Education

School of the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, MA – 2014

Post Baccalaureate Certificate

Central Connecticut State University, New Britain, CT – 2013

BA in Art concentration Studio Sculpture, Honors Program Scholar, GPA 3.36

Skills

·  Writing, copy editing, proofing

·  Communication, customer service, problem-solving, time management, willingness to learn, teamwork

·  Adobe Creative Suite, Canva, Data input in MS Office (specializing in Excel for data merges and Word), well versed on both Mac & PC

·  File organization, management, and archiving both digital and paper

·  Social Networking: Square Marketing campaign (writing, organizing & scheduling, and tracked performance), Instagram posts, Facebook (managing numerous groups and creating recruitment content), Squarespace & Wix website design and management

Professional Experience

Minuteman Press of Norwalk – Norwalk, CT                                        Sept 2022 – Present

Production Artist / Asset Manager / Pre-Press / Customer Service

·    Work with assets for over 50+ customers weekly

·    Maintain the organization and archival of customer files for easy retrieval

·    Review file content and edit copy to improve the clarity of customers marketing message

·    Prepare files for print production, creating bleeds, crops and imposing files

·    Oversee print orders from start to finish and ensure quality on all printed materials

·    Design files based on customer specifications using the Adobe Creative Suite

·    Offset plate to digital recreation and vector tracing

·    Interact in a professional manner with team members and customers

Tarafy Designs – New Rochelle, NY                                                         Jun 2018 – Present

Owner, Principal Graphic Designer

·    Responsible for the overall day-to-day operation of the business (sales, marketing, business and website development)

·    Work closely with clients to create a vision, compose captivating copy & develop designs for marketing material, and consistently meet deadlines and requirements

·    Organize, write, design, schedule and track 1-2 Square Marketing campaigns monthly

·    Work closely with small design firms as a contracted freelance designer for branded quarterly Conference materials such as biography booklets and personalized name badges

·    Work efficiently on a variety of projects simultaneously

Timeframe – Hillsborough, NH                                                            April 2021 – July 2022

Graphic Designer

·    Design files based on customer specifications using the Adobe Creative Suite

·    Edit and prepare files for print production

·    Maintain the organization and archival of customer files for easy retrieval

·    Interact in a professional manner with team members and the production department

·    Color correct files and oversee test prints of Pantone specific jobs

Minuteman Press of Norwalk – Norwalk, CT                                       Jan 2018 – Sept 2019

Production Artist / Asset Manager / Pre-Press / Customer Service

·    See above for Current Role at Minuteman Press of Norwalk

Minuteman Press of Shelton – Shelton, CT                                          Feb 2016 – Jan 2018

Production Artist / Asset Manager / Pre-Press / Customer Service

·    See above for Current Role at Minuteman Press of Norwalk

Central Connecticut State University—New Britain, CT                  Fall 2011 - Spring 2013

Resident Assistant

·    Supervised a floor and maintained security of the building.

·    Administered policies and offered guidance to 66 residents

·    Created and led award winning programs for residents

·    Recognized for creative design of community boards to engage residents in events