Ruby Pinon Resume Booklet (updated 11/18)

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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