Seeking a position as a Art Director / Web Designer to fully utilize my talents related to
art direction, graphic design and typography.

Bay Area News Group (11/1999 - present)

Bay Area News Group, Targeted Publications, San Jose
Art Director

Art directing and designing magazine layout, magazine e-newsletter and web banners. Working closely with national editor and regional editor to redesigning both local and national web landing page prototypes and wireframes, such as establishing color palettes, font styles, web site activities and all related graphic elements. Designing print advertisements, direct mails and online advertising media. Creating media kits and marketing materials for sales directors. Directing and coordinating photo shoots and working independently for problem-solving in all the technical aspects of different graphic software.

Daily News Group, Palo Alto
Assistant Graphic Director

Chief designing special section cover designs, page layouts and logo identity - "Fusion" Weekly Entertaining Section, "Home & Garden" Home Improvement, "On the Market" Real Estate, "Wheels" Weekly Auto Section and "Stanford Football" Sports Section. As a senior ad designer, designing variety of marketing and promotional materials for supporting advertising dept, i.e. dispplay ads, fliers and direct mails. Managing in-house graphic team to reach their career goals. On the other hand, problem-solving clients' request in the advertising production process, copy writing and designing advertorial materials for various clientele. Preflighting comps and overseeing all Daily News Group's products.

New Seeds Learning Center, San Jose (2008 - 2009)
Web Designer / Design Consultant

Web site design and graphic design consultant

Creative Marketing Partners, Inc., San Francisco (2006 - present)
Freelance Graphic Designer

Designing advertising materials for magazines

Photo Momento, Santa Clara (2003 - 2007)
Freelance Graphic Designer

Designing brochures and advertising materials for magazines (i.e. Wedding Bell and Modern Bride)

Imagemaster, San Jose
Prepress Assistant

Technology Printing, San Jose
Printing Assistant

 

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Expertise in professional graphic software
/ Adobe Acrobat / Illustrator / ImageReady / InDesign / Photoshop /
Proficient in hand coding
/ HTML / XHTML 1.0 transitional & strict / CSS / javascript

Site design:
www.newseedslearning.com
www.timtsun.com
www.timothytsun.com

Advanced level in web design software:
/ Dreamweaver / Fireworks / Flash /
Expertise in Mac / PC software and hardware Expertise in QuarkXpress / MultiAd Creator 7 /
Proficient in presentation software:
/ Keynote / PowerPoint /
Expertise in traditional / digital illustration and animation skills

Fluent in English and Chinese (Cantonese)

Logos Baptist Church, Los Altos (present)
Web Design Consultant

Creating prototypes for web site and marketing print materials for special events

Foothill College, (2007-present)
Related courses:
Web Site Design, XHTML & CSS, Dreamweaver CS4

San Jose State University, 1999
BS Graphic Design

Artful Blogging, Illustration Friday, Spring 2008
Automatic Robotics Volume 2. Reincarnation. 6/10/2006
Palo Alto Daily News, Our Answers to Ballot Questions, A Look at Local State Measures. 11/5/2005
Spartan Daily, Should President Bill Clinton be Impeached Based on the Evidence Contained in Independent Counsel Kenneth Starr’s Report? 9/23/1998
Spartan Daily, With Growing Public Awareness about Homosexuality, Gay Marriages are Coming Under Fire. Should Same-Sex Marriages be Legally Recognized? 8/26/1998

Art Production Excellence Award, Daily News Group, 2006
Third place in Ohlone College, "Legend" magazine, 1995
Student Fine Art and Design Show Award, Ohlone College, 1995
Artwork displayed in Ohlone College, 1995-1997

References available upon request