Graphic Designer Design
Resume:
JOEL TOPPIN
PA, ***26-1012
ad6zhd@r.postjobfree.com
PROFESSIONAL SUMMARY
High-energy creative professional with proven history of conceptualizing and crafting original designs and presentation materials to efficiently produce timely deliverables across diverse range of graphic design projects. Technically proficient and resourceful in problem solving, skillfully importing, formatting, and transforming files into properly sized camera-ready proofs. Accessibility remediation compliance
SKILLS
• Adobe Creative Suite
• Microsoft Office Suite
• Figma
• Sketch
• Craft Manager
• Workfront
• Adobe Pre-press
• Graphs and charts
• Accessibility and remediation
• Technical/illustrative art
• Comprehensive knowledge of
financial printing
• Fulfillment functions
EDUCATION
Parsons New School of Design
New York, NY
Stuyvesant HS
New York, NY
Linkedin.com Learning
Lynda.com Online Certificate
WORK HISTORY
Vanguard/Randstad – Graphic Designer (remote contractor) June 2022 – Present
• Design, and communicate style guides, presentation templates, positioning, and strategy resource to consistently communicate the brand.
• Remediation and accessibility for PDF for assisted software. Deerfield Agency of Brand® – Graphic Designer (remote contractor) November 2021 – January 2022
• Design, produce, and edit OTC and RX for multichannel marketing. Manage design development branding for healthcare calendar launch. Taro Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd – Senior Graphic Designer January 2016 – June 2021
• Collaborate with Art Director to design and create innovative packaging for OTC and RX products according to the brand strategy and launch calendars.
• Manage package design development for licensed categories and execute on design concepts, while maintaining brand identity and character.
• Collaborate daily with the regulatory, marketing, and product development departments to manage consistency.
• Create and maintain/organized library of designs, resources, and materials.
• Generate 3D design elements and displays.
• Manage signage library and create additional collateral; oversize banners, sell-sheets etc. Quality checked (Quality Control) incoming author’s alterations. Bank of America – Presentation Specialist /Graphic Designer April 2019 – January 2020
• Conceptualize client’s ideas/sketches to create pitchbooks with/without macros in PPT, very heavy graphs and charts in Excel and PPT, Tracing. Recreation logos in Adobe Illustrator and image retouching in Adobe Photoshop. I believe that design is
not just about creating
beautiful visuals, but
also about solving
problems.
With over 20 years of
experience in the
industry, I’ve worked
with clients from
various sectors,
including
pharmaceuticals,
financial printing, and
asset management
industries.
My areas of expertise
include branding,
packaging design,
and UI design.
I’m passionate about
collaborating with
clients to create
designs that are not
only visually appealing
but also achieve their
business goals.
I’m always learning and
experimenting with new
design techniques to
keep my work fresh
and innovative.
Prestige Brands – Packaging Designer/Production Artist August 2015 – January 2016
• Design/redesign over-the-counter healthcare and household cleaning products throughout the United States, Canada, Australia and in certain other international markets. Confer with engineering, marketing, management, the EPA and other departments to determine packaging requirements and type of product market.
• Performed duties under FDA regulatory compliance. Examples of products includes Anacin, BC, ClearEyes, Comet, Debrox, Fiber Choice, Efferdent, Goodys, Little Remedies and Spic-and-Span.
• Ticket and track jobs in internal database; maintained libraries and controlled versions of graphics. Quality checked (Quality Control) incoming author’s alterations. Prepress for print-ready production.
Vintage Filings (ToppanVite /PR Newswire) – Typesetter/Desktop Publisher May 2013 – August 2015
• Create transactional projects for SEC compliance media, converts documents from various formats (MS Word and Excel) to Typeset and EDGAR-compliant format
(Xyvision, HTML and/or ASCII), as well as edits documents per client markup and tracked-change word documents.
• Work accurately and quickly to convert Word, Excel, and PDF documents to acceptable typeset documents. Process edits to documents, create PDF for distribution.
• Create/recreated and edits graphic, charts, and logo to be HTML and print ready, edit Tombstones in QuarkXpress and Adobe InDesign.
Creative Network Systems (Freelancers Agency) – CSR /Graphic Specialist March 2001 – November 2009
• Sony / BMG / RR Donnelly, Designed and developed high-quality graphics to convey marketing/brand messages clearly and concisely for production of all print- music media kits, including CD/DVD, and vinyl record labels, booklets, covers, inserts, and large-format posters.
• Consulted with art directors and outside clients; coordinated jobs with project managers; ensured delivery of timely service. Ticketed and tracked jobs in internal database; maintained libraries and controlled versions of graphics. Quality Control incoming author’s alterations. Conceived, compiled, and delivered innovative graphic designs and layouts for final production, prepared and output digital printing media on high-end Kodak and Epson
Capital Systems – Graphic Specialist
February 1998 – April 2001
• Created compelling graphics, incorporated design elements, and managed production of multiple desktop publishing (DTP) projects and SEC compliance media.
• Designed, created, and refined site-plans, graphs, and charts in Illustrator; completed adjusted, manipulated, and retouched photos in Photoshop; composed numerous DTP layouts in QuarkXPress. Maintained project specifications and ensured all graphics and art aligned with criteria. Partnered with customer service and acted as client liaison. Create complex graphics and documents constructed with layers and various color treatments.
St. Ives (Burrups) Financial (Formerly Global Financial Press) – Graphic Specialist March 1993 – November 1998
• Produced documents using 3B2, EDGAR ease-ASCII, and EDGAR Dreamweaver-HTML for SEC compliance media.
• Constructed multi-page documents and produced press-ready graphs, charts, logos, and PDF files from written and visual specifications on MAC/PC cross-platform system utilizing Illustrator, Photoshop, and Flight-Check. Maintained schedules and attain deadlines across multiple projects.
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