Ryan Johnson
742 N. Saint Anthony Place
West Peoria, IL 61604
P. 309-676-1525
C. 309-472-6861
E. rjohnson92777@gmail.com
Objective
To obtain a position that will challenge my design skills, and be creatively rewarding.
Education
• Art Institute Online, April 2009 to June 2010 - Web Design diploma
• Western Illinois University, August 1997 to May 2000
• Eastern Illinois University, August 1995 to May 1997
Major: Advertising Design Minor: Graphic Communications
Awards
• 3rd Place in the “Best Online Ad” Category Spring 2007 Illinois Press Association Awards
• Spring 2007 Most Exceptional Artist (Journal Star Classified)
• Spring 2005 Most Exceptional Artist (Journal Star Classified)
• Spring 2000 Talent Grant
• Fall 1999 Talent Grant
• Fall 1999 Student Exhibit, Honorable Mention
Work Experience
• I am currently working as the Assistant Advertising Production Supervisor for the
Journal Star Newspaper, where I started in July of 2003
• Worked as an Ad Designer for the Courier Newspaper from Sept 2000 to June 2003.
• At both jobs, I worked with Sales Representatives and Customer Service Representatives
to meet the print advertising needs of a large variety of accounts. In addition at the
Journal Star, I laid out special sections, created animated Internet advertisements and
acted in a Supervisory position over a number of Artists.
Software KnowledgeAdobe Illustrator CS4 |
Adobe Acrobat Pro |
Other SkillsHTML |
