Rachel Landers

Graphic Designer, Art Director

Profile

Highly creative and multi-talented graphic designer with extensive experience in print and web design. Excellent collaborative and interpersonal skills with strong oral and written expertise in English and Spanish. Accustomed to working in a deadline-driven, tight-budget atmosphere.

Skills

Graphic Design

Web Design

Project Direction

Technical

  • Adobe Illustrator
  • Adobe InDesign
  • Adobe Photoshop
  • Adobe Dreamweaver
  • Adobe Flash
  • Adobe Lightroom
  • CSS
  • HTML
  • Wordpress

Experience

Office of the Attorney General

Graphic Designer

2008-Current

Create a multitude of print and web collateral promoting the Texas Attorney General’s programs. Maintain client relations throughout the design process. Continually able to complete heavy workloads in a tight time line. Manage multiple, concurrent projects in different stages. Work with printing companies throughout printing process.

La Raquelita, Freelance

Graphic Designer

2005-Current

Conceptualize strategic ideas for advertising campaigns. Design print and web collateral such as brochures, print ads, direct-mail pieces, HTML campaigns, and websites. Work with clients to help realize their goals and design their materials to achieve those goals. Develop logos, business cards, and corporate identity for client’s needs and specifications. Work with a wide-range of clients with various budgets.

Gryphon Publishing Services, Inc.

Senior Graphic Designer

2006-2008

Promotion from graphic designer to senior graphic designer. Train and direct designers on layout of books and publications. Manage multiple projects in different stages and various medias (websites, books, identity, and print). Create artwork to meet the client’s exact specifications. Design books in English and Spanish with up to 3,000 pages, for international publishers with extremely tight deadlines. Produce and implement the annual marketing plan. Design the marketing materials and style standards. Develop the company’s websites and online marketing.

Collier Consulting Group

Graphic Designer

2005-2006

Design the Continuing Education Manual for Professional Plumbers and HVAC Professionals. Create and manage all ads for national trade publications. Design the corporate identity and annual marketing plan. Create artwork for both the consulting and software divisions. Develop HTML e-mail campaigns for over 6,000 software clients.

Education

University of Texas - Austin, Texas

Master of Arts, Advertising, Creative

Illinois College - Jacksonville, Illinois

Dual Major, Business and Spanish with a minor in Studio Art

Rachel Landers — rachel@laraquelita.com — (512) 417-4514