Brief Summary
I am a production artist/graphic designer from Canada living and working as a freelancer in Europe and I am looking for new work opportunities to increase my knowledge base and experience new work flows.
I have been working in the print/advertising industry for 13 years now which means that I have a lot of experience already to speak of. I can offer sound and qualified work and ideas and am flexible when it comes to working in groups. I thrive in high paced atmospheres where difficult tasks need to be completed properly under tight deadlines. My extensive background in printing gives me an extra edge when it comes to laying out art and designing custom pieces as I understand the options and limitations with various medias and printing techniques. I have been able to take these skills and cross them over into the web based side of things too and am excited about the new opportunities that come with it.
Clients
Canon
Nike
Canadian Tire
Telus
Molson USA
East Side Mario's
Pan Am 2015
ADP
Townshoes
Amp'd Mobile
Koodo
BMW Mini
Canadian Opera Company
Toronto Fashion Week
Luminato
Amex
Remedy'sRx
National Research Council Canada
Bally's Total Fitness
Professional Experience
Skills
• Advanced knowledge of OSX
• Expert knowledge of CS5 Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign, Acrobat and Distiller.
• Good knowledge of Adobe GoLive, Flash, Dreamweaver, Microsoft Word, Excel and Powerpoint.
• Great team work and people skills.
• Confident with bringing a concept through many different mediums while maintaining brand ID.
• Highly knowledgeable POS/POP design and follow-through.
• Professional experience with all forms of print advertising
(i.e.. Billboards, Magazine, Newspaper, Bus Shelter).
• Professional experience with all forms of printing and layout.
• Professional experience with creating web banners both static and Flash animated.
• Resourceful and quick thinking in times of high pressure.
• Working knowledge of HTML and CSS as well as Action Script 3
Education
Algonquin College Creative Advertising
Located In Ottawa Ontario
Date: 1997 - 1999
Algonquin College Desktop Publishing Applications
Located In Ottawa Ontario
Date: 1999
Algonquin College Offset Stripping
Date: 2000
Work Experience
Auto-Entrepreneur Infograpiste
Position: Production/Graphic Artist / Retouching / Art Direction / Illustration
Dates: March 2011 - Present
Duties: Creating email marketing and online advertising and designing various forms of printed materials such as Greeting Cards, Posters, Brochures, Calendars, Wedding Invitation sets, etc.
Endeavour Marketing
Position: Production/Graphic Artist / Retoucher
Dates: January 2010 - February 2011
Duties: Applying standards of typography; ensuring final media objectives are considered; and applying specifications. Keeping up with current printing procedures and building files according to spec. Building flash animated banners and Eblasts as well as photoshop reskins of existing sites. Major retouching and colour correction to photography. Having an eye for design and, in keeping with each client's specific brand identification, building mechanicals for various print and online applications. Clients include Canadian Opera Company, Remedy'sRx, East Side Mario's, Fashion Design Council of Canada, Culture Days, Amex Front of the Line.
Taxi Canada
Position: Mac Artist
Dates: November 2006 - August 2009
Duties: Applying standards of typography; ensuring final media objectives are considered; and applying specifications. Keeping up with current printing procedures and building files according to spec. Minor
retouching and colour correction to photography. Having an eye for design and, in keeping with each
client's specific brand identification, building mechanicals for various print and online applications. Clients include TELUS, Canadian Tire, BMW Mini, Nike, WestJet and the Canadian Film Centre.
The BrainStorm Group
Position: Graphic Production Artist / Retoucher
Dates: October 2003 - November 2006
Duties: Blowing out creative for newspaper, magazine, billboard, POP, and all other print forms of advertising for clients such as Molson USA, Canon, Popeyes and Mensgroom. Building all files for production and sending to various printers. Ensuring that all dates are met on media buys and advertising timelines. Sourcing vendors for custom promotional items and getting numbers together to present to the client.
Reprodux
Position: Colour Production
Dates: November 2002 - September 2003
Duties: All the same duties required by a prepress technician except that it is digital as opposed to offset. Also deal with HP 5000 Printers and Onyx Rip software. Large format scanning and printing.
KM Graphics
Position: Prepress Technician
Dates: March 2002 - July 2002
Duties: Run prepress: handling files supplied by clients, sending them to film, stripping into flats and burning the plates. Also dealt with clients first hand and maintained the computer network as well as any housekeeping the computers may need.
Creative Services for the National Research Council Canada
Position: Graphic Production Artist
Dates: June 2001 - March 2002
Duties: Designing and redesigning posters, annual reports, flyers, newsletters and other various print elements. Also responsible for keeping the archives up to date, setting up jobs to go to print, organizing the logo and font libraries as well as the stock photography library.
Reprographic Services for the National Research Council Canada
Position: Prepress Technician
Dates: October 1999 - June 2001
Duties: Typesetting, desktop publishing, stripping, high resolution scanning and plate burning. As well as basic design and customer service.
Bonanza Copying and Printing Centre Inc.
Dates: June 1999 - September 1999
Position: Graphic Designer/ Prepress Technician
Duties: Prepping layouts for print, designing layouts, desktop publishing, ripping, processing,
and checking film.
Awards and Recognition
D&AD Call for Entries Campaign – 2010
Advertising Design: Print
TAXI Canada
Toronto, ON
Production Artist
Client: D&AD Awards
Carling Beer: Great Beer Decisions OOH
2008
Advertising Design: Print
TAXI Canada
Toronto, ON
Production Artist
Client: Carling Beer
D&AD Call For Entries Direct Mail Piece
Winner 2010
Advertising Design: Print
TAXI Canada
Toronto, ON
Production Artist
Client: D&AD Awards
15 Below Project
Gold 2009
TITLE: 15 Below Project
PRODUCT: 15 Below Project
ADVERTISER: Taxi Canada Inc.
AGENCY: Taxi Canada Inc., Toronto
PRODUCTION ARTIST: Nancy Hanninen
Jennifer Bazinet
Owner - Sparkle And Shine Events
I think companies & future clients should know that you not only produce a good product, but you're great to work with.
Susan Bolder
Senior Designer / Mac Artist, Endeavour Marketing
Having worked with Nancy at both TAXI and Endeavour, I can say without reservation that she is a very talented and experienced Designer and Production Artist, well-versed in many different types of files. Her work is well executed and she is a great person to work with. She is always willing to help others out and has a smile on her face while doing so. I would not hesitate to recommend her for any position.
Ronald Telpner
Chairman and CEO, The BrainStorm Group
Nancy gets it! Smart, fast, and dedicated. She definitely has what it takes to add value to any organization. I am happy to serve as a reference.
