Rina
Gluck
149 Arbor Street
San Francisco, CA 94131
415-867-2660
E-mail: rinagl@yahoo.com
At-a-glance
I am an enthusiastic, creative, and motivated graphic designer and illustrator with over 10 years of experience. I am seeking full-time or freelance job opportunities in environments where growth and collaboration are encouraged. I look forward to working with any company or group interested in new, innovative and exciting graphics, strong concepts, eye-catching characters, logos, or illustrations. My strengths are in illustration, design, production and typography. Not limited to the computer I am also a painter, sketcher, and photographer.
Summary of qualifications:
Proficient in most major graphics and business software applications on both Mac and Windows platforms, including Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign, QuarkXpress, Painter, Dreamweaver, Fireworks, Acrobat, PowerPoint, Excel, Word, Outlook and Filemaker.
Working Knowledge of: Flash, HTML
Professional experience:
11/05- Present 10/00- 11/05 6/99- 10/00 1997 - 4/99 1988 - 1992 Education: 1992 - 1996 1999- 2001 Awards: Winning design in contest to create identity for Bay Area Bicycle Coalition/ 511.org’s Bike to Work Day 2006.
Freelance Graphic Designer and Illustrator
Graphic design, identity design, page layout and catalogue design, illustration, and production for clients including: Access Communication, Gauger and Associates, The Gap, Bonhams and Butterfield, Terris, Barnes and Walters, San Francisco Bicycle Coalition, San Francisco Business Times, and Ten Speed Press.
San Francisco Bay Guardian San Francisco, CA
Graphic Designer/ Assistant Production Manager
Designed and produced a large variety and quantity of projects, including print ads, web ads, in-house media kits, rackcards, postcards, promotional items, brand development collateral and logos. Responsible for layout of display and classified sections in weekly publication. Assisted managers and often assumed managerial duties.
Print production
Rasputin Music Berkeley, CA
Graphic Designer
Designed print ads and other music promotion related items such as posters
and flyers. Designed and produced in-store displays and large scale vinyl
signs for company events such as store openings and in-store music performances.
Mattel Media El Segundo, CA
Graphic Designer
Assisted in development and production
of children's software titles including My Interactive Pooh® and Talk
With Me Barbie®. Produced graphic designs for several Mattel products
such as the Hot Wheels® Printer. Created databases, flowcharts and tested
beta software
James Bright Backgrounds Gardena, CA
Artist/ Painter
Designed and painted photographic
backgrounds Painted with acrylics on 10'x12' and 10'x22' muslin sheets, Light
sales, Monthly inventory
Humboldt State University Arcata, CA
Bachelor of Arts in Art, Emphasis in graphic art
San Francisco State University Extension, San Francisco, CA
Studied Flash 5, Dreamweaver, HTML