OBJECTIVE Seeking a leadership role in collaborative environment developing creative design solutions to utilize my professional skills in print, web, and interactive media

PROFESSIONAL
SKILLS
- Creative/art direction
- Web/interactive design
- Multimedia design
- Usability design
- Brand building
- Identity design
- Print design
- Illustration
- Client relations
- Project management
- Staff management

TECHNICAL SKILLS - Adobe PhotoShop
- Image Ready
- Adobe Illustrator
- Adobe PageMaker
-QuarkXpress
-Macromedia Flash
-Corel Draw
- MS Word
- MS PowerPoint
- MS Excel

EXPERIENCE      
 
Senior Visual Designer 2001 - 2002
Molecular, Inc. | Boston, MA

  • Strategic analysis: Identified project goals and objectives, performed industry and audience research
  • Visual concept: Created user-centered interface, multimedia design, site branding, and user experience
  • Design team leadership: Mentored and trained staff, prepared project estimations and schedules
  • Project management: Provided creative direction, managed scope, time, budget, and resources
  • Client interaction: Conducted concept presentation and consulting work sessions
  • Marketing vehicles: Designed sales presentations, internal branding, and identity solutions
Major clients: Old Mutual Asset Managers, NWQ Investment Management Company, Analytic Investors, Dun and Bradstreet, Depositors Insurance Fund, PerkinElmer.
 
Visual Designer 1998 - 2001
Molecular, Inc. | Boston, MA
 
  • Site design: Created initial layout composition and color/typography solutions, integrated brand elements
  • Site production: Designed sub-level layouts, icons, and banners, created templates and optimized images
  • Multimedia design: Prepared storyboards, illustrations, and animated sequences
  • Client interaction: Presented layout compositions, delivered creative briefs, design rationale, and style guides
  • Marketing materials: Designed interactive and print advertising, supported marketing objective
Major clients: Analog Devices, Massachusetts Financial Services, Fidelity Charitable Gift Fund, Fidelity National Charitable Services, Financial Times, Staples, Boston Cares
 
Graphic Designer 1997 - 1998
Sir Speedy Printing | Wellesley, MA
 
  • Print design: Created catalog, brochure, newsletter, calendar, and direct mail layouts
  • Print production: Scanned and color-corrected images, prepared files for printing processes
  • Pre-press production: Prepared multi-color jobs, stripping, and camera work
Major clients: Merrill Lynch, Boston Athenæum, Nobles Day Camp, Bread and Circus
   
Senior Graphic Designer 1992 - 1996
UNIT Print Company | Moscow, Russia
 
  • Design team leadership: Developed creative process, mentored and trained staff
  • Print design: Created brochure, catalog, booklet, poster, package, and print advertisement layouts
  • Marketing materials: Designed exterior/interior exhibition stands, billboards and signage
  • Pre-press: Scanned and color corrected images, supervised printing processes
Major clients: Russian Olympic Committee, McDonald's Russia, 3M, UNIT Group International
   
Graphic Artist 1986 - 1992
Applied Graphics Advertising Agency | Moscow, Russia
 
  • Strategic analysis: Performed brand research and strategic positioning
  • Corporate identity: Developed logo design and collateral materials
  • Client interaction: Conducted marketing campaign presentation, delivered corporate design guidelines
Major clients: Moscow Union of Sculptors, Gerros Optics, Centrepolygraph Publishers, Master Design

AWARDS AND EXHIBITIONS

"Kasina's Top 10 Asset Management e-Business Web Sites for 2001," Named finalist (Old Mutual Asset Managers)
"Hatch Awards 2000," Merit award for creative excellence ([Dun and Bradstreet CLA Flash demo)
"International Golden Bee-96" Exhibit, Moscow, Russia
"Young Russian Artists-90" Exhibits, Moscow, Russia
"Biennale Brno-88" International Exhibit, Brno, Czechoslovakia


EDUCATION

BA Degree in Graphic Design and Illustration from Moscow Printing Institute, Russia


DESIGN PORTFOLIO

Please visit the following web sites:
http://www.omam.com
http://www.aninvestor.com
http://www.nwq.com
http://www.uam.com
http://www.bostoncares.org
http/://www.difxs.com
http://lhssurvey.lionbioscience.com

Print portfolio and references available upon request

 

 

    Kate Ratner   |   kateratner@designexperience.net   |   617.566.6155