Ykeme Smithbey is a graphic artist with experience managing projects and designing creative graphics, logos, and marketing packages. He has over 2 years of experience as a graphic designer and assistant where he designed print and online materials, created templates, and collaborated with teams. He also has a GED in business clerical and coursework in fine art, design, and public relations.
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YKEME SMITHBEY
1816 Mohican St., Philadelphia , Pa 19138 | C: 2672909275 | ykemeink@gmail.com
Driven Graphic Artist adept at managing heavy workloads while focusing on designing creative,
visually-appealing graphics. Skilled in a variety of designs, logos and marketing packages designed to
strengthen business competence.
Advanced typography
knowledge
Computer-assisted design
(CAD)
Corporate design
Strong design sense
Conceptual thinker
Stationery and letterhead
Self-motivated professional
Resourceful researcher
Time management
Design strategy
Brochure and newsletter
formatting
Logo and business card
photography
Photo enhancing
Creative and artistic
Website enhancement
Quick learner
Template creation
Project proposals
Adobe InDesign
Designed and implemented a special art project for Custom Creation.
Founder of the Creative Marketing and Communications Group
02/2012 to 10/2014 Graphic Designer / Assistant
Custom Creation - Philadelphia, Pa
Designed and printed online interactive sales and marketing collateral.Created
the look and feel of the organization's online presence in social media
forums.Developed templates for e-newsletters, presentations and
reports.Altered the style of animations and video materials for company's
YouTube channel and website.Designed unique print materials, including
advertisements, brochures and logo designs.Collaborated with a team of
designers to offer improvements and direction on others' projects.Contributed
ideas during strategic and conceptual brainstorming sessions.Prepared layouts
and drawings in compliance with established templates and design
standards.Adhered to all corporate brand guidelines when preparing graphic
materials.Designed artistic signage for special corporate events.Developed
creative graphics that simplified complex messages.Created concept
mock-ups for web and mobile applications.Created all communications
collateral, including web pages, brochures and fliers.Prioritized graphic workload
and effectively coordinated multiple projects.Operated high-speed color
copiers and wide bed printers to reproduce single and multicolor copies of
graphics.Developed, designed and produced corporate newsletters and other
promotional direct mail items as directed by marketing.Created graphic
materials for the company website.Determined styles, size and arrangement of
illustrations and graphics.Assisted in developing and maintaining user-friendly
websites.Designed web pages, graphic elements and infographics for email
newsletters.
2000 GED: Business Clerical
Atlanta - Atlanta, Ga, U.S.A.
Fine Art courseworkAdvertising seminarComputer and Art Design coursesPublic