OBJECTIVE

Highly creative, career-oriented individual, professional graphic artist with experience and talent in graphic, illustration, web and textile design.

SKILLS:

• Proficient in multiple digital software packages: Adobe Illustrator, Adobe Photoshop, Adobe InDesign, QuarkXpress, Dreamweaver, MS Word, Excel, Power Point on both MAC and PC platforms.
• Strong specialist and professional in create visual concepts by hand or using computer software, in communicating ideas that inspire, inform, or captivate consumers.
• Possess strong hand drawing/painting skills, strong sense of aesthetics, color combinations and composition of various kinds of designs.
• Talented in decorative art: paper crafting, lazar die cutting, saw scrolling, sewing, knitting and embroidering.
• Extensive textile design knowledge in fabric pattern prints, different types of weaving fabric for clothing and home interior decoration.


EDUCATION:

  • Associate's Degree, major: Graphic Design
    in Visual Communication and Design,
    Cuyahoga Community College, Cleveland, OH 2005

  • Associate's Degree, major: Interior Design
    in Visual Communication and Design,
    Cuyahoga Community College, Cleveland, OH 2002

  • Bachelor's Degree in Fine Arts, major: Textile Artist Academy of Art, Ukraine
    Credential Evaluation made and approved by ECE of USA in 2002

EXPERIENCE:

Graphic Artist, Children's Book Illustrator
•Union Gospel Press
19695 Commerce Parkway Cleveland, Ohio 44130

 Illustrating children's publications: Me Too, Boys and Girls’ Album, Primary Helps and Handwork, Our Bible Picture Talks, Primary Bible Learner, Christian Life, Coloring Books for kids.
 Illustrating New Homeschool Products - Illuminate Bible Series for elementary students (1st to 2nd grade).
 Designed the magazine for UGPress production.
 Designing illustrations by hand drawing/painting and using computer software.

2017-present

Freelancing as Graphic Designer
•Seekers Publishing, Inc.
P.O. Box 31630 Independence, Ohio 44131

Designed book covers Words of Wisdom, Grammar and Spelling by Kenneth P. Cash, badges, business card, flyers, greeting card, logo and other products from time-to-time.  Developed the overall layout and production design for advertisements, brochures, magazines, catalogs, newsletters, and corporate reports.
 Responsible for creating design solutions that have a high visual impact. My role involves listening to clients and understanding their needs before making design decisions.
 My design – I agree with the client and develop my creative ideas and concepts, choosing the appropriate media and style to meet the client's objectives.
 My goal is thinking creatively to produce new ideas and a professional approach to time, costs and deadlines.

1999-present

  Volunteering as Graphic Artist Designer
•Church of Evangelic Faith
6227 Broadview Rd. Parma, OH 44134

  Designed three parts of wall murals. Two of them oil painted landscape, one oil painted brick wall and church logo. Project size: w–34f x h–15f.
Designed interior and exterior for new construction of the church.
  Used my artistic digital and hand drawing/painting ability to design logos, corporate identity stationary, t-shirts, wall murals, window's signs, traditional illustration, digital illustration, photo illustration, portraitures, wedding albums, invitations, greeting cards, packages, websites, displays, badges, flyers, posters, DVD, CD, and cassette-covers, book covers, magazines, brochures, catalogs, newsletters, newspapers, layouts, lazar die cut letters for the wall sign, and other products.

1999-present

 

Graphic Creative Specialist
•American Greetings Corporation Cleveland, OH
(Part time multiple jobs)

  I possess strong creative talent and skills related to design and preparing digital files and mock ups of various kinds of design: greeting cards, journals, brochures, stationary, party goods, wrapping paper, bags, packages, stickers, scrap-books, ornaments, crafting, lazar die cutting, saw scrolling, knitting, sewing, embroidering projects, etc.
  Extensive knowledge how to use and maintain technology and software required for design work and check files for technical accuracy including: designing, redesigning, making corrections, converting and formatting files, coloring combinations, composition, scanning and preparing all files for final output related aesthetic concepts.
  Participated independently in special projects as required to prepare illustrations from concept drawings, sketches, models to combine them in visual graphic design. Strong ability to independently manage project budgets, time and prioritize multiple projects with varying deadlines. Engaging in a collaborative approach with clients to make sure all adjustments fit customer needs.

2005-2016

LANGUAGES:

Ukrainian, Russian, Polish

 
  References and portfolio are available upon request