Mary Anne Mercado

Fine Artist, Illustrator, and Graphic Designer

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Objective

Pursuing recruitment with an employer who is seeking an efficient, creative individual with an unrelenting initiative for solving visual problems, for which the employer can provide an atmosphere that stimulates constant growth and learning.

Experience

Production Art Intern

• Gamecentric Media, Signal Hill, CA
• June ‘11–present
• Translate bitmap character artwork into vectorized deliverables and Flash assets for iOS mobile games

Graphic Designer

• Urban Community Outreach, Long Beach, CA
• December ‘09–May ‘11
• Redesign the identity and produce print materials for publicity, such as invitations for donor events

Curatorial Student Assistant

• California State University, Long Beach
• October ‘07–July ‘08
• Monitor an art gallery, interact with and inform visitors about current and future exhibitions

Graphic Designer

• Rancho Verde Solar Cup, Moreno Valley, CA
• May ‘06–May ‘07
• Design an identity for an engineering team for use on uniforms, decals, displays, and printed materials

Education

Bachelor of Arts in Studio Art

• California State University, Long Beach
• September ‘07–December ‘11
• President’s Scholar, Dean’s and President’s List
• Minor in marketing, and web and technology literacy

High School Merit Diploma

• Rancho Verde High School, Moreno Valley, CA
• August ‘03–June ‘07
• Valedictorian and Student of the Year 2007
• Leadership in art club, Solar Cup Team, tennis team

Knowledge & Skills

• production art—illustration, concept, character
• fine art—traditional/digital media, mural painting, silkscreen printing, body painting jewelry
• graphic design—identity, print, packaging, e-blast
• web design—Dreamweaver, HTML, CSS, W3, SEO
• Adobe software—Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign
• marketing—research, advertising, IMC, copywriting
• industry knowledge—games, tourism, cosmetics