Samuel Samo Resume

Dear Human Resource,

I am interested in the position your agency company has available for a Graphic Designer. I have several years of experience in design and art direct and proficient on both MAC and PC platforms. I have a broad background in pre-press, commercial photography and digital image printing. Please refer to my attached resume for additional experience in related fields. My experience in graphic design, and training experience working with other team members have equipped me with the necessary strong experience skills, knowledge and talent to be an excellent Senior Art Director for your company in global investment management. I welcome the opportunity to meet with you and discuss how I might best assist your company in fulfilling its present needs. Please feel free to contact me at any time. Thank you for your time and consideration.

Samuel Samo

21300 Califa Street Woodland Hills, CA 91367

Phone: +1 818 426 – 6040

Email: Samuel@gfxprint.com   

Objective

 Seeking a challenging and rewarding position in Graphic Design that offers diversity and new opportunities to utilize my strong creative skills in a team oriented environment. 

Computer Skills

• Proficient on Mac and PC platforms • Strong experience in Adobe Creative Suite • Adobe Photoshop CS7, • Adobe Illustrator CS7 • InDesign CS7 • QuarkXPress, 10.0 • Adobe Acrobat X • ALIAS POWER ANIMATOR Ver.6 (3D) • Dreamweaver- Web developing. • Painter Ver. 6 • PageMaker 6.5 • Adobe Streamline™ 7.0 • FreeHand 10 • Flash MX • GoLive CS7 • Adobe Bridge CS6.1 • Adobe After Effects CS7.5 

Experience  

Senior Art Director

May 04 – Present 

GFX Arts. Woodland Hills, CA 91367 Creative Designer responsible for developing advertising layouts, concepts and campaigns. Including designing graphics to meet specific commercial or promotional needs, such as packaging, displays, and logos. Responsible for all aspects of design elements, from brainstorming to production. Work on a daily basis with other professionals such as printers, programmers, developers or other technicians, to complete the final product. Project budgets and keep projects on schedule to meet deadlines. Responsible for communication, including presenting ideas to clients and working with them to achieve the end result they invision. Responsible for problem solving such as choosing just the right fonts, colors and lines to create a balanced composition, while simultaneously conveying a clients message.

Art Director

February 01 – April 04

Got Print inc. Burbank Blvd., CA 91505 Created graphics to meet specific commercial or promotional needs, such as packaging, displays, and logos. Responsible for interpreting the client’s business needs, and developing design briefs by gathering information to clarify design issues, and thinking creatively to produce new ideas. Responsible for using innovation to redefine a design brief and meet the constraints of cost, time and client. Used a wide range of media, including photography and computer aided design. Contributed ideas and designed artwork to the overall brief. Responsible for keeping abreast of developments in IT, particularly design programs. Responsible for collaboration with printers, copywriters, photographers, other designers, account executives, website designers and marketing specialists.

Experience

Senior Graphic Designer

May 98 – October 00

Creative Marketing Solution (BCIG) Riyadh, SA Lead creative designer responsible for developing concepts for advertising. Preparation of files for production including Pre-Press and color retouching. 

Graphic Designer

February 97 – April 98

Image Net Consulting Jordan-New York Senior Associate and Consultant for Mac and PC systems integration, networking and training – Supplying support for architecture with digital video, design graphics, quality control during printing. Illustrator artwork finalization.

 Animator

January 96 – December 96

Afkar Promoseven Amman, JD Model Maker using ALIAS POWER ANIMATOR Ver.6 (3D Software) Silicon Graphic Animator using FLENT (Software) Story Board Creator & Illustrator, using Adobe Illustrator and Adobe Photoshop.

 Internship

May 95 – August 95

I.S.B. Graphics Amman, JD Consultant to faculty and staff – Establishing Macintosh systems for teacher labs. Graphic Designer, manual work including airbrush projects, packaging and pre-press System Operator – Converting Dos formatted information to Macintosh format.

Education

Antelope Valley College

Motion Graphics For multimedia / Internet Web Design and Production

Art Center College of Design in Pasadena

Dreamweaver and AltDev 4.0, 2000

Silicon Studio

 LA Training Center – ALIAS POWER ANIMATOR Ver.6 (3D) 2001

Yarmuk University

Jordan – Fine Arts & Graphic Design, 1993 – 1996

Baptist High School

1992 Graduate