Seth Nickerson

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Profile

Innovative, detail-oriented jack-of-almost-all-trades with an extensive print background, solid education, and wide range of skills and accomplishments, looking for a position with an opportunity to design for a variety of media.

Experience

Mercury Marketing Resources, Inc., Fairfax, VA
Graphic Designer // 2002-present

  • Created projects for a variety of media, from brochures to trade show booths to training videos
  • Clients included ExxonMobil, Trex Company, and Lennox Industries
  • Mobil 1 Racing program:
    • Developed effective design solutions that met client requirements and stringent corporate brand standards
    • Designed all graphics displayed at trackside hospitality events, for four consecutive years
    • Managed and posted online a continuously growing library of thousands of high-resolution images so they could be made available to clients and vendors
  • Trex Company:
    • Conceived and created complete visual aspect of Trex distributor and employee conventions, including all printed materials and over 20 PowerPoint presentations per meeting
    • Designed logo, hero card, and other collateral for Trex Racing program
    • Designed literature for network of contractors
  • ExxonMobil Fuels Marketing/Lubricants & Specialties:
    • Designed a comprehensive set of collateral and photographed products for two Mobil Delvac promotions in cooperation with two national truck stop chains
  • Lennox Industries:
    • Photographer for yearly promotion at NASCAR events

Liberty University, Lynchburg, VA
Lab Assistant // 2001-2002

  • Helped students use Macintosh computers and printers for design projects

Education

1999-2002 // Liberty University, Lynchburg, VA

  • B.S. in Communications
  • Graduated Summa Cum Laude (3.95 GPA) from honors program in three years
  • Specializations in Media Graphics and Journalism

Accomplishments

  • Received “Highest Academic Achievement in Media Graphics” award from Liberty University
  • Received “Outstanding Senior Thesis” award from Liberty University
  • Illustrated published children’s book “The Angel Who Fell From the Sky”

Skills

  • Software:
    • Adobe Creative Suite
    • Quark XPress
    • Adobe Premiere
    • Adobe Dreamweaver
    • Adobe Flash
    • Adobe Encore DVD
    • Mac OS and Windows
  • Languages:
    • HTML/XHTML
    • CSS
  • General:
    • Print prep and production
    • Typography
    • Digital Photography
    • MiniDV videography
    • Proofreading, copy editing

Relevant Interests

  • Filming and editing weddings and other events
  • Staying on top of tech news and trends
  • Experimenting with new software and gadgets