OUTDOOR MEDIA

Luis G. Castro 527 S.Clinton Ave. Dallas, TX 75208

972.339.8771 flydesignz2@gmail.com

www.luiscastro.carbonmade.com Talented graphic designer with six years of experience that is highly motivated, creative and diverse. Seeking a company that demands innovation, creativity and versatility with the opportunity to advance. Skills: • Adobe – Photoshop, Illustrator, In Design • Adobe Acrobat • PitStop Pro • CorelDraw • SignCut • Windows 2000 and up, Publisher, Excel, Powerpoint • Mac • Fluent in Spanish Summary of Experience: 04/2012 – Present Clear Channel Outdoors - Arlington Graphic Designer Responsibilities include preparing art work for clients. Working with the marketing team to brainstorm ideas, concepts and effective branding. Correct art design, layout, bleed, color format and resolution before sending to press. Meet deadlines for production to ensure turnaround. Design print material for company advertising. Communication with clients was critical in order to to provide customers with successful eye catching billboards. Meeting with the marketing manager to brainstorm effective campaigns for potential customers. Printing and creating mock ups of billboard creative for minis, also in house projects included signage for tents, posters and banners. 07/10 – 04/2012 Printplace.com, Arlington, Texas Graphic Designer Responsibilities include verifying customer artwork to ensure artworks is ready for print. Correct art design, layout, bleed, color format and resolution before sending to press. Meet deadlines for production to ensure turnaround. Design print material for company advertising. 10/01/2009 - 04/01/2010 Republic National Distributing Company Grand Prairie, Texas Red Bull Sales Representative Job duties included deliver, restock and sell Red Bull products to accounts. Obtain new accounts and maintain existing relationships with clients in order to support the market and increase sales. Other duties include merchandising promotional items and advertisement for Red Bull. Also, update accounts with any changes, events or new Red Bull products. 10/08 - 12/08 (Contract) Cardsdirect.com, Plano, Texas

Graphic Artist Job duties included preparing holiday cards with customer customizations. Such as, placing company logo, artwork, editing personalization's, verse and placing layout. Other duties included retouching photos and redesigning company logos. Responsible for pre-flight orders, follow up and completing orders on a daily basis. Customer service duties include, meeting customer needs regarding products and handling orders. 04/08 – 08/2008 (Contract) Pixel Media Prints, Dallas, Texas Production Artist Job duties included utilizing various programs for design, printing and plotters. Ability to create designs that meet customer’s needs and deadlines. Ability to operate a Roland VP-540 for printing large files and vehicle wraps. Other duties were CD/DVD duplication, label printing and vinyl cutting for T-shirts and banners. 4/08-05/08 (Temporary) Auto Revista Newspaper, Addison, Texas Production Artist Responsibilities included working with Photoshop and Illustrator to update and create ads for Dallas bilingual newspaper. Tasks included rearranging ads, updating images, descriptions and creating new layouts for ads. Maintain a great business relationship with new and existing customers. 01/2007 Westwood College US-Texas-Dallas Some College coursework completed in Graphics Design