KRISTEN KIMBALL

946 Woodlawn Drive • Lansdale, PA 19446

215.527.4276 • kristenlkimball@gmail.com

 

EDUCATION

Drexel University, College of Design Arts, Philadelphia, PA

Bachelor of Science in Graphic Design

 

QUALIFICATIONS

  • Proficient in industry standard software including: QuarkXPress, Adobe Illustrator, InDesign, & Photoshop
  • Experienced in both Mac OS and Windows operating systems

 

EMPLOYMENT

Freelance Graphic Design

July 2008–Present

Graphic Designer. Freelance graphic design for a range of clients, including those in the pharmaceutical, e-commerce, engineering, and meeting planning industries.

  

HealthAnswers Education, North Wales, PA

April 1997–July 2008

Art Director, Senior Designer, Designer. Projects include logo development, monographs, magazine advertisements, signs and banners, and multimedia packaging kits– all for clients in the pharmaceutical industry, in both medical education and training. Traveled extensively on-location with clients during product launches and sales training meetings. Art Director responsibilities include overseeing all creative projects and staff, conducting annual reviews, budgets, and travel to client meetings when necessary.

 

Pad & Publication, Cherry Hill, NJ

November 1996–February 1997

Graphic Designer. Projects include designing monthly magazines and a weekly newspaper; creating prescription pads with covers and four color advertisement inserts. Pre-flight and troubleshoot disks for electronic output and following through to negative.

 

McGettigan Corporate Planning Services, Philadelphia, PA

April–November 1996

Freelance Graphic Designer. Projects include logo development, designing and typesetting print material, signage, proposals, and presentation development, all for a wide variety of major corporate clients in the pharmaceutical industry. Traveled on-location with clients during product launches to produce daily newsletters.

 

Unisys Corporation, Blue Bell, PA

June–September 1995 (Internship)

Graphic Designer. Projects include designing interior pages and covers for target marketing brochures; creating various logos and spot art for use on interoffice memorandums and departmental publications.