Liz Jarnicki
bebas.ca
Liz@bebas.ca
705-305-5599
Career Focus
A position in the Graphic
Design field that offers
challenging work that
utilizes my skills to help
me grow as a designer
Technical Skills
Advanced
☐☐ Mac OS 9 and OS X
☐☐ Windows 98/XP/08
☐☐ MS Office Suite
☐☐ Adobe Creative Suite
☐☐ QuarkXPress 8
Beginner
☐☐ Adobe Dreamweaver
Design/Marketing/Administration
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Developed graphic elements that met the clients’ objectives using multimedia
software and image processing, layout and design software including Adobe Photoshop and Illustrator
Created and produced design for full process colour booklets from ad logging to development and page layout using Adobe InDesign and Quark 8
Prepared marketing marterials from layout, page make-up and placement using
conceptual mock-ups provided using Adobe InDesign and Quark 8.
Produced and assisted in developing design concepts, proofs, camera ready
materials and other pre-press materials; utilized existing photo/illustration
banks and typography guides
Altered or repaired graphic elements as necessary and/or placed or converted
graphic elements into correct formats/programs at Simcoe York Printing &
Publishing as well as at the Library Commons, Georgian College
Promotions team Chair and member for the Library Commons designed all
signage and posted notices in Library as well as sourced and worked with suppliers
for print jobs
Worked with magazine publisher, developed marketing/renewal campaigns
which increased subscriber base
Managed databases for five community newspapers/special interest magazine
(e.g. customer service, newsstand distribution/promotion, renewal/direct mail
campaigns, list rentals/fulfillment)
Built extensive lists from across Canada for direct marketing campaigns
Catalogued art inventory, documented and input information into database;
produced evaluations and shipping lists using the MS Office suite programs
Correspondence prepared for shipments to universities and colleges
Marketed/coordinated printing; ensured order fulfillment and shipment of
published materials
Relevant Work History
Customer Service/Graphic Design – Georgian College,
Library Commons, Barrie, ON 2007 – Present
Design Intern - Base Borden Corporate Services
2013
Owner – Ring the Bell Press, Barrie, ON 2005 – 2007
Ad Designer /Circulation – Simcoe-York Print and Publishing, Beeton, ON 2000 – 2004
Co-owner/Administrator – Funky Apple Education, Beeton, ON 1988 – 2005
Administrative Assistant – Geraldine Davis & Co. Ltd., Toronto, ON 1999 – 2000
Circulation Manager – Sound and Vision, Toronto, ON 1991 – 1997
Junior Buyer – Ingram Micro D, Woodbridge, ON
1988 – 1990
Education and Professional Development
Graphic Design (3 year program) – Georgian College, Barrie, ON The Write Stuff – Georgian College, Barrie, ON Aspiring Leaders – Georgian College, Barrie, ON High Impact Communication Skills – Career Track Seminars, Toronto, ON PORTFOLIO AND REFERENCES AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST
2008 – 2013
2009
2009
1990