Aaron Merritt
email asmerritt (at) gmail (dot) com

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Experience
 Freelance Graphic Design and Production Art, San Francisco Bay Area, CA
Sep 1999-Present

Available to work either on site or off, producing print and digital production art and graphic design. Clients have included the Creative Group, Aquent, Pearson Education, Landor and Associates, Young & Rubicam, the Beeline Group, Rapid Displays, the Body Shop, and more. Types of projects have included marketing collateral, POP, advertising, annual reports, training materials, direct mail, brochures, catalog layouts, and more.

Studio Moon, San Francisco, CA
Sep 2001-PresentGraphic Design and Production Art Consultant

Consulting and assisting with graphic design projects and production art for the design firm Studio Moon. Studio Moon includes such clients as 21st Amendment, University Art, Datascope, the Hearst Foundation, Solio and more.

Mulberry Neckwear, Richmond, CA
July 2003-July 2005Graphic Designer

As graphic designer I was responsible for the oversight of and brand management of the design and branding of all of Mulberry Neckwear Company’s licensees (8 total). This included the design and production of product graphics, POP, training materials, direct mail collateral, trade show materials, web site updates, and more. I ensured that all brand elements for each line were consistent, unique and true to the vision of brand for each license. Included preparing files to be sent to outside vendors and follow through with press checks.
Aerial Design, San Francisco
Sep 1999-June 2000 Production Artist

Oversaw and implemented a variety of print and digital production jobs, including preparing files for offset and digital printing, outsourcing film output, building html pages, optimizing image graphics, working with the designers and vendors to get the best possible end job done. As well I oversaw the maintenance of a small Mac-based design studio and it’s systems, networks and hardware.

Luxon-Carra, San Francisco
Dec 1998-Sep 1999Print Production Artist

Organized the studio’s portfolio and developed multi-media sales presentations as well as assisted in the production of artwork, graphics, web work, and printed pieces.
Education
 Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, LA 70803
MFA, May 1998

Ohio University, Athens, OH, 45701
BFA, November 1994
Computer
Skills
 Advanced Macintosh skills in in Adobe Creative Suite (Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign), QuarkXpress, Microsoft Word and Power Point, HTML, color profiles and font management, image preparation, file setup, pre-press and print finishing.
References Available upon request