須美子, Sumiko in kanji
Resume

Sumiko Gray

Design Developer / Production, Portland, OR

Objective

Dedicated professional with over 10 years of experience across all areas of design, seeking a Design Developer / Production role where I can put my diverse technical skills to work.

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Skills

Digital Print Apparel Screenprint Analytical skills User-centered Graphic design Presentations Pressing deadlines Marketing techniques Project management Fast-paced Results-oriented Team environment Strong relationships
02

Tools

Mac & PC

Adobe Acrobat, Dreamweaver, Figma, Illustrator, InDesign, Photoshop, Excel, Outlook, PowerPoint, Prototyping tools, Word

03

Education

2014
Code Oregon, Treehouse
Portland, OR
Web Development, Web Design, Rails Development, WordPress, Swift
2012–2013
Portland State University
Portland, OR
Front/Back-End Web Development, Designing for Mobile
2011
Portland Community College
Portland, OR
Mac: Designing Web Pages, Basic
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Portland Community College
Portland, OR
A.A.S., Graphic Design
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Benson High School
Portland, OR
Diploma, Architecture
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Professional experience

2023–Present
Digital Design & Marketing Coordinator
Freelance / Contract, Portland, OR
  • Branding refresh due to a business change in location
  • Create marketing material for print and social media platforms
  • Contractor work for a real estate investment broker, creating marketing material including postcards, flyers, social media, BOVs and OMs using InDesign, Photoshop, PowerPoint, and Excel
  • Multiple projects across regional brokers managed using Asana and Outlook
2021–2023
Production Designer
Johnstone Supply LLC, Portland, OR
  • Manage biannual eCatalog and bimonthly New Product Bulletin marketing projects simultaneously with competing deadlines
  • Host and lead weekly meetings, communicating proofing changes across multiple departments using Acrobat local drive and Lytho
  • Implementing easy UX, streamlining the overall proofing process with continually improving accessibility
  • Execute a 1,500 page eCatalog in InDesign, output to FlippingBook, which generates revenue for the company with vendors purchasing ads created in Illustrator
  • Use data from PIM, merging into panels and templates creating the overall feel of the eCatalog and New Product Bulletins
  • Design print and digital marketing material for internal communications and vendors
2019
Technical Designer
Adidas, Portland, OR
  • Created graphic breakouts per NHL team using Illustrator
  • Created tech packs for NCAA and NHL protos using InDesign
2016–2019
Digital Social Media Marketing & Design
Efficiency Heating & Cooling, Milwaukie, OR
  • Oversee company CX customer experience, interacting directly with the customer by phone, email, or in person
  • Administrative services for Front Desk/CS Dispatch
  • Manage and implement Social Media and Email Marketing campaigns using Facebook and MailChimp
  • Design and analyze Google AdWords Express, Google Local Services, Facebook Business Ads, and Yelp Ads
  • Track and manage lead generation platforms including HomeAdvisor, BBB, Yelp, Thumbtack, Google Local Service, LinkedIn, Alignable, and Nextdoor
  • Manage all review platforms, responding to customer reviews and implementing Review Buzz and NiceJob
  • Design and develop internal and external communication
  • Improve overall look and feel of company website using HTML and CSS3
2011–Present
Freelance Production Designer
Gray Production Design, Portland, OR
  • Screen print production for a t-shirt designer
  • Managed an HVAC company website; analyzed demographics, traffic sources, and keywords in Google Analytics
2014
Graphic Designer (Contractor)
TriMet, Portland, OR
  • Updates for bus brochures, maps, and station pylons
  • Design and production for internal and external communications and advertisements
  • Design and production for web graphics and websites
2013
Graphic Designer (Contractor)
TriMet, Portland, OR
  • Designed a Facebook ad for a social media campaign
  • Production for bus brochures and map/pylon updates
2012
Technical Designer (Contractor)
Adidas, Portland, OR
  • Supported the Originals apparel designer for the FW13 season
  • Redrew flats and illustrations
  • Created tech packs for apparel and detailed trim schematics
  • Assisted the marketing and development team
2009–2010
Production Artist (Contractor)
Nike, Beaverton, OR
  • Production artist for men's Athletic Training, Nike Pro, Field Sports, and LiveStrong
  • Created family files and style briefs each season
  • Created illustrations to Nike's catalog standards and colorways for styles
  • Uploaded family files to PIM, assigned colors, and exported for catalog
  • Covered senior production artist and manager workload during sabbaticals
  • Created graphics, schematics, illustrations, and product pages for licensed categories
  • Coordinated updates across legal, merchandising, development, and factory teams
  • Built data merges from CSV files in InDesign, streamlining production with custom Illustrator/InDesign tooling
2000–2008
Technical Designer
Adidas, Portland, OR
  • Researched trends and colors for inspiration each season
  • Built boards from SKUs briefed by marketing
  • Created schematics for all patterns, trims, and graphics
  • Assisted apparel and graphic design with fittings, flats, graphics, and trim changes
  • Finalized product for catalog and uploaded to the merchandising tool (DMT)
  • Supported material, trim, and apparel developers, marketing, and merchandising with production files
  • Worked with design, development, and factories to hit quality and price targets on deadline
  • Archived past seasons
1998–2000
Graphic Support Specialist
The Salvation Army, Portland, OR
  • Troubleshot hardware and software issues across the network
  • Designed and built the intranet and internet web pages
  • Supported all graphic-related questions
  • Set up new users with logins, email, personal folders, and drive connections
  • Special project: data entry supervisor
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References & portfolio