Andre Ferreira - Amazon Web Services

Andre Ferreira
209 Hawley Ave/ Bridgeport, CT 06606
Cell Phone: (203) 434-3855 E-mail: [email protected]
www.yellowbrickproductions.com/gallery
Skills
Advanced Knowledge of Adobe Indesign, Adobe Photoshop,
Adobe Illustrator, Adobe Acrobat Pro, Apple Final Cut Pro, Adobe After Effects,
MAC, PC, MS Word, Scanning, Photo Retouching, Packaging jobs for output and Design.
Summary of Qualifications
1.
Good sense of design and creativity.
2. Understanding of prepress 4-color process and grayscale reproduction requirements
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for newsprint, magazine, direct mail and collateral pieces.
Experience with doing production for Posters, flyers, brochures, menus, high-end
direct mail invites (that have included custom die cuts, variable data layer set up, spot
color integration with CMYK plates), large format output for walls, banners, paper
stock knowledge and press checks.
Solid grasp of video and animation from pre-production to post-production.
Work Experience
Outthink – Essex, CT
PRODUCTION ARTIST
February 2008 – Present
• Responsible for getting direct mail and collateral projects ready for print.
• Photo Retouching and Photo Layup.
• Major client included Mohegan Sun Hotel and Casino.
• Prepared files for TV monitor display.
Prolog, LLC – Shelton, CT
PRODUCTION ARTIST
October 2005 – December 2007
• Responsible for designing Brochures, Business cards and Postcards
• Scanning, file retrieval, color correcting, retouching, proofreading and typing.
• Pre-flight approved materials for press.
• Worked closely with clients and sales reps.
Los Angeles Times – Los Angeles, CA
PRODUCTION ARTIST
October 2002 – June 2005
• Responsible for designing ad material for the Los Angeles Times, Distinction Magazine, and
Ultimate Address Magazine using Adobe Indesign, Photoshop and Illustrator.
• Scanning, file retrieval, color correcting, retouching, proofreading and typing.
• Pre-flight approved ads for press.
• Worked closely with clients and sales reps.
Vertis Newspaper Pre-media Services – Van Nuys, CA
PRODUCTION ARTIST
December 2001 - October 2002
• Designed for newspapers, magazines and brochures, quickly and accurately using Adobe
Indesign, QuarkXPress, Adobe Illustrator and Adobe Photoshop.
• Pre-flight approved ads for press.
Education
Los Angeles Film School
Graduated December 2001
Degree Earned: Los Angeles Film School Certificate of Arts and Film
Palm Beach Community College
Graduated May 1997
Degree Earned: Liberal Arts Associates Degree