Jaylin Benford

• Developed, simplified, documented, and implemented new or improved workflow processes. • Responsible for preparing customer art files for output on various digital presses. • Managed and trained a small team of production artists while acting as a liaison between the office and production. • Designed billboards, transit graphics, and other OOH advertising materials.

Partnered with local businesses and franchisees to develop marketing materials, managing the process from prepress to a final review. Handled over 100+ unique client production requests, taking templates created by marketing and bringing them to life. Assisted in streamlining several inefficient development processes resulting in savings of an average of $200K per month. Trained several new hires on the entirety of the prepress process. Utilized tools such as Adobe Illustrator, and Photoshop to ensure that we receive 100% satisfaction from every client.

• Increased production efficiency by 15% in 3 months, reducing costs and boosting profits. • Simplified the onboarding and training process for new production artists by creating a training manual and reference guides. • Participated in Marketing brainstorming sessions and conducted consumer research to develop new products and streams of revenue. • Created templates, virtual proofs, social media graphics and e-commerce mockups. • Designed, typeset and produced ADA compliant hotel signage using industry standard software

Designed and developed 10+ new and unique items based on complex client needs ranging from mugs to golf towels. Managed the design and development of materials for in-house events, expansion branding, and advertising catalogs. Acted as a catalyst to ensure that the team met all project completion goals, reaching 97% customer satisfaction. Finalized all press runs to ensure 100% accuracy and ensuring that the work met company quality standards.

• Managed the design and development of marketing materials and graphics for in-house events. • Created custom product mock-ups and templates for internal and external clients. • Acted as a catalyst to ensure that the team met all project completion goals, reaching 97% customer satisfaction. • Worked with brands like Disney, American Airlines, & State Farm to ensure artwork met brand guidelines and specifications. • Responsible for training 2nd shift production artist & tracking progress. • Performed color correction using adobe creative suite such as Photoshop, Illustrator and Lightroom

• Increased production output by 30% in 4 months, allowing for additional projects to be completed. • Created artwork/designs for both large and small format printing including but limited to; banners, yard signs, and window graphics. • Operated and maintained large and small format digital printers. • Performed quality checks on customer-submitted artwork to improve accuracy. • Performed color correction using adobe Creative Suite such as Photoshop, Illustrator and Lightroom Skills Skills: Adobe Creative Suite, Adobe Illustrator, Adobe Lightroom, Adobe Photoshop, Canva, CorelDRAW, Graphic Design, Marketing, PowerPoint/Keynote/Slides, Word/Pages/Docs