Dan Klimke Resume (PDF)

DAN KLIMKE
GRAPHIC DESIGNER

I am a highly creative Graphic Designer
with extensive experience in marketing,
social media management, print
and production design. I pride myself
on exceptional collaborative and
interpersonal skills and present myself
as a team player with well-developed
written and verbal communication
abilities. I have experience with client
and vendor relations and I am capable
of a wide range of technical support.
I’m passionate about the work I do and
accustomed to operating in high stress
deadline-driven environments both
large and small.
SKILLS & QUALIFICATIONS
* Adobe Creative Cloud:
InDesign, Photoshop, Illustrator, Dreamweaver
* Graphic Design for offset & pre-press
* Print design for Brochures, Newsletter, Poster
* Logo design
* Photography
* Digital image retouching
* Photographic restoration
* Social Media administration & client interaction
* Design & distribution of email newsletters
* Hardware & software technical support
* Marketing & design consultation
* Website design & development
* Video & audio Editing
EDUCATION
Collins College, School of Design &
Technology, 97-99
Associate of Arts, Visual
Communication & Animation

REFERENCES
AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST

971.533.7186
DAN@DK77.COM
dk77.com

CREATIVE DIRECTOR – GRAPHIC DESIGN, 8/06 - 3/17
Shilo Management Corporation - Portland, OR
With Shilo I was tasked with developing graphic materials to support the hotels & restaurants
from business cards to billboards. During my employment I established a print & production
department to move 90% of work in-house acheiving significant savings. I also established &
administered all of the social media channels on a variety of platforms and was resposible for
creating graphic content for regularly scheduled postings and email newsletter distributions.
• Advertisement design & creation
• Print Production of in-house advertising
• Design & distribution of email newsletters
• Responsible for maintaining material stock

• Social media administration
• Technical equipment research
• Design for company websites

PRODUCTION ARTIST, 3/04 - 7/06
Robson Publishing - Sun Lakes, AZ
While at Robson Publishing I worked with a team of 2 other graphic artists to produce
advertisements for 7 monthly newsprint publications as well as completing the layout
of each of those publications. I also worked on a quarterly magazine showcasing the
interior design & layout of residences sold within a variety of communities.
• Newspaper & magazine design & layout
• Advertisement design

• Client interaction
• Design for company websites

HEAD OF DIGITAL IMAGING, 6/99 - 12/03
Tempe Camera - Tempe, AZ
With Tempe Camera I was employed as a digital retoucher / video editor & I was
responsible for managing client jobs from submission to final approval. Restoration of
damaged or aged photographs was a daily occurrence & I would often work on large 30
plus minute video presentations.
• Film scanning utilizing drum & flatbed
• Image restoration & retouching
• Video editing & duplication

• Client interaction & customer service
• Provided customer technical support
• Large-format image production

GRAPHIC DESIGN, 1/00 - CURRENT
DK77 Design - Freelance
My work as a freelancer has varied from logo development & business card creation to
full corporate identity packages including websites. These projects have provided me with
invaluable experience & challenged me with short deadlines & working within preexisting
design restrictions & requirements.
• Web design & development
• Computer network setup & maintenance
• Hardware & software support
• Logo design & corporate identity

• Brochure & catalog design
• Image manipulation & restoration
• Technical support
• Marketing & design consultation

GRAPHIC ARTIST, 3/96 - 8/97
Superior Label of Alaska - Anchorage, AK
Superior Label exposed me to high-volume production work as well as introducing me to
graphic design as a career. I worked in every area of production including label design &
preparation, negative production, plate making to final shipping of the order to the client.
• Create & prepare graphics for offset production
• Negative & plate production
• Package & distribute internationally

• International relations with clientele
• Purchasing & receiving of supplies