Resume

MARGIE L. PRESTON
Senior Graphic Designer / Print and Web
margie.preston@usa.com | Linkedin | PDF Version

EXPERIENCE

SEPTEMBER 2020—CURRENT
Experis/Manpower
Contract: Cisco – Senior Graphic Designer, Print and Web

  • Implemented set-up and use of Flexitive for multilingual banner creation working closing with Flexitive support. Trained vendors on application and internal process.
  • Graphic design/production for multilingual paid media (banner ads) and social media animated banners using illustrator, photoshop and Flexitive
  • Report design and layout including wireframes for web version and gateway page
  • Tradeshow booth and asset production, T-Shirt designs and posters
  • Print project production meeting Branding Guidelines

JULY 2019—JANUARY 2020
Envision Technology Marketing Group
Contract: Proofpoint – Senior Graphic Designer, Print and Web

  • Graphic design/production for a variety of projects including data sheets, case studies, solution briefs, ebooks, infographics, presentations, banner ads, and trade show giveaways and signage
  • Design and hand-code guided HTML email and landing page templates for marketing use in the Marketo marketing automation tool
  • Design new look for learning management system and all icons and asserts
  • Created custom icon library
  • Created Ceros animated landing pages

APRIL 2016—July 2019
iWork Global, Campbell, CA 95008
Contract: CallidusClooud & Poofpoint – Senior Graphic Designer, Print and Web

  • Graphic production of data sheets, case studies, solution briefs, ebooks, Powerpoint
  • Design and code responsive HTML email and guided landing page templates in Marketo
  • Design infographics and trade show booth graphics

CallidusCloud – Senior Web Designer

  • Implemented redesign of the ViewCentral LMS user interface—editing the application’s HTML and CSS following the new design supplied by CallidusCloud (within my own sandbox)

MAY 2016—DECEMBER 2016
TDA Group, Redwood City, CA
Contract: Senior Graphic Designer, Print and Web

  • Design, production and development of IBM web pages adhering to IBM’s v18 design guidelines
  • Designed IBM infographics
  • IBM eBook and datasheet production

JULY 2013—APRIL 2016
Rainmaker Systems and ViewCentral, Campbell, CA
Senior Graphic Designer / Creative Services and Web Manager

  • Redesigned and maintained the Rainmaker corporate branding, literature and website
  • Managed/art directed design contractors and print vendors
  • Designed and produced promotional landing pages and emails for drip campaigns in Marketo
  • Designed and produced subscription programs for HP that included multiple landing pages, emails, survey, and response email
  • Maintained SEO—optimized web pages and pdfs for Google Analytics
  • Maintained monthly Google Analytics and Google Adword reports
  • Worked closely marketing, sales and engineering
  • Designed and produced all print materials including product briefs, data sheets, white papers, presentations, infographics and trade show booth graphics
  • ViewCentral—designed and implemented customer branded sites in the ViewCentral LMS product
  • Redesigned ViewCentral LMS product in 2014 by going into the product .asp pages and coding html and CSS around the functionality
  • Worked closely with the engineering group using JiRA for bug tracking/fixes
  • Redesigned and maintained ViewCentral website, literature, Google Analytics, Adwords and payper-click campaigns
  • ViewCentral—maintained social media sites, some copy writing and editing

APRIL 2011—JULY 2013
ABBYY USA, Milpitas, CA
Web Manager and Senior Graphic Designer

  • Development and project management of the regional websites
  • Designed and produced print and marketing collateral in multiple languages
  • Designed product packaging and user guides
  • Monitor SEO and Adwords campaigns
  • Helped select and implement Hubspot marketing automation tool
  • Designed and developed HTML email and landing page templates and set up campaigns in Hubspot
  • Managed/art directed design contractors and an employee
  • Worked closely with marketing and sales

FEBRUARY 2006—APRIL 2011
TDA Group, Mountain View, CA
Senior Graphic Web and Print Designer

  • Set up hosting, designed and maintained company website
  • Maintained SEO using Google Analytics
  • Designed and produced brochures, datasheets, white papers, case studies, Powerpoints, and custom illustrations for TDA’s customers which included Intel, IBM, Dell, Brocade, SAP and more
  • Designed and produced web-based projects that include working with the Dell IA team to redesign the medium to large business site section, created wireframes, web site designs, HTML emails and newsletters, web banners, landing pages, maintained quarterly online magazine for IBM working in their CMS
  • Developed, scripted and taught a Powerpoint training course at customer location
  • Worked closely with printer vendors and other team members

JANUARY 1996—FEBRUARY 2007
Interlace Design, Campbell, CA
Owner/Senior Graphic Web and Print Designer

  • Self-employed for over 10 years working on a wide variety of projects
  • Designed, developed and maintained web and intranet sites for multiple companies
  • Designed and produced all types of literature for multiple companies
  • Designed trade show booths, signage and give-aways
  • Designed corporate ID, literature, website and packaging for Audible Magic
  • Designed the 2006 DAC floorplan map that included external landscaping, city sites, Disneyland, and hotels for Novitas
  • Designed the Silicon Valley Logo maps for 2005 and 2006 for Novitas
  • Created promotional banner ads, HTML emails and online subscription pages for Sunset Magazine
  • Produced product simulations in HTML and Powerpoints for digital trade show kiosks for Flowpoint
  • Created designs and delivered assets for 4 of SGI’s online software products—worked with engineers to improve usability
  • Worked on-site as senior graphic design for Synopsys on multiple projects including graphic design and production of banner ads, datasheets, newsletter, print ads, tradeshow signage, booth graphics and promotion pieces
  • Hired contractors as needed and worked closely with print vendors
  • Created Powerpoint template designs for multiple tradeshows for Sony

EDUCATION
Certified in graphic design/production through UC Santa Cruz Extension 1996
Over 20 years of experience in both print and web graphic design and production

SOFTWARE
Adobe Cloud: Adobe InDesign, Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Illustrator, Adobe Dreamweaver, Adobe Acrobat, Adobe After Effects, Microsoft Word, Microsoft PowerPoint, Microsoft Excel, Marketing Automation Tools: Marketo and Hubspot; Hand-code HTML5 and CSS3; For banner and social media: Bannersnack and Flexitive; For animated SVGs: SVGator; For animated infographics: Ceros.com