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S Romeo Resume

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610 W. 150TH ST. APT. 5E || NEW YORK, NY 10031 || (860) 908-3862 || SROMEO121@GMAIL.

COM

SARAH A. ROMEO

SKILLS
PROGRAMS: Photoshop, InDesign, Illustrator, Bridge, Dreamweaver, Muse, Sublime Text, Prezi, PowerPoint.
SPECIALTIES: Photo manipulation/retouching, typography and page layout. Strong grasp of HTML5 and CSS3,
with some Javascript and JQuery. Very experienced with image copyright and art purchasing.

EDUCATION
FORDHAM UNIVERSITY
BA IN ENGLISH AND CREATIVE WRITING, CUM LAUDE
CONTINUING EDUCATION:
Course in Typography at School of Visual Arts, New York, NY, Summer 2011
Course in Graphic Design at Parsons, The New School for Design, New York, NY, Summer 2012
Course in Letterpress Design at The Cooper Union, New York, NY, Fall 2012
Certificate Program in Web/Digital Graphic Design at Pace University, New York, NY, Spring-Summer 2013
Course in Figure Drawing at The Cooper Union, New York, NY, Spring 2014
Course in Front End Web Development at General Assembly, New York, NY, Fall 2015

RELEVANT EXPERIENCE
Graphic Designer, May 2013 - Present
TOR AD/PROMO AND MARKETING, MACMILLAN PUBLISHING, NEW YORK, NY
Design promotional and marketing materials for Tor Books including bookmarks, risers, brochures, postcards,
boxed sets, sell sheets and advertisements for newspapers, magazines and conventions
Create web pieces including landing pages, banner ads and email blasts
Develop branding concepts for our yearly showings at Comic Con and design corresponding
booth skins, animated presentation and printed materials
Responsible for all production duties including price negotiation with printers
In November of 2014, I was promoted from junior designer to designer

Freelance Graphic Designer, July 2014 - Present


VARIOUS COMPANIES, NEW YORK, NY
Design advertisements and promotional materials monthly on a freelance basis
Primary clients are Macmillan Childrens Publishing Group and For-Shore Weed Control

Junior Graphic Designer/Art Assistant, June 2010-May 2013


PUTNAM ADULT ART, PENGUIN GROUP, NEW YORK, NY
Maintained schedules and tracked budgets for Putnam Art Department
Performed photo research and negotiated rights with image houses
Managed cover edits, routes and reprints
Uploaded finished covers to online feeds and submitted final files to archival system
Acted as a liaison between all Penguin departments, vendors and freelancers
Designed original book covers
In March of 2012, junior designer was added to my title and design became the primary focus of my job

Film Festival Intern, February 2009-April 2009


RAINDANCE FILM SHOWCASE, LONDON, UK
Provided office support for largest independent film festival in the UK
Assisted festival founder in researching, editing and writing clips for his latest book,
130 Projects to Get You into Filmmaking
Performed photo research and negotiated rights
Wrote articles for the website and news magazine
Helped run classes and assisted at special events
Created, edited and distributed promotional materials

Home Design Editorial Intern, August 2008-December 2008


FAMILY CIRCLE MAGAZINE, MEREDITH CORP., NEW YORK, NY
Assumed the editorial assistants duties after her departure from the magazine, allowing me to write the March
2009 Home News column
Contacted PR representatives to gather product information and samples
Attended press events and helped with other market work
Researched home goods featured in monthly consumer column, wrote corresponding copy

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