Contact Information/Resume

Name: Katherine Ricca
Phone: 708.612.2693
Email: [email protected]
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Statement

Graphic Designer with 6 years of experience working in all major formats of design (print, web, large format, B2B, POP, informational design, branding). Enjoys working in a group or independently. Passionate about design, typography and continually expanding knowledge in the fields of print and web design through self-education and artistic exploration. Desires a career that offers challenges while meeting the high expectations of employer(s) and their clients.

Skills

Proficient on Mac computers, PC computers, Adobe Creative Suite (Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign), Macromedia Dreamweaver, HTML, Quark, Acrobat, Word, PowerPoint, Excel

Resume

Experience

Full-time positions:
May 2007 - Present
Graphic Designer\Production Analyst
Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago, Consumer & Community Affairs, Chicago, IL
•    Create save the date cards, promotional books, pamphlets and presentations, web banners and graphics
•    Publish Profit Wise News & Views magazine 5 times per year, (planning, design, image selection, content)
•    Selection of images, fonts, layout design and content order of publication
•    Back end design work for re-launch of internal website
•    Logo design
•    Work with vendors and in-house digital print shop for custom jobs mainly focusing on digital on demand printing
•    Prepare/lead meetings regarding various topics
•    Provide instruction to other team members on design programs and how to use them
•    Utilize design software (Photoshop) to develop visual ways to analyze data for associate economists
•    Plan/organize, photograph and record conferences

Oct 2005 - May 2007
Graphic Designer\Jr. Art Director
Arroweye Solutions, Greeting-Gift Cards, Chicago, IL
•    Create stock clip art, custom cards and gift cards for clients, promotional books, pamphlets and presentations
•    Manage all client card selections as well as artists and card turnover
•    Back end design work for re-launch of brand website
•    Work with vendors and digital printers for custom jobs mainly focusing on digital on demand printing

Internships
Dec 2004 - Jun 2005
Freelance Designer/Intern
Chicago Tourism Bureau, Tourism, Chicago, IL
•    Design invitations and banners for clients
•    Work with account teams on promotional materials for clients and the major airports

Jan 2001 - Mar 2004
Design Intern
GMR Live, Event Marketing, New Berlin, WI
•    Create designs for major clients such as Alltel, Wrigley?s, International Truck, and many more.
•    Create POP, mailers, packaging, large format signage, vehicle graphics, PowerPoint presentations, internal graphics such as T-Shirts, sales marker-renderings and digital illustrations
•    Work with account teams, traffic managers and clients for creative concepting
•    Organize departments existing work and create a useful filing system for old computer files
•    Purchase stock imagery

Freelance Work
Feb 2008
Freelance Poster Designer
Katherine Ricca, Chicago, IL
•    Design/Illustrate custom posters for Backwoods Bloodbath: Curse of the Black Hodag, a Donn Kennedy Film
•    Design/Illustrate custom posters for Groundead, produced by Donn Kennedy, et. al.

Nov 2007 - Present
Freelance Invitation Designer/Illustrator
Katherine Ricca, Chicago, IL
•    Design/Illustrate custom graphics and invitation packets for weddings and baby showers

March 2007
Freelance Designer/Illustrator
OneSource Inc., Austin, TX
•    Design/Illustrate custom graphics to be printed on packaging for gift cards

Sep 2005
Freelance Production Artist
Mauge, Specialized in Real Estate Design, Chicago, IL
•    Preflight, layout files for print and web production

April 2005, April 2006
Freelance Production Artist
Radiate Group, Event Marketing/Holding Co., Chicago, IL
•    Reformat PowerPoint presentations

Education

Columbia College Chicago, Chicago, IL
B.F.A. Graphic Design, Honors Graduate
GPA - Cumulative 3.5

Santa Reparata International School of Art, Florence, Tuscany, Italy
Summer Study - Art Program

Associations

AIGA
Alpha Phi International Fraternity

Katherine Ricca