Ruby Ann Pinon | GRAPHIC DESIGNER
THE ONLY WAY
to do
Great
Work is to
LOVE what you
DO
—Steve Jobs
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Graphic | Publishing | Web
SUMMARY | I AM
I AM... An Imagination Machine
that needs to produce visually appealing and functional design.
A Dreamer
that has has passion and heart in all work produced.
A Perceptive Being
always willing to listen to the needs of others.
A Creative Designer
I HAVE DESIGN EXPERIENCE
I HAVE...
Marketing Graphic Designer TrackingPoint (Pflugerville, TX) (Aug 2017 -Aug 2018): Digital Marketing: Email Campaigns using mailchimp, landing pages using wordpress, digital ads. Graphic Design: branding (product logos), spec sheets, manuals, Event materials (booth backdrops, event slicks). Production Artist: photo touch-up & manipulation, images for social media.
Page Layout/Copy Editor Gatehouse Media (Austin, TX) (Jun 2015 -Jul 2016): Layout and design of newspaper dailies for several publications. Work in design team in order to make daily deadlines.
Contract Graphic Designer Maxsur (Feb -Sep 2016): Design catalog of business merchandise and marketing flyers.
Internships AC CENT Newspaper (Austin Community College - Round Rock, TX) Media Production Assistant (Jun-Aug 2014) : Develop templates and training material to improve workflow. Manage social media. Business Mngr (Feb-Apr 2014) : Manage and solicit ads, communication with customers, also help with design/layout as needed. Design Editor (Sept 2012 to Aug 2013) : Newspaper and Life4U Summer Magazine: Layout and design for monthly ACC school newspaper and summer magazine, redesign of newspaper size and style for print and digital, magazine redesign of style only issued on digital, met monthly deadlines working with team of editors Lat initas (Austin,TX) (Oct 2013-Apr 2014): Non-Profit organization that empowers young Latinas by using media and technology. Design flyers and posters for their events
WORK EXPERIENCE I DID
I DID... Granite Publications (Taylor, TX) Ad Designer (Apr -Oct 2013) Leading Edge Personnel (Austin, TX) • DR Horton/DHI Mortgage, Austin, TX (Jun - Aug 2017): Quality Control Assitant • American Heart Association, Austin, TX (Jan -Feb 2017): Mailroom clerk •Austin Engineering Inc., Austin TX (Sept 2016 - Jan 2017): Receptionist Walmart (Cedar Park, TX) Dotcom Associate (May - Oct 2011) PPD Development (Austin, TX) Sr. Document Technician (Aug 2003 - June 2009) Newsstand/Libre Digital (Austin, TX) Book Processing Technician (May - Dec 2007) H.E.B Grocery (Austin, TX) Overnight Cashier (Aug 1998 - Apr 2002)
EDUCATION I ACHIEVED
I ACHIEVED... Concordia University - Austin, TX B.A. in Communication (PR) Fall 2016 - present Austin Community College - Austin, TX AAS (Associates of Applied Science) Graphic Design Specialization - May 2014 Web & Interactive Design Specialization - Aug 2013 Graphic Arts Technology - May 2013 Central Texas College - Killeen, TX Core Courses - 1996-1997
SKILLS | I AQUIRED
I AQUIRED... SOFTWARE
MAC & PC platforms
Adobe Cloud: Photoshop, Illustrator, Indesign, Acrobat Familiar with: Wordpress
iWorks: Pages, Numbers, Keynote (also on ipad) Other Adobe apps: Lightroom, Dreamweaver, After Effects, Incopy, Spark Mailchimp
Microsoft Office: Word, Excel, Outlook
Canva
LANGUAGE
Familiar with:
Spanish
HTML CSS
PORTFOLIO | I CREATED
I CREATED...
Publishing MAXSUR
Catalog Quarterly catalogs for police and government agencies
Publishing ACCENT Newspper Winter 2012
Freaks, geeks, zombies and star people TIPA Honorable Mention Layout Design 2013
Layout & Design Design Communications I Lydia Reynolds (instructor)
Booklet VAMPIRE RULES Are you a vampire or what?
Publishing ACCENT
Summer 2013
Life4U Summer Magazine
Flyer Latinitas
Non-profit organization
Summer Camp
rubyannpinon.com mrs.rubyannpinon@gmail.com 2202 Bois D Arc • Cedar Park, TX (512) 762-3831
“IT’S THROUGH MISTAKES THAT YOU ACTUALLY CAN GROW. YOU HAVE TO GET BAD IN ORDER TO GET GOOD.” — Paula Scher
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