ASHLEY K.

MIN
VISUAL DESIGNER | CARGOCOLLECTIVE.COM/ASHLEYKMIN

2175 Hudson Terr. Apt 8C, Fort Lee, NJ 07024 201.403.8833 | ashtothedust@gmail.com

Fresh and intuitive art direction, design and illustration from a highly creative and eager professional. My goal is to be an active participant in an agency/company/studio where I can gain and contribute valuable experience and inspiration working alongside other motivated and talented team members.

EXPERIENCE

PATINA RESTAURANT GROUP Lead Graphic/Web Designer

Aug 2008 Present New York, NY Range of responsibilities from production management to conceptual design and art direction for ad campaigns, collateral, signage, photography, web and user-experience design Creative liaison to over 20 restaurants and cultural/performing arts centers Develop and support strong, unique brands for each institution with a rich online presence Ensure that the personality and mission of the Patina Group brand meshes with the variety of individual units and promotions June 2008 Present Hackensack, NJ

BERGEN COUNTY ACADEMIES After Hour School Teacher

Saturday teaching position for 37 graders Digital Creative Imaging: Teach tools/skills in Adobe Illustration and a simple animation in Adobe Photoshop Drawing 101: Teach various drawing and art skills/techniques: still-life pencil drawing, water/acrylic painting, paper collage, origami, etc.

SPE DEVELOPMENT Freelance Graphic Designer

Mar 2012 June 2012 New York, NY

Promotional print/web design and branding for events Design and production of print collateral: brochure, invitation and recipe cards

FLEXI PLATE PRINTING CO. Graphic Designer/Production Artist

Apr 2003 Aug 2008 Moonachie, NJ Consult with clients for design and layout; develop custom layouts and profiles for clients Pre-press work: preflight, design and layouts, color correct and retouch images, recreate illustrations and graphics, rip and output films Work with the web team in development of the website

MONTAGE MEDIA CORPORATION Freelance Graphic Designer/Color Specialist

Page layout and design for journal publication Photo color retouch & collage for magazines

May 2007 Oct 2007 Mahwah, NJ

PAT WILSONS THUNDERBIRD Freelance Graphic Designer

Develop layouts for brochures/create illustrations and graphics

Dec 2002 Feb 2005 Tenafly, NJ

THE RECORD NEWSPAPER Graphic Design Intern

June 2002 Aug 2002 Hackensack, NJ Develop layouts and spreads for newspaper front pages/create maps, charts and illustrations

SKILLS

Proficient in the use of both Mac OSX and Windows 7 operating systems. Solid working knowledge of Adobe CS5: Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign, Dreamweaver, QuarkXpress, Freehand, Acrobat, Keynote, Microsoft Office 2011: Word, Powerpoint, Excel (limited experience in Flash, Fireworks, HTML) Bilingual: English-Korean
EDUCATION

SUNY Purchase College, Purchase, NY

Bachelors of Fine Arts Major in Graphic Design/Minor in Art History | Graduated Magna Cum Laude

Sep 2000 May 2005