artist-illustrator-designer

CHARLES DAVIS

24 Maple Street, Northfield, MA 01360
(978) 855-1805
career@davisimages.com • davisimages.com
www.linkedin.com/in/davisimages

 

Summary:
Skilled designer, visual thinker, and team player with a successful track record in Graphic/Web Design, Multimedia, and Illustration - using Adobe Master Suite CS4, in a PC and Mac environment. A passion for the arts with a career-long interest in design. Extensive customer service experience.

Skill Set:
Graphic Design/Print/Web/Multimedia

Software Mac & PC
• CS4 - Photoshop, Illustrator, Indesign, Acrobat, Premiere, Fireworks, Bridge; QuarkXpress, Final Cut Pro, PowerPoint, Word, 3DMax, Maya, Corel Painter, MS Office, Mac/PC Trouble Shooting

Design
• Direct Mail, Corporate Identity, Packaging, Print Collateral, Logo, Advertising, Labels, Flyers, Pre-Production, Production,  Full Color Printing, Annual Reports, Catalog, Web Graphics, Animation, Photography - Shoots, Correction, Color, Book Cover, Illustration, Drawing, Painting

Web • Flash, Dreamweaver, CSS, HTML (hand coding), Drupal, Layout design,
SEO, Banners, Graphics

Professional Experience:

FREELANCE 1994 – PRESENT
DAVISIMAGES - Northfield, MA
            Owner/Designer - Graphic Design, Illustration, Murals, Multimedia
A Flair for Writing - Abington, MA
            Print Production Manager/Head Illustrator
Deluxe Inc. - Groton, MA
            On-going freelance contractor - Premedia Group - Production


DELUXE, Groton, MA (Formally NEBS)      1999 – March 2009
Deluxe, (known for checks), helps financial institutions and small businesses grow their businesses through a wide range of innovative products and services.

Senior Corporate Designer - Specialist (Product Designer)

Artist/Prepress Imaging Technician - Digital Production Specialist (PreMedia)

Composition Logo Artist - Full Color Lead Artist

MEDIACOM TELESYSTEMS, INC., Burlington, MA     1998 – 1999
MediaCom Corp., was the leading provider of least-cost call routing computer-telephony products and services.

Marketing Associate/Designer

ELECTRONICS BOUTIQUE, Danvers, MA 1995 – 1998
Store Manager
• Recruited, hired, and trained store staff
• Managed 7 to 12 staff members
• Prepared and delivered annual performance appraisals to store staff.
• Adhered to operational procedures and company policies and practices as communicated
through the company handbook, procedure manual, and other communications as released.
• Opened, closed, daily sales reports and payroll, Inventory-loss prevention control Count,
• Balanced and reconciled daily business transaction totals on paper and record information into
POS system.
• Maintained merchandise sections, in store promotions, signage and displays, and pricing
strategies according to current guidelines and time lines
• Met individual sales, shrink, and special program goals
• Brought the store volume up from just under $700k to over $1.2 million in a 6 months
Award: “Associate of the Year” – 1995 - For excellence in Customer Service (entire mall staff)

AWARDS:
Employee of the Month from Deluxe – 2008
Associate of the Year from Electronics Boutique for Excellence in Customer Service – 1995 (selected from entire mall staff)

EDUCATION:
MASSACHUSETTS COLLEGE OF ART, Boston, MA
Bachelor of Fine Arts, Major: Illustration

ON-GOING EDUCATION:

SkillPath/Compumaster
Virtual Training Company (VTC)
Lynda.com *(monthly account)