Alissa Abke
16722 Royal Mile Ln • Houston, TX 77084 713-397-5358 adgirl88@yahoo.com Professional Experience Fortune Fire & Safety. • Houston, TX 06/08- Present (832) 248-5388 Webmaster, HR, Book Keeper My husband desperately needed my help organizing his rapidly growing fire suppression and inspection company so I stepped in. I set up a website, created a filing system for his invoices, input everything into Quickbooks, set up a payroll system for his employees, and got all the sales, federal and unemployment taxes in order. Houston Business Journal. • Houston, TX 04/06- 06/08 (713) 688-8811 Graphic Designer I was mainly in charge of 6-11 pages of classified advertisements per week. I was also responsible for designing both house and paid display ads and preflighting camera ready display ads for press. Another duty was to create promotional invitations and corresponding banners, posters, powerpoint slides and RSVP cards for monthly events. Tyson Foods, Inc. • Houston, TX 12/04- 04/06 (713) 678-1715 Graphic Artist I was responsible for creating and updating all types of food labels, boxes, printed film and cans. I coordinated proofs and printer deadlines as well as proof all incoming packaging once received from printers. I work directly with Specifications and Quality Assurance to make sure all packaging follows USDA guidelines and meets client and production deadlines. City Lights Advertising • Houston, TX 02/02- 12/04 (713) 661-3300 Assistant Creative Director I designed weekly print ads, mailers & billboards for clients in 8 markets nationally. Clients depended on me to help create sales themes and campaigns that span across all medias. I proofed ads as well as wrote copy and I created a filing system to find older ads easier. I assisted in media buying and planning as well as marketing research in several markets. Hadfield Communications • Houston, TX 05/01-10/01 (713) 686-5495 Event Promotions Internship I coordinated the monthly ads, promotions, culinary classes & entertainment events for local Fiesta grocery stores. My responsibilities also included basic office duties such as editing, writing copy and updating Job Status Reports. As a side project I rebuilt Quark documents as web pages. Freelance Projects I have done everything from comic strips to logos, party invitations, ads, direct mail, billboards, letterhead, flyers, websites, and business cards. Some of which is paid some just for fun. I design
& print kids party invitations for friends and I even designed my own wedding invitations. I also do special projects for my daughter’s classroom. Education University of Houston in the School of Communications Bachelor of Arts in Advertising and a Minor in Sociology August 1998 - December 2001 Computer Skills I am proficient in Freehand, Photoshop CS1-3, Quark Xpress, Illustrator CS1-3, InDesign CS13, Microsoft Office, Acrobat Pro, HTML hardcode, and Dreamweaver on Mac OSx platforms. I also know Quickbooks. References Available Please visit my website for a portfolio: www.mrsfortunegraphics.com