GRAPHIC DESIGNER & ILLUSTRATOR

Joseph Bodus9833 Iveland Dr. • Overland, MO 63114 • 314-440-6928

Career Objective Creative, ambitious, versatile, and meticulous graphic designer and illustrator with 9 years of education and professional experience

seeking a position where my skills in print, internet design, interactive-media and production can be applied most effectively.

EducationKansas City Art Institute, Kansas City, MO. BFA in Illustration, May 2005

St. Louis Community College, Florissant Valley, MO. Associate Degree in Applied Science, Graphic Communication, May 2003

South County Technical School, Design Technology/Drafting courses, 1997-1999

Computer Knowledge Quark Xpress Adobe Photoshop Corel Draw Avid Xpress Adobe Golive HTML Excel Adobe InDesign Adobe Illustrator Acrobat Flash Power Point Microsoft Word Mac & PC

Applied Skills• Layout & Design:

Magazine spread, logo, business card, T-shirt, letterhead, brochure, banner, poster, lapel pin, promotional material, package, typography, production • Illustration: Caricature, editorial, story board, book, photo rendering • Animation: Flash, traditional, sound and video editing • Web: HTML, web maintenance

Experience January 2005-Present, Freelance • Actively participated in the startup of a magazine company, Phase Control, by designing layouts and ads. • Designed multiple logos, business cards, and letterhead for health care and construction companies.

• Designed poster displays for a grocery store chain.• Designed mascots for an insurance company and home school sports team.

April 2008-August 2009, Suburban Journals/St. Louis’ Best Bridal, Graphic Designer/Online Coordinator • Designed ads for the newspapers, magazines and web. • Maintained the Best Bridal and Marketplace website, along with the weekly scheduled ads for the newspaper. • Worked with clients by helping them develop their web pages. • Designed displays and signs for bridal shows, Old News Boy Day, and other promotional events. • Worked with team members to meet required deadlines.

September 2006-August 2007, Quick Draw Graphics, Graphic Designer • Designed logos, business cards, T-shirts, banners, lapel pins, ads, and illustrations. • Worked on design solutions as a team member and independently. • Developed a strong work ethic and attention to detail. August 2004-December 2004, Review Fund, Intern • Created website artwork. • Learned the process of magazine production. • Learned the editorial side of advertising.

PortfolioAvailable online at: jbodus.daportfolio.com