Resume
Experience
03/2005 - Present
OWNER/GRAPHIC DESIGNER
NATALIE NIEMAN DESIGN
Bend, Oregon
Consulting with clients and spearheading a wide variety of projects, shepherding them from sketches to production and presentation. Projects include corporate identity systems, brochures, mailers, promotional data-sheets, logo development, packaging, point-of-purchase displays, websites, social media and more.
05/2018 - 09/2021
PRODUCTION/DESIGNER/
ONLINE COMMUNICATIONS
CASCADE PUBLICATIONS, INC.
Bend, Oregon
Responsible for full artistic layout of Cascade Arts & Entertainment monthly magazine. Edit photos, track print advertisements for bi-monthly newspaper and design new ads and filler ads. Create weekly arts E-Blasts in MailChimp and HTML notices for monthly arts magazine and business news. Design rate sheet booklets, business cards, and various marketing materials. Take supplementary photography for all publications when needed. Proof stories in their entirety for bi-monthly newspaper. Direct social media accounts, website presence and maintenance and Cascade A&E App. Design covers and did a full redesign of Cascade A&E magazine. Communicated new ideas for content and design in staff meetings.
* Client List Available
10/2011 - 11/2016
SENIOR GRAPHIC DESIGNER
TiVO (Formerly ROVI CORPORATION)
San Carlos, CA
Creative linchpin within the highly productive in-house creative team of a multi-million dollar worldwide corporation. Idealized the brand and evoked innovation through large-scale trade show graphics, printed event materials, info graphics, presentations, style guides and the web.
11/2007 - 01/2011
SENIOR GRAPHIC DESIGNER/ PRODUCTION MANAGER
CYCLONIX INC.
Morgan Hill, CA
Served as lead client-facing designer and print pre-production wrangler, collaborated with experiential designers to envision large-scale tradeshow exhibits. Oversaw design of UI, apps, brochures, print ads, custom presentations and proposals and management of the company website. Clients included Salesforce, Varian Medical, NetApp, Navteq, Citrix, VMWare, Hansen Medical and Specialized Bikes.
03/2005 - 03/2008
GRAPHIC DESIGNER
ONLINE DESIGN
Los Gatos, CA
Responsibilities included all aspects of web design, print design, production and logos. Clients included Barry Swenson Builders, Oakgrove Townhomes, The Works Townhomes, Parkside Village Townhomes, Creekside Village/Los Gatos, Microchip Biotechnologies, Sageview Capital, Mozart Development Company, and Bella Women’s Clothing.
02/1996 - 03/2005
SENIOR GRAPHIC/
USER INTERFACE DESIGNER
HOMESTORE.COM (Formerly
WYLDFYRE TECHNOLOGIES
Campbell, CA
Key contributor to a Fortune 500 company specializing in real estate marketing solutions. Conceived and refined the look and feel for ads, website design, collateral design, product logos, trade show graphics, business systems, software application components, UI controls, applications and iconography.
Education
1990-1995
CSU, CHICO
Bachelor Degree in Communication Design + Graphic Design
Chico, CA
Programs Used
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Adobe InDesign
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Adobe Photoshop
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Adobe Illustrator
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Powerpoint
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Keynote
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Word
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Mailchimp
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WordPress
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Dreamweaver
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Canva
Skills
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Advertisements
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Publication Design/Layout
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Brochures
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Mailers/Business Systems
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Large Trade Show Graphics
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Logos
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Newsletters
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Invitations
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Website Design
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Corporate Presentations
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Info graphics, Social Media
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Online Communications
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Print Production
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Management
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Packaging
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Custom Albums
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Software/Mobile Interface Design
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Highly Efficient
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Detailed Oriented
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Thrive in Fast Paced Environments
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Dependable
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Deadline Focused
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Great Listener + Communicator
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Flexible
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Banner Ad Design
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Highly Collaborative Team Player