Jessica Helmes | Graphic Design Resume
WORK EXPERIENCE
TradeWinds Island Resort – (Largest Resort on the Gulf Coast of Florida)
Graphic Designer | St Peter Beach, FL, USA | March 2018 – March 2020
Graphic Designer. Prior to being separated due to COVID 19, I was doing all graphic design for TradeWinds Island Grand, RumFish Beach Resort (formerly Guy Harvey Outpost) on St. Pete Beach, Restaurant’s and Outlets under the TradeWinds Brand. I created all Email Designs for Sales, Group, Island Grand, RumFish Beach Resort and RumFish Grill. Design, print, cut and distributed menus for all restaurants. Designed Print Ads, Web Ads, Property Signage, Special Event collateral, Quarterly Mailers, Retail Products, Brand company promotional items for sales team. Designed major event collateral (ie. BikeFest, Bucs Beach Bash), Designed Logos and other necessary re-branding collateral. Personalized Calendars for Group and Leisure, Internal & External Magazine, Brochures, Seasonal Activity Calendars, In-Room Books & other room collateral, Corporate Collateral, Resort & Restaurant Coupons, Brand Photography Editing, Property Maps, Social Media Ad Designs, Billboard Ads, Digital Reader Board Ads, Design Outlet Store Fronts off Property (ie. Raymond James, Tropicana Field, etc.), Website Assets, Support Wedding & Banquets, Organize Creative Files on Server, Design Collateral for Offsite Events (ie. HR recruiting – tents, table cloths etc.), Created Property Art for both properties, Templatized frequently used assets for efficiency, Worked closely with other departments to provide marketing support.
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SalonCentric / L'Oreal (SalonCentric is the wholesale distributer of professional products owned by L'Oreal)
Graphic Designer | St Petersburg, FL, USA | September 2014 – March 2018
As a Graphic Designer with Aquent I was working with SalonCentric in Saint Petersburg Florida on their print design team. I designed magazine advertisements, store signage, education brochures for the many education shows SalonCentric organizes. Stay up to date on hair and fashion trends to create custom illustrations for the brand mascot to be used in our print designs as well as in social media and eCommerce.
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Tervis (Tervis is a drink ware company )
Graphic Designer | Venice, FL, USA | June 2011 – August 2014
Create custom backgrounds and stamps for the Tervis Customyzer on Tervis.com, design social media ads, email blasts and web ad banners. Design art for the cups to fill orders from companies like Bed Bath, Bealls, Collegiate, NFL, NBA, MLB, Hallmark, Ford Motor Co., and the Tervis Stock line using Adobe Photoshop, Illustrator and InDesign software. Prepared wrap designs for printing and send to printer. Prepared emblem designs for stitching or to be dye sub. Designed store banners, magazine advertisements, mailers, packaging, catalog, web banners, store shelf units. Produced virtual images of the product for the web, advertisements, store signs, Amazon and other partners.
Accomplishments: Created 3D model of loft and empty conference space transforming it to a creative corner for meetings. Designed abstract wrap and emblems for Ford that are unlike anything they have offered in the past. Designed the entire 2011 Fashion Trends line including two of the companies top sellers, Koi Fish wraps and emblems as well as the square dot wraps.
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Cosmic Design Firm (Cosmic is a creative business specializing in package, print, business branding etc.)
Graphic Design, Freelancer | Remote Connect | Freelance June 2013 - Present
Created 7 modern and innovative package designs for pHusion, a company specializing in hair products for women. Updated the look of a quarterly news letters for Tampa Veterans. Created logo for a St Petersburg attorney.
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Joots (fragrance and beauty care)
Graphic Designer, Freelancer | Remote Connect | Freelance September 2013 - Present
Designed bottle packaging for a new fragrance for men as well as designed a rubber sleeve to be laser cut with a custom pattern and the fragrance logo to be wrapped around the bottle. Designed a cap to accommodate the modern design of the package and sleeve expressing the masculinity of the fragrance and enhancing the consumers experience.
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Print to Kill (printer specializing in custom business cards, invitations and post cards)
Graphic Designer, Freelancer | Remote Connect | Freelance March 2013 - April 2013
Created four custom business card designs to be used as templates through the Print to Kill website by customers in need of quality designs but cannot afford to hire a graphic designer. The four designs were intended to fill the following categories through the company site: Photography, Graphic Design, General Professional and Social Media Consultant. Each design included four color palet options for the user to choose from giving them flexibility and range when placing their order.
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Wallow Sound (Alternative Rock Band)
Graphic Designer | Port Charlotte, FL, USA | January 2012 – August 2012
Worked closely with a band of my choice for Music Branding (a class offered at Ringling). Contacted the band, interviewed them on what they envisioned their identity to be. Designed album cover for album released in August 2012. Created a new brand identity for the band including: logo, website, concert posters, hand painted textures to be used in future band art, four additional album covers for future albums, apparel and iPhone artwork. Software used: Adobe Photoshop and Illustrator. Acrylic paints and watercolors were used for textures.
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Encore Construction Company (Water treatment and wastewater treatment plant construction company)
Office Manager | Arcadia FL, USA | Apr 2007 – Apr 2009
Office manager on the Peace River jobsite. Received, screened, referred visitors, purchased supplies, processed Purchase Orders, Subcontracts, Change Orders and Owner Direct Contracts. Created an affective and useful file system, managed all delivery tickets and invoices for Peace River Project (Owner and Encore), prepared submittals, RFI’s and Pay Applications.
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Chaplains Assistant | Stationed: Korea, Fort Hood TX, Tikrit Iraq, Fort Stewart GA, Baghdad Iraq | Jul 2000 – Feb 2007
Responsibilities included receiving, screening, referring visitors and prospective counselees as well as creating memos, correspondence, coordinate special events and conduct training. Briefed the Chaplain and Unit Commanders of soldier morale status and upcoming events involving the Army Chaplaincy. Maintained physical security of chapel facilities, equipment, privileged communication and offerings.
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EDUCATION
Ringling College Of Art And Design
BFA Graphic Design | Sarasota, FL, USA | Jan 2011 – May 2013
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AS Graphic Design, AS 3D Multi Media Animation | Fort Myers, FL, USA | Jan 2009 – Dec 2010
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SKILLS
Indesign, Microsoft Office, Adobe Acrobat, Photoshop, Adobe Illustrator