Paula Dorris
Production-focused graphic designer with 20+ years of diverse experience in both print & digital marketing.
In a Nutshell
Skilled at taking a leadership role in establishing and maintaining global visual identity.
Adept at managing time and resources, solving problems, captaining multiple projects concurrently, and working collaboratively and independently within a team.
Dedicated to streamlining processes, eliminating inefficiencies, and continuous improvement.
Predisposed to quickly and efficiently learn new skills, programs, and tasks.
Experience
Digital Marketing Content Specialist: Email conception and design, multi-brand website upkeep, content management systems (CMS), social media graphics, landing pages, data management, UX testing, copywriting; RGB, HEX, HTML, CSS; Photoshop, Whereoware, Salsify, Acoustic.
Graphic Designer: Photo manipulation, color correction, batch automations, evaluating processes, developing best-practices, creating how-to documents, training coworkers; CMYK, Photoshop, InDesign. Designed 650+ catalog pages in about 120 calendar days, twice each year. Color corrected and edited raster images to fit available layout space, removed objects from photos, and combined photos.
Senior Production Art Designer: Thorough final production checks and corrections of files, perfecting intricate details for flawless digital and print results, minimizing complexity of vector images, illustrating packaging materials, managing projects for global freight company, perfecting presentations; Illustrator, Excel, PowerPoint, InDesign, Photoshop.
Production Artist: Evaluated and redesigned training literature, eliminating 92 redundant documents and 20 manuals, reducing print-hours by 70+ per year. Devised systematic approach to rebranding 300+ pieces of customer-facing literature, smoothing transition to new branding standards. Actualized rebranding and orchestrated printing of new literature. Created print-ready PDFs and collaborated with associates in 12+ countries, implementing rebranding for new corporate correspondence materials in 6+ languages, maintaining uniformity of branding across the globe. Maintained SharePoint database of 2000+ product data sheets. Established standardization of sales and reference tools. Created tradeshow booth and social media graphics. Adobe CC, Microsoft Office.
Typographer: Provided print-production services, perfected typography and layouts, proofread and edited, furnished timely accurate files for digital and offset printing. Worked closely with in-house digital printing department to improve efficiency.
Lead Film Output Specialist and Linotronic Operator: Prepared and output all files to film for offset printing and screen printing, troubleshot files, maintained imagesetter and 2 film processors.
