JOHN THEURER
Biography:
Military Experience: 3.0 years
Work Experience: 17.4 years
Work history:
Job Title: Graphic Designer
Company: Upswell Inc.
Period: January 2018 - April 2020
Role Description:n Team member involved in design and print production of high impact direct mail
advertising pieces and digital ads for a variety of business sectors.n Daily use of InDesign, Photoshop, Illustrator, preflight tools, Salesforce and
HubSpot.n Daily interaction with sales & account managers.
Job Title: Lead Graphic Designer
Company: Impact Mailers, LLC
Period: January 2017 - January 2018
Role Description:n Improved the quality of direct mail advertising design. Helped grow the business and
client base. Supervised 2 in-house designers & production artists while overseeing the high-volume of
client projects to completion.n Designed / produced advertising and marketing initiatives for a variety of print
initiatives.n Creation of digital ads and banners.
n Daily use of InDesign, Photoshop, Illustrator.
n Frequent interaction with clients and vendors.
Job Title: Graphic Designer and Production Artist
Company: Self / Freelance / Various short-term & long-term assignments
Period: December 2015 - December 2016
Role Description:Clients: Exide Tech, LG Hausys, Elekta, Inc., Shaw Industries, H.D. Supply, Bellish Creative, Int'l Republican Institute, and Compass Creative.
Agencies:The Creative Group (Robert Half), The Boss Group, Onward Search, and TEK Systems.
n Designed and produced; Illustrations, marketing collateral, sales sheets, presentations,
retail marketing initiatives, update/edit catalog pages, brochures, direct
mail, eBooks, infographics, logos, icons, sales ads, photo-editing, and other
print initiatives.Job Title: Graphic Artist
Company: Centers for Disease Control CDC (contract)
Period: April 2015 - November 2015
Role Description:n Brainstormed, collaborated, and designed visuals for publications, brochures, posters, logos,
illustrations, and infographics for various internal staff and external
audiences.n Designed logos and established branding for internal scientific groups.
n Created accessible PDFs (508 compliance) for online.
n Daily use of InDesign, Photoshop, Illustrator.
Job Title: Graphic Artist
Company: Artistic Designs Apparel and Sportswear
Period: August 2014 - March 2015
Role Description:n Designed and illustrated vector artwork/logos for screen printing customers.
n Color separation of artwork for film output and screen printing.
n Designed, printed/cut, weeded vinyl art and lettering and heat transferred on to apparel.
n Daily use of Photoshop and Illustrator.
Job Title: Graphic Artist
Company: Centers for Disease Control CDC (short-term contract)
Period: April 2014 - July 2014
Role Description:n Brainstormed, collaborated, and designed visuals for publications, brochures, posters, logos,
illustrations, and infographics for various internal staff and external audiences.n Designed logos and established branding for internal scientific groups.
n Created accessible PDFs (508 compliance) for online.
n Daily use of InDesign, Photoshop, Illustrator.
Job Title: Graphic Designer and Production Artist
Company: Self / Freelance / Various short-term & long-term assignments
Period: February 2013 - March 2014
Role Description:Clients: Uncle Maddio’s Pizza Joint, Tropical Smoothie Café Corporate HQ, Tin Drum, Bellish Creative, and R.R. Donnelly
Agencies:The Creative Group (Robert Half), The Boss Group, and Adecco.
n Designed and produced; Illustrations, marketing collateral, update/edit catalog pages,
social media content, presentations, POP, window clings, brochures, trade show
graphics, logos, icons, sales ads, photo-editing, posters and among other print
initiatives.n Daily use of InDesign, Photoshop, Illustrator.
Job Title: Graphic Designer and Production Artist
Company: Tropical Smoothie Cafe Corporation (HQ)
Period: June 2011 - January 2013
Role Description:n Partnered with Creative Director in brainstorming and designing new menu panel designs
for franchisee stores.n Designed and produced deliverables for advertising and franchisee promotions such as
POP/POS, posters, window clings, menu panels, billboards, banners, and other
large format pieces, brochures, counter cards, handout menus, direct mail, ads
for magazine and newspaper, package design, marketing collateral.n Extensive use of hi-end photography, manipulating, compositing, and masking images.
n Daily use of InDesign, Photoshop, Illustrator.
Job Title: Graphic Artist
Company: Foot Solutions
Period: September 2009 - June 2011
Role Description:n Applied production skills and implemented in-house production standards for sales and
retail franchisee print initiatives, POP/POS, direct mail, and marketing pieces.n Developed sales presentation templates, designed sales and product-oriented presentations
and edited video for meetings and webinars.n Organized and managed digital files for print and web; logos, images, video, and print.
n Daily use of InDesign, Photoshop, Illustrator.
Job Title: Enumerator (temp seasonal)
Company: U.S. Census Bureau
Period: January 2009 - June 2009
Role Description:n Canvas and verify addresses in local areas and confirm location on maps.
n Identify newly built homes and communities for census and mapping purposes.
Job Title: Graphic Artist
Company: Polyone, Inc. (Wilflex Inks) Contract
Period: February 2008 - December 2008
Role Description:n Redesigned branding template for all Wilflex Inks 120 product specification and material
safety data sheets.n Established guidelines for ‘Wilflex’ logo/brand by producing style guide.
n Created presentations for trade shows, brochures, product sheets.
n Assisted in photo shoots of screen-printing techniques.
n Daily use of InDesign, Photoshop, Illustrator and PowerPoint.
Job Title: Graphic Designer / Production Artist
Company: Self / Freelance / Various short-term & long-term assignments
Period: September 2006 - January 2008
Role Description:Clients: Creative Group, Centaur Marketing Group, Jennifer Rotondo, and Bellish Creative
n Brochures, marketing collateral, fliers, direct mail pieces, catalogs, magazine feature layouts and POP displays, large format pieces.
n Daily use of InDesign, Photoshop, Illustrator.
Job Title: Marketing Communication Specialist
Company: Nexidia, Inc. (now NICE Corp.)
Period: October 2004 - June 2006
Role Description:n Creative for the marketing department at a startup software company.
n Successfully redesigned Nexidia’s logo during a chaotic period while they changed their
marketing message.n Designed/produced trade show materials, presentations, web banners, sales, and marketing
collateral.n Designed icons for web applications UI.
n Implemented cost effective print solutions by introducing management to digital printing or
marketing materials.n Daily use of InDesign, Photoshop, Illustrator and PowerPoint.
Job Title: Graphic Designer
Company: Paces Direct, LLC (Remote/ Short-term Contract)
Period: September 2020 - November 2020
Role Description:n Collaborated, designed, and produced high-volume direct mail advertising pieces in varying
sizes during election season for political candidates nationally.n Daily use of InDesign, Photoshop, Illustrator.
Job Title: Property Management Assistant
Company: All County Property North Metro
Period: July 2020 - June 2021
Role Description:n Conduct move-in inspections, photograph all rooms and exterior of newly available
properties for rent and place/remove lock boxes on various units.n Conduct drive-by inspections outside of properties to ensure upkeep.
Job Title: Implementation Specialist / Graphic Designer
Company: Mattress Firm Corp. Training (Remote/Contract via iSphere)
Period: July 2021 - September 2022
Role Description:n Craft internal/external communications, multi-page guides & manuals, document designs,
icons, logos, illustrations, presentations, and visual aids for corporate store
training programs.n Create and edit instructional videos for associates in Premiere Pro.
n Collaborate with team members on various print and digital initiatives.
n Daily use of InDesign, Photoshop, Illustrator and Salesforce.
Job Title: Graphic Designer
Company: Paces Direct, LLC (Remote/Short-term Contract 1099)
Period: September 2022 - November 2022
Role Description:n Collaborated, designed, and produced high-volume of direct mail advertising pieces in varying
sizes during election season for political candidates across the U.S.n Daily use of InDesign, Photoshop, Illustrator.
Job Title: Illustrator / Icon Designer
Company: Cisco Systems (Learning Div) (Remote/Contract via Experis)
Period: April 2023 - October 2023
Role Description:n Successfully designed 300 plus B&W lined, 3-D Cisco centric and Cisco technology related
icons with varying sizes and subject type for use Cisco’s Training and Learning
Division module creators.n Daily use of Adobe Illustrator.
Education:
not provided
Diploma Graphic Design
Period: August 2026 - January 1991
Platt College
Diploma Computer Graphics
Period: August 2026 - January 1992
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