SARAH PHILLIPSand established clientele to grow and develop a vast portfolio of creative design...

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ABOUT ME I have been a graphic designer for over 16 years and have extensive experience in both web and print design working in corporate and freelance environments. My years as a freelancer has allowed me to work with and learn from hundreds of different businesses and entrepreneurs all over the US, from a variety of industries and backgrounds. That experience is what really built and molded my career and professional approach to every project I take on. I treat every job as individual, unique and as important as the one before. SARAH PHILLIPS 469.279.2603 | [email protected] | CREATIVE-ROCKET.COM PROFESSIONAL SKILLS 16 Years of Experience in Graphic Design (Digital/Print) Creative & Art Direction Marketing B2B & B2C Social Media Advertising (Digital/Print) Photography & Editing Video Creation / Animation Illustration (Electronic/Fine Art) Web Design & Administration HTML / CSS / Basic PHP CPanel & Cloud based Web Development Platforms Project Management Consulting & Customer Service Sales & Networking Mentoring & Leadership Archival, Organization & Asset Management PC/MAC platforms TECHNICAL SKILLS PHOTOSHOP/ILLUSTRATOR INDESIGN/LAYOUT DREAMWEAVER/HTML/CSS FLASH/ANIMATE PREMIERE/AFTER EFFECTS MS OFFICE EDUCATION Collin College | Graduated. 2002 / cume laude Associates of Applied Science Graphic Design Associates of Applied Science Multimedia Animation Certification Illustration Certification West Wood College.Online | Multimedia & Web Design Courses Taken 2009-2010

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Page 1: SARAH PHILLIPSand established clientele to grow and develop a vast portfolio of creative design projects and campaigns. Worked with over Worked with over 250 large corporations, small

ABOUT ME

I have been a graphic designer for over 16 years and

have extensive experience in both web and print design

working in corporate and freelance environments. My

years as a freelancer has allowed me to work with and

learn from hundreds of different businesses and

entrepreneurs all over the US, from a variety of

industries and backgrounds. That experience is what

really built and molded my career and professional

approach to every project I take on. I treat every job as

individual, unique and as important as the one before.

SARAH PHILLIPS

469.279.2603 | [email protected] | CREATIVE-ROCKET.COM

PROFESSIONAL SKILLS16 Years of Experience in

Graphic Design (Digital/Print)

Creative & Art Direction

Marketing B2B & B2C

Social Media

Advertising (Digital/Print)

Photography & Editing

Video Creation / Animation

Illustration (Electronic/Fine Art)

Web Design & Administration HTML / CSS / Basic PHP

CPanel & Cloud based Web Development Platforms

Project Management

Consulting & Customer Service

Sales & Networking

Mentoring & Leadership

Archival, Organization & Asset Management

PC/MAC platforms

TECHNICAL SKILLS

PHOTOSHOP/ILLUSTRATOR

INDESIGN/LAYOUT

DREAMWEAVER/HTML/CSS

FLASH/ANIMATE

PREMIERE/AFTER EFFECTS

MS OFFICE

EDUCATION

Collin College | Graduated. 2002 / cume laude

Associates of Applied Science Graphic Design

Associates of Applied Science Multimedia

Animation Certification

Illustration Certification

West Wood College.Online | Multimedia & Web Design

Courses Taken 2009-2010

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A-Neutronics,Inc./ShinybowUSACreative Designer, Web Administrator Frisco, TX | Oct.2010–PresentCurrently the lead designer, web administrator and assistant for A-Neutronics, ShinybowUSA and its three sister companies. Work directly with the owner on directing all marketing and advertising materials and campaigns, generating instructional & demonstration videos for product promotion and marketing pieces, administrating, maintaining and optimizing five websites and all content for branding standardization and content accuracy. Proofread and copyedit all instructional and marketing materials, photograph, edit and animate new and existing products, create all online & print advertising and admin all online customer facing e-commerce accounts such as E-bay and Amazon and monitor, audit and communicate all branding standardizations and financial requirements for corporate third party seller accounts. Create and standardized graphic library and instituted project management procedures and organizational requirements for creative assets. Assist in all day to day operations and administrative/reception duties of the business and work hand in hand with the owner to develop professional communications for sales, technical support, vendors, clients and customers. Track campaign effectiveness and outreach and development of new multimedia opportunities for sales growth.

Natural Awakenings Of North Texas MagazineGraphic Designer, Customer Liaison Frisco, TX | AUG.2012–Aug.2015Collaborated with the sales team and owner on advertising design, art and creative direction and magazine standards for new and current clients advertising for the magazine and online. Worked one on one with clients, directing and guiding business owners on best marketing practices and branding to gain perspective customers and for customer retention. Consult-ed extensively with customers and owner on best practices for marketing and design success. Communicated and developed monthly project plans to set deliverable deadlines and client expectation levels. Assistant host to the monthly marketing and networking meetings. Communicated directly to potential and current clients the vision and objective of the corporate brand while advising and consulting on creative direction and marketing opportunities for small business owners in the North Texas area. Projects ranging from direct mail to web design, from promotional branding to illustration, from catalogs and magazine layout to advertising. Assisted new and established companies with advise and consult toward achieving and improving branding and marketing as well as consulted to help institute short and long term marketing, design and digital technology options and strategies to promote business growth and consumer outreach.

Creative Rocket DesignOwner, Creative Designer & Director Little Elm, TX | Dec.2006–PresentOwn and operate my own freelance design firm working as the lead designer, art director, marketer and consultant with new and established clientele to grow and develop a vast portfolio of creative design projects and campaigns. Worked with over 250 large corporations, small businesses and entrepreneurs in and around the Dallas area and US. Developed great profes-sional relationships with my clients designing and collaborating on projects ranging anywhere from direct mail to web design, promotional design, illustration, catalogs/magazine layout and advertising to more technical IA and template/CSS customiza-tion. Assisted and lead new and established companies with branding development and standards and marketing as well as consulted to help institute short and long term marketing, design and web based plans and strategies. Ability to bridge creative ideas with marketing agendas to print and digital platforms. Able to communicate expectations and limitations of design and technology to ensure success for the client. Developed project plans and initiated management strategies for the client to set specific agendas and time lines for deliverables and deployment. Managed contractual obligations for both myself and the client and developed and negotiated budgets and financial obligations.

Careington InternationalSenior Creative Design Specialist Frisco, TX | Aug.2003–Feb.2007Worked as the Senior Creative Design specialist for the corporate in-house marketing department over the design team. Aided, developed and designed all creative communications for the company as well as copy editing, print production and pre-press set up. Created and standardized graphic library and instituted project management procedures and organization-al requirements for creative assets and deliverable deadlines. Worked within the marketing department and closely with the IT and fulfillment divisions as well as with the COO and the VP of marketing to develop and execute internal creative objectives as well as advising on creative direction for customer marketing opportunities and outreach projects. Generated and art directed on all customer and client print and electronic projects and focused on the development of corporate branding mate-rials and standardization. Assisted with visual installations and intranet design for employees and executives at the corporate headquarters.