donna murray
production artist (print and web)

Experience

Kostuch Media, Toronto, Ont - 2011, 2012 & 2013 (Freelance Project)
• Various projects including production of the Who Owns What poster.

Pilates Patio, Toronto, Ont.- 2010 (Freelance Project)
• Redesigned promotional post card.

Creative Solutions Canada, Toronto, Ont.- 2009 (Freelance Project)
•Added products to various websites.

Palmerston Area Residents Association, Toronto, Ont.- 2009 (Freelance Project)
•Updated website using WordPress.

G. Ryan Design, Toronto, Ont.- 1998 to 2008
•Produced various types of real estate art work including floor plan displays, site plans, price lists, features lists, legal docs, key maps and floor plans
•Produced various types of real estate art work including floor plan displays, site plans, price lists, features lists, legal docs, key maps and floor plans
•Used Photoshop to close crop pictures
•Used Quark, InDesign, Illustrator and Freehand to interpret and prepare designer’s files to send to printer or for output to lambda
•Used Cadmover to convert architect files of site plans and floor plans to Illustrator format and prepare them for output
•Scanned material on flatbed scanner to be used in printed pieces and to be used in OCR program to be converted into text
•Uploaded and downloaded files to ftp sites
•Used Photoshop to touch up and update existing files
• Assisted people in retrieving files using archiving system Retrospect
•Prepared mock-ups to present to clients
•Used Illustrator and Photoshop to create multi-layered files to be used in several versions of the same project, with a master file to ensure that any changes that affect the entire project are reflected in each version
•Used Photoshop to create textured backgrounds with drop shadows and beveling to be used on large displays

Young Flexographic, Toronto, Ont.- 1995 to 1998
•Used Quark, Illustrator, Photoshop, Corel Draw and Freehand to reproduce artwork from supplied samples and prepare files to output to film for use in the production of cardboard boxes and plastic bags.
•Scanned material on flatbed scanner to be used in printed pieces.

Four L. Graphics, Toronto, Ont.- 1994 to 1995
•Used Quark, Illustrator, Pagemaker, Photoshop and Freehand to prepare designer’s files and output them to film for use in various print publications.
•Scanned material on flatbed scanner to be used in printed pieces.