Aaron Merritt phone 415.341.6537 email asmerritt (at) gmail (dot) com view portfolio
Experience	Freelance Design and Production, Bay Area Sep 1999-Present I work either on site or off doing print and digital production art and graphic design for a variety of clients including Studio Moon, Nagy Design, MacPeople, Aquent, Krayna Design, Sperling Sampson West, and Jennifer Crook Design. . 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 Manager Oversaw and implemented a variety of print and digital production jobs, including preparing files for digital and offset printers, 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 as oversaw the maintenance of a small Apple-based design studio and all 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, and text digital and print.
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 Adobe Photoshop, Illustrator, QuarkXpress, InDesign, Dreamweaver, Microsoft Word and Power Point, HTML, color and font management, image preparation, file setup, and print finishing. Basic Knowledge of Windows, Director, Flash, Pagemaker, Infogenie, Retrospect Backup, Appletalk networks and servers, and sound and video editing.
References	Available upon request