Graphic Designer, Art Director

Jeff Freidenberg Graphic Designer 5606 N. Kenmore Ave., #3, Chicago, Illinois 60660 | 773.275.0748 | | www.jfreid enberg.com EXPERIENCE Assistant Director, Design, Production Services and Publishing | 2001 - Present Jewish Federation of Metropolitan Chicago | Chicago, Illinois * Design print and online materials from concept to finished product: invitation s, brochures, calendars, newsletters, annual reports, signs and banners, window and display cases for various fund-raising departments. * Communicate with internal clients and vendors to ensure that all parties agree on project specifications, deadlines, and design materials. * Maintain workflow in absence of Director of Design. * Oversee junior designer(s): teach responsibilities of job and job-specific des ign skills, manage workload. Intern/Design Assistant | September - December 1999 Sonic Rim | Columbus, Ohio * Organized focus group research and data. * Prepared presentation boards, booklets, and other visual displays. Intern/Design Assistant | June - September 1997 Big Lots, Inc. | Columbus, Ohio * Designed packaging, advertising, signage for in-store displays. EDUCATION Columbus College of Art and Design | Columbus, Ohio Bachelor of Fine Arts in Industrial Design - May 2000 University of Toledo | Toledo, Ohio Bachelor of Arts in Fine Art - May 1997 DESIGN SKILLS Design Applications - Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign, Quark, Acrobat, PowerPoi nt, Word Digital and hand drawn illustration skills Knowledge of 3-D design construction AWARDS Chicago Skyline Award | 2007 & 2008 Public Relations Society of America-Chicago Chapter for the 2006 & 2007 Case For Giving brochures Juror's Choice Award | 2004 Design Within Reach Champagne Chair Contest Chicago Skyline Award | 2003 Public Relations Society of America-Chicago Chapter for the 2003 Jewish Federation annual report