Graphic Designer at Monkey Business Graphic Design
January 2005 - Present | East Bay - Oakland, CA
Monkey Business is an Oakland-based graphic design company. My mission is to artfully execute the process of communicating visually using text and images. My graphic design practices embrace a range of cognitive skills, aesthetics and crafts, including typography, visual arts and page layout. Graphic design is needed whenever visual complexity and creativity are to be applied to the presentation of text and imagery. When there is a need to communicate visually, I can add an enhancement of communications through graphic design. Readability is enhanced by improving the visual presentation of text. Graphic design enhances transfer of knowledge by introducing intricate and clever pictures when words cannot suffice. Monkey Business Graphic Designs can help you with positioning and selling a product through the combination of communications and aesthetic. Furthermore, I am able to apply elements of company identity like logos, colors and text together to create effective branding.
Administrative Assistant/Graphic Designer at Oakland Center for Spiritual Living
December 2011 - June 2012 | 5000 Clarewood Drive, Oakland, CA 94618
- Graphic Designer; e-newsletter, FB fan page, website maintenance, website banners and print publications
- Database input and maintenance
- Provide clerical and office support
- Coordinates appointments, off-site engagements and travel arrangements.
- Coordinates custodial services and ensures contracted work conducted on center premises.
- Ensures the inventory and purchasing of all church supplies including office supplies educational supplies for Youth Ministry, catering supplies for kitchen, special event items and janitorial supplies.
- In partnership with Operations Core members:
- Coordinate needed repairs, maintenance and building
improvements
- Maintain log and distribution of Center keys
- Maintain Center equipment and systems: copiers, computers, office machines, cash registers, telephones, voice and email
- Assists Executive Director with ordering and installation of
upgrades and new equipment and systems.
- Coordinates calendar of events and activities, assigning rooms and also facilitates and reconciles schedule conflicts.
- Assist Executive Director with all center publications and other media to convey the desired image and message.
Parish Administrator/Graphic Designer at First Unitarian Church of Oakland
January 2005 - February 2007 | 685 14th Street, Oakland, CA 94612
Provided key administrative support for the Senior Minister, Church Manager and church staff. | First point of contact for the congregation and the community at large. | Served a diverse interfaith setting. | Provided friendly reception during office hours. Greeted members, guests, newcomers and vendors. | Answered phones, routed messages and managed voice mail for church staff and clergy. | Managed senior ministerâs calendar and communications. | Completed and/or coordinated weekly projects as assigned (eg. small group ministries, press releases, workshop prep, bulletin boards, and more.) | Acted as liaison to leaders, volunteers and congregation at large about key projects and events. | Maintained data base of membership. | Tracked visitors, guests and new member data. | Distributed data to appropriate leaders. | Maintained and updated forms, brochures, directories and worked with volunteers. | Webmaster & maintenance. | Designed, produced and distributed electronic and hard cover publications as assigned (i.e., church bulletin, newsletter, e-newsletter, church blog, annual, stationary, biz collateral, print media & report etc.) | Provided occasional or routine administrative support to select volunteer groups or leaders as assigned by the senior minister or church manager. | Provided general office assistance (faxing, copying, filing, e-mailing, etc.) | Kept public office area looking neat and professional. | Casework: Established and directed assistance programs for qualifying persons (food vouchers, transportation and food pantry). | Office management: Equipment maintenance, supply orders, mail distribution. | Supervised volunteers and various church projects, bulk mailing, reimbursement request, certificate prep., office file organization and maintenance. | Managed church calendar and database. | Publications: Coordinated production/design for print and electronic communications. | Assisted with coordination of internal and external event arrangements.
Freelance graphic designer at Monkey Business
January 2005
I am your friendly neighborhood graphic designer. My mission is to artfully execute the process of communicating visually using text and images. My graphic design practices embrace a range of cognitive skills, aesthetics and crafts, including typography, visual arts and page layout.
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