client relations, meeting deadlines on time and on budget, coordinating scheduling, and office administration. Clients included the Nova Scotia Advisory Council on the Status of Women, CBC Television, The DuMaurier Atlantic Jazz Festival, the Nova Scotia College of Art and Design, Corporate Communications Limited and the Atlantic Film Festival.
Education
Bachelor of Design in Communication Design
Nova Scotia College of Art and Design
Halifax, Nova Scotia, 1985
Additional coursework post-graduation:
1987: “Macintosh for Graphic Designers” Nova Scotia College of Art and Design Continuing Education, Halifax, NS
1989: “Typography and the Macintosh Computer” Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh PA
2000: “Milton Glaser Summer Program” School of Visual Arts, New York NY
Professional Associations
MGDC (Professional member)
- Society of Graphic Designers of Canada, Atlantic Chapter
AIGA (member)
- American Institute of Graphic Artists, Boston (MA) Chapter
Awards
Gold Medal, Eastern Region, September 2000
Best Daylight Truck Graphics
Ben & Jerry’s Ice Cream tractor trailer graphics
First Place, Commercial Fleet Graphics Contest, 1999
“Graphic Effectiveness In Daylight”
Presented to Ben & Jerry’s Homemade, Inc.
by Commercial Carrier Journal and The National Private Truck Council
References available on request.