GRAPHIC DESIGN • 6 yrs

Freelancing • July 2019 - Present • Jessica Hylton Graphic Design
Focusing on fewer clients and larger projects. Assisting small business clients with signage design and social media marketing. Exploring new skills, created a Youtube channel to practice video & audio recording, video editing, effects, and animation. Attended 2021Tri-State Sign Association Sign Expo

• RV Self Park - Design of logo and branding, working with the client to create signage for the best user experience, consulting on signage and developing technical drawing for the franchise of the project.

• Sign Experts - Assisted with during buy-out and transition of a sign business by training employees in Quickbooks, rework of all pricing, sourcing vendors, social media and marketing, setup of new Mimaki jfx200-2513 ex flatbed printer, operated Mimaki roll printer, laminator table, signage design and production.

• HG Graphics - Design and production of apparel, vinyl fleet graphics, operation of OKI Colorpainter Printer, Graphtec vinyl cutter, and Roll Laminator.

• The Big Jay's Cornhole - Design of customer requested board wraps, apparel design, management and listing of products for online stores on Shopify, Etsy, and Wix website.

• Burn Boot Camp - worked with branding standards to design storefront and created multiple technical drawing sets for permitting and variance approval for St. Louis County.

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Art Director • July 2016 - July 2019 • Taylor Sign and Tint 
Redesigned company branding and marketing material, built company websites, managed social media accounts. Worked with small businesses to design logos, signage, vehicle wraps, and graphics for print and online. Assist with production and some installation, operation of Latex Printer, communicating with clients via phone, email, and Facebook. Managed and trained design staff.
Featured Speaker at Chamber of Commerce meetings in multiple towns. 

Print Shop Manager• July 2015 - July 2016 • UV Print Shop
Design art for print and online. Management of online ASI store, creating product listings and social media accounts. Operated Mimaki Solvent printer with cutter, Mimaki UV printers, Epson Laser Engraver, Ricoh Sublimation printer, XID Printer. Tasked with order entry, customer communications, supply ordering, managing employees, and production.

ACCOUNTING • 4yrs

Staff Accountant/Office Manager • May 2011 - Feb 2015 • Alfermann, Gray & Co\Cooper & Associates
Design of custom financial reports, monthly maintenance of custom excel financial report for large company (260-300pg), client support and conversion of accounting and payroll software. Payroll, bookkeeping, and tax prep for 25+ small businesses, client communication, data entry, and organization of tax season.

Billing Clerk • Feb 2010 - May 2011 • City of Bourbon
Billing and data entry of water, sewer, and real estate taxes, customer payments, and conversion and training of new billing software.

TECH SUPPORT • 5yrs

Technical Support Tier 2 July 2015 - July 2016 • Customer Direct 
Built script map in excel and documented errors for a redesign. Supported internet connectivity for hotel guests and business networks U.S. & abroad.
 

Technical Support August 2003 - August 2009• Fidelity Communications
Lead Evening Tech supported internet connectivity, online billing, cable tv, phone service, natural gas.

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EDUCATION 

Marketing & Business Management attended 2013-2015 •  Western Governors University 
 

Fine Arts attended 2012 – 2013 • University of Missouri-St Louis
Drawing and Writing 
 

Graphic Design graduated 2011 • East Central College
Design, Typography, Animation, Photography, Psychology, Statistics
 

Graphic Design attended 2003 – 2004 • Rolla Technical Institute
Represented school in MO State VO Tech Competition

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PROGRAMS
 

Adobe
Illustrator • Photoshop • InDesign • Audition • Animate • Premier Pro • Lightroom

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Corel Draw • Canva • FlexiSign • Onyx • RasterLink • Excel • Quickbooks