karla_soto_resume

Kd e s i g n

languagesEnglish

Spanish

The Miami International University of Art and DesignAnticipated Graduation: September 2017Design and Media Management

The Art Institute of Pittsburgh, 2013 — 2015Graphic Design, Pittsburgh, PA Deans List

John Carroll University, 2011 - 2013Biology/Computer Science, Cleveland, OH

education

Sarah Heinz House, October — December• Designed promotional marketing pieces including brochure and poster

Vibrant Pittsburgh, October — December• Consulted with marketing department• Conceptualized and designed promotional pieces

Special Projects, October — December• Honors Class• Acted as the Advertising Director• Oversaw 10 designers and 10 photographers

ACHIEVA, Pittsburgh, July — December• Communicated with clients to develop custom branding and marketing collateral• Created a 36 page Annual Report

Greater Pittsburgh Nonprofit Partnership, July — December

• Developed style sheets for an informational handout• Digitalized thumbnails

Design Studio, July — December• Honors Class• Worked with clients• Acted as the Art Director• Oversaw 12 graphic designers and 3 photographers

Bethel Park Highschool, Bethel Park, October• Designed and developed thumbnails for front cover of the football program• Used Adobe Photoshop to digitalize

Olinger Landscapes, May — July• Designed and digitalized CMS website.

iCore Industries, July — September• Collaborated with clients to develop a brand• Project included logos, letterheads, business cards and other branding materials

Volkswagen, South Hills Village, March• Designed car wraps for the 2015 Pittsburgh Pride parade.

Eyetique, Shadyside, March — December• Optician• Display and Merchandising• Record Keeping• Client Interaction• Inventory and Pricing Controls

Sunglass Hut, September — March 2015• Demonstrated exceptional customer service• Merchandising and Display• Budgeting/ Record Keeping• Problem Solving

experience

work experience

professional skills

2015

2014

Adobe Creative Suite: Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign, Dreamweaver, Lightroom, and Edge Animate.

MS Office: Word, Excel, PowerPoint

Basic CMS Systems

Passionate, hard worker, enthusiastic and organized• Team player; ability to work with people from various backgrounds.

ksotodesign.com

330.412.1255

karla@ksotodesign.com

Karla Soto

6301 Collins Ave. Apt. 1602

Miami Beach, FL 33141