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Yvonne Albers

 

E-mail: ymlalbers@gmail.com

Graphic Designer/Desktop Publisher
 

To My Next Boss
This is a motivation for anyone interested in hiring me in a position best suited for my experience and qualifications

 

I have been in the design world since 1998 and Magazines since 2001, my passion is always in what I can achieve with the time I have to create pages and images that will have people reading and turning the page for more.

 

I believe that my strong educational background and extensive experience in design, speak volumes and putting me to the test will just seal it. As you read my resume, you will see that I am a consistant worker and grow with the company as the company grows. I will aim high and achieve it, knock all the little goals out the park and not faulter from a deadline.

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My work enthics are high and I demand alot from myself and will always push to learn more and be better than what I was yesterday.

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Best Regards

Yvonne Albers

Work experience
 

EMPLOYER                            :           People Magazine

POSITION HELD                   :           Production Manager

POSITION HELD                   :           Production Editor (Promoted)

POSITION HELD                   :           Repro Head of department (Promoted)

PERIOD                                   :           March 2004 to Present.

DUTIES & REPONSIBILITIES

  • Layout of all articles and advertorial pages from start to end.

  • Creating new design ideas for magazine upgrades

  • Paginating and layout of the puzzle magazine from cover to cover.

  • Making print ready monthly puzzle magazine

  • Sourcing Pictures on agency sites

  • Layout of newspaper adverts

  • Layout out of banners, add on logo’s business cards and stickers.

  • Archiving all work done on the system.

  • Keeping the server clean of any unnessasory files.

  • Checking of picture quality and suggesting size to be used.

  • Handing over of job bags.

  • Maintaining strict deadlines

  • Coming up with new work flow systems to improve on what we have

  • Following up on stories and articles.

  • Following up on advert material if it’s in or not.

  • Following up on classified material.

  • Colour correcting and deep etching of pictures

  • Relinking of pictures in original files and PDFing them

  • Making all pages print ready and pdfing

  • Checking all pages are printer ready

  • Creating ready to print PDF’s

  • Creating digital magazines for Zineo and Magzter and web

  • Sending material to print and liasoning with printers

  • Trouble shooting any problems

  • Trouble shooting new programs and systems that come in

  • Worked on other magazine brands extended products within the company

Languages

English

Afrikaans

2010 - present
2010 - present
Education
 

EMPLOYER                            :           Succeed Magazine

POSITION HELD                   :           DTP Operator/Photographer

PERIOD                                   :           November 2001 to March 2004.

DUTIES & REPONSIBILITIES

  • Design and Laying out of all articles and adverts.

  • Design and layout of covers

  • Sourcing pictures

  • Photography for articles and photographing conferences

  • Making the necessary changes to the article and adverts till full sign off.

  • Creating and designing of all new sub-publications from typography to style from start to finish.

  • Liasoning with clients on adverts

  • Conference recording and assistance

  • Admin and scheduling of deadline and work flow systems

  • Turning files into print ready documents and liasoning with the printers.

  • Designing and layout of all point of sale banners etc

  • Design and layout of sales kit.

  • Updating of website

EMPLOYER                            :           Max Cafe

POSITION HELD                   :           Advertising/Desktop Publisher

PERIOD                                   :           May 2001 to August 2001

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

 

  • Laying out of all articles and adverts.

  • Making the necessary changes to the article and adverts till full sign off.

  • Liasoning with clients on adverts

  • Creating new covers for the publication

  • Turning files into print ready documents

  • Conference photography

 

EMPLOYER                            :           Score Supermarkets/Rite Valu Supermarkets

POSITION HELD                   :           Desktop Publisher

POSITION HELD                   :           Warehouse Liason Officer (Transferred to DTP)

POSITION HELD                   :           Regional Secretary (Transferred to Warehouse)

PERIOD                                   :           September 1998 to May 2001

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DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

Desktop publisher

  • Design and layout of retail leaflets

  • Design and layout franchise leaflets

  • Create newspaper adverts

  • Data capture

  • Client liason

  • Control and distribution of leaflets

  • Reproduction of retail material

  • Liaisoning with printers and suppliers

Warehouse Liason Officer

  • Collecting of figures and data for warehouse

  • Liaisoning with franchise clients

  • Data capturing

  • Placing and checking orders

  • Stock take

  • Liasoning with truckers

Regional Secretary

  • Administration, taking of minutes, diary control

  • Collecting of figures and data for 2 regions (16 Stores)

  • Issuing order numbers

  • Bookings and cancellations

  • Controlling of maintenance for store

  • Invoice and collections

SA Home College   1996 – 1999     :        Diploma in Creative writing

Ad Creatures  1999                          :        Certificate in Desktop Publishing

High School Attended                     :         National School of the Arts

Matriculated                                     :         1995

 

Computer Literacy

  • Microsoft Word

  • Microsoft Excel

  • Outlook Express.

  • Microsoft Internet System.

  • Adobe Acrobat/Distiller

  • Quark

  • Adobe Suite - Indesign, Photoshop, Illustrator, Bridge

  • Freehand

  • Pagemaker

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