MONICA SPERO North Wales, PA 19454 973-518-3709 · smilealwayz64@gmail.com · linkedin/in/monicaspero000.com www.conquerretouching.com QUALIFICATIONS SUMMARY Highly talented and organized graphic designer / retouch artist with specific experience using the visual medium to convey messages and influence target audience in accordance with company goals. Related skills and experience include: ● Photographic Design: Solid training in multimedia and photographic manipulation. Skilled in translating customer ideas by transforming original photographs into eye-catching imagery for marketing, promotional, and informational materials. Proficient with Adobe creative suite, InDesign Photoshop, Lightroom, Acrobat, Illustrator. ● Project Coordination: Advanced experience spearheading projects and ensuring completion within time and budget parameters. Oversees print preproduction, photography shoots, design schedules and meetings with clients to promote satisfaction. ● Production Organization: Diligently maintains photographic and collateral material archives to correct errors or future use by client or internal sources. ● Achievements / Strengths: Self-starting and results focused, able to lead projects and supervise team members through challenging production schedules. Strong communication skills utilized in negotiating with outside vendors and customers. RELEVANT EXPERIENCE VERTIS COMMUNICATIONS — Oakland, NJ Graphic Designer/Retouch Artist , 8/2007 – 7/2011 Related Skills : Image Manipulation, Retouching, and Color Correction, Digital Storage, Quality Control, Production Management, Pre-Press Verification, Client Satisfaction. Prepared digital photographic imagery for client seeking a translation of ideas into tangible designs to accompany marketing materials. Interpreted client needs and used Photoshop to create clipping paths, masks and to color correct photos, reviewed work with clients for QC and approval, and placed completed work into correct queues for page production. Built electronic files to meet job specifications and archived items for prints or later usage by clients. ● Achieved 100% color correction on files (computer color to garment color) ● Reduced turnaround time despite heavy workload of model portrait retouching. Continued… MONICA SPERO − Page 2 BREYER ANIMAL CREATIONS — (Reeves International) Wayne, NJ Graphic Designer , 8/2002 – 5/2007 Related Skills : Graphic Design, Photographic Manipulation, Advertising / Promotional Support, Photography Shoot Coordination, Layouts / Pre-Press, Collateral Design, Packaging Design, Vendor Management Developed effective graphic designs to align with company branding strategies to build a loyal client base and keep the organization relevant among industry peers. Created and supported all customer-facing designs including advertising & promotional materials, trade show displays, package design, and various merchandising tools. Directed photographic production encompassing photoshoots, pre-production management, QC verification, and editing / retouching prior to press. Negotiated with print vendors on price quotes to maximize company profit margin and control external expenses and attended press checks to ensure accuracy of color and correct placement of copy and artwork. ● Designed the company’s 88-page product catalog from start to finish, and the materials for the Breyerfest event advertising and merchandise campaign. ● Introduced retouching products, images, models etc. instead of reshooting saving thousands in photography costs. ● Designed the props for the catalog photo shoots, eliminating company purchases. Additional Experience includes Health Information Management Coordinator, Genesis Healthcare Center, Quakertown, PA 2015 – Present; and Medical Assistant, Dr. Lawrence Antonucci Cardiology, Chester, New Jersey ● 2013 – 2014 EDUCATIONAL BACKGROUND UniversalClass, Online Course Adobe Creative Suite 2018 – 2019 Gibbs College, Montclair, NJ Graphic Design major 1998 – 2000 Certification in graphic design