Beth Hyslip
Northern New Jersey
e-mail: beth@hyslipdesign.com
phone: 201-274-4538
Education:
A.A.S. Graphic Design – Parsons School of Design, NYC
B.A. Art History, Minor Business Economics – State University of New York, College
at Oneonta, N.Y.
– Currently pursuing a web development certificate at New York University, completion
date–November 2012
Computer Skills:
Adobe Creative Suite CS5: Fireworks, Dreamweaver, Flash, PhotoShop, Indesign, Illustrator, Acrobat; QuarkXPress, FTP; HTML; XHTML; CSS; XML, and JavaScript; Ability to hand code HTML and CSS; Microsoft Office Suite; Familiarity with both PC and Mac operating systems.
Professional Experience:
NEW JERSEY COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION, Paterson, NJ—6/2008–Present
Graphic Designer/Executive Assistant
Report to the CEO of a large non-profit organization. Create all graphic design and branding for organizational programs, projects, and events as organization’s sole graphic designer.
- Create designs based on strong knowledge of good design principles and esthetic concepts with a high attention to detail.
- Brainstorm and conceptualize ideas for all graphic print projects such as: logos, marketing materials, newsletters, invitations, flyers, signs, advertisements, and promotional items.
- Establish branding identities for non-profit programs and yearly events.
- Able to multi-task and work efficiently under demanding deadlines.
HYSLIP DESIGN, Lincoln Park, NJ, 2009–Present
Website Designer/Developer
Perform website design and development from concept to completion for freelance clients. All sites developed in Dreamweaver. Able to hand code HTML and CSS. Full in-home design studio.
- Web projects include; website design and development, page layout and image production in Photoshop and Fireworks, site updates, animated gifs, and banner ads. Webmaster for the following sites:
PASSAIC COUNTY COMMUNITY COLLEGE, Paterson, NJ–1/2008-12/2008
Adjunct Professor of Graphic Design
Taught Introduction to Graphic Design. Course elements include: graphic design theory, introduction to typography and its history, and computer training in the Adobe Suite.
PEARSON EDUCATION, Prentice Hall Division, Upper Saddle River, NJ— 1/2000–12/2006
Digital Archivist
Directed the safekeeping of a large digital library, containing over 5000 gigabytes of graphic assets for an extensive volume of high school textbooks for the Prentice Hall division.
Page Layout Specialist II/Associate Project Manager (2000-2005).
Performed and supervised technical page composition and typesetting for high school textbooks. Projects Included: Biology, Literature, World Studies for both Student and Teacher editions.
- Created detailed page layouts in QuarkXpress, and XML tagged layouts in Adobe Indesign and Adobe Framemaker.
- Interfaced heavily with Editorial, Production, Photo Research and Design departments to develop accurate page layouts.
- Supervised layout projects including; workflow delegation, status reporting, staff supervision of layout, quality control, and overseas vendor management.
- Corrected charts and graphs in Adobe Illustrator and image adjustments in PhotoShop.
HYCO PRINTED PRODUCTS, INC Wayne, NJ-–1989-1998
Business Forms Consultant
Successfully marketed and sold custom printed products, such as: business forms, stationery, and commercial printing on a straight commission basis.