Resume

Carolee's talent has brought many exciting opportunities throughout her professional career thus far. As a highly creative individual, she adds flair to PowerPoints with her eyes closed. Even the most mundane Word document doesn't stand a chance as it is magically transformed into a perfectly formatted piece of art (with plenty of white space). As her dream of completing her undergraduate degree is fast becoming a reality, she shines as the communications and brand designer at her current employer. Below is Carolee's journey as a Graphic Designer.


Work Experience

Land O'Lakes, Inc.

Communications & Benefits Administrator - April 2013 to present

Designed brand and theme for open enrollment materials and marketing campaign collateral. Printed communications included informational handouts, one page flyers, tri-fold postcard mailers, and letter-size benefit enrollment guides. Responsible for providing updated content to the Business Development and BuyPoint websites. Liaison with the print vendor for digital printing needs. Electronic communications include the production of benefits informational videos that consist of PowerPoint and audio files.

Sebesta Blomberg

Human Resources Representative, Office Manager - July 2006 to December 2012

Designed HR communication materials such as on-boarding and new hire folders. Designed a Manager’s Toolkit that contained information, policies and procedures for new managers. Worked creatively with HR team to organize company events, retirement/picnic/BBQ/holiday parties. Designed unique PowerPoint presentations for Town Hall and Regional meetings, developed posters and email communications company-wide. Produced original content for Career website and updated as needed. Developed and populated intranet sites with resource material and information, updated as necessary.

Wold Architects and Engineers

Human Resources Coordinator, Administrative Assistant - June 2001 to July 2006

Coordinated, managed, and answered questions regarding benefit packages for 120+ employees. Developed communications and coordinated large group gatherings and lunch meetings. Provided word processing duties such as formatting and page layouts in preparation for various communications, spreadsheets, letters, memoranda, meeting minutes, and specifications. Managed administrative team.

Educational History

  • Southern New Hampshire University in Manchester, NH

    Bachelor of Arts in Graphic Design and Media Arts - online program


  • College of Visual Arts in St. Paul, MN

    Fine arts and graphic design studies


  • Century College in White Bear Lake, MN

    Associate in Arts

Skills

  • Adobe Acrobat Professional - highly proficient
  • Adobe InDesign - highly proficient
  • Adobe Illustrator - very proficient
  • Adobe Photoshop - proficient
  • Adobe Dreamweaver - proficient
  • Microsoft Office 365 (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, Publisher, SharePoint, Lync) - highly proficient
  • Oracle Business Solutions - proficient
  • Windows OS - highly proficient

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"One can have no smaller or greater mastery than mastery of oneself."
-Leonardo da Vinci

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