Katherine Grozen, Marketing Manager/ Graphic Designer

Katherine Grozen

Marketing Manager/ Graphic Designer

Magic Solutions Electronics

Location
United Arab Emirates - Sharjah
Education
Bachelor's degree, Fine Arts
Experience
18 years, 3 Months

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Work Experience

Total years of experience :18 years, 3 Months

Marketing Manager/ Graphic Designer at Magic Solutions Electronics
  • United Arab Emirates
  • May 2012 to May 2014

Magic Solutions Electronics May 1, 2012 to present
Hyatt Regency Galleria Deira, Dubai, UAE
Marketing Manager/ Graphic Designer

• Creating all advertising and marketing materials for all the company products
• Communicates with suppliers for the specifications of artworks and quotations needed
• Communicates with publishing/newspaper for the artwork materials and deadline of submission
• Maintains all design materials for the company and the sister company
• Maintains the designs and product profile of the company and all the designs that needs to be uploaded on the website.
• Creates package design and coordinates with the supplier in China for the die cut of the boxes.
• Manages events materials and set up of exhibit/trade shows.

Sightline Marketing FZCO at Dubai Media City, Dubai
  • October 2010 to April 2012

Sightline Marketing FZCO October 2010 to April 2012
Dubai Media City, Dubai, UAE
Graphic Designer/Production Coordinator

• meeting clients to discuss their needs;
• interpreting the client's business needs;
• developing design briefs by gathering information and data to clarify design issues;
• thinking creatively to produce new ideas;
• using innovation to redefine a design brief and meet the constraints of cost, time and client;
• using a wide range of media, including photography and computer aided design;
• producing accurate and high quality work;
• contributing ideas and design artwork to the overall brief;
• working well in a team, with printers, copywriters, photographers, other designers, account executives, website
designers and marketing specialists;
• working to tight deadlines.

Creative Designer at Best Focus Advertising
  • July 2008 to October 2010

Best Focus Advertising July, 2008 to October, 2010
Al Khan, Sharjah, UAE
Creative Designer

• Responsible for designing magazine, marketing brochures, posters, booklets, roll ups, display ads, stationary,
newsletters, business cards, letterheads, and envelops.
• Responsible for the design concept and preparation of layouts
• Responsible for the selection and preparation of design materials for layout
• Responsible for the design and layout of catalogues and brochures of clients.
• Responsible for the quality assurance and maintenance of accuracy in all designs
• Responsible for the proposal of new designs.
• Responsible with communicating with clients regarding layout and design details to maintain satisfaction.
• Responsible with the structure and layout of images and texts in a pleasing format for printed media.

Senior Graphic Designer/Marketing Department at COATS MANILA BAY, INC
  • February 2003 to June 2008

COATS MANILA BAY, INC. February, 2003 to June, 2008
Lopez Jaena St., Bo. Tañong, Marikina City, 1803
Senior Graphic Designer/Marketing Department

• Responsible for the design and preparation of design material for all Crafts products (excluding crochet) -
including layouts and instructions
• Responsible for the selection and preparation (charting and layout) of design materials for cross stitch in consultation with the Crafts Supervisor.
• Responsible for the layout and editing of publications, patterns for cross stitch, knitting, free style embroidery, and other crafts (except crochet and knitting) and kit artwork to the agreed format.
• Responsible for the design and layout of kit sell sheets and posters and other marketing materials.
• Responsible for the quality assurance and maintenance of accuracy in all design support materials.
• Responsible for the proposal of new designs for use with cross stitch patterns.
• Responsible for the checking of color separations, layouts, marketing materials/advertising materials.
• Responsible for Trade Shows/Exhibits.
• Communicates with the designers from all Coats companies worldwide
• Responsible for the assurance of maintaining the Global Corporate Identity.

Chief Artist/Supervisor at ATLAS PUBLISHING
  • March 1999 to February 2003

ATLAS PUBLISHING
st
21 Avenue, Cubao Quezon City March, 1999 to February, 2003
Chief Artist/Supervisor

• Supervises all staff artist with their layouts and responsibilities
• Responsible for layout concept and design for MOD Magazine
• Responsible for cover concept for the magazine cover
• Responsible with directing cover and fashion pictorials
• Responsible for all layouts of marketing materials and advertorials for some clients of the magazine.
• Responsible for the final print quality, checks and monitors press runs and gives approval for mass production of the magazine.
• Responsible for the overall look of the magazine.

Assistant Chief Artist at ATLAS PUBLISHING
  • November 1998 to March 1999

ATLAS PUBLISHING
st
21 Avenue, Cubao Quezon City November 15, 1998 to March, 1999
Assistant Chief Artist

Layout Artist at ATLAS PUBLISHING
  • September 1998 to November 1998

ATLAS PUBLISHING
st
21 Avenue, Cubao Quezon City September 21, 1998 to November 15, 1998
Layout Artist

Service Crew at MC DONALDS PHILIPPINES
  • April 1997 to September 1998

MC DONALDS PHILIPPINES
Katipunan Avenue, Quezon City April, 1997 to September, 1998
Service Crew

Tele communicator/Operations Crew at Philippine Wireless Co
  • May 1995 to May 1996

Philippine Wireless Co./Pocketbell Philippines
Aurora Cubao, Quezon City May 1, 1995 to May 30, 1996
Tele communicator/Operations Crew

• Operates communication equipment to receive incoming calls for assistance and sends it to mobile pagers
following established guidelines
• Operates telephone console to receive incoming calls for assistance.
• Sends data or message of caller to subscriber.
• Monitors and operates automated information
• Print, copy, and file various records, logs and reports related to work performed.
• Simultaneously manipulate and control the operation of multiple communications equipment.
• Interacts daily with many different people, simultaneously and in random.
• Obtains information and clarify details from callers to be transmitted to subscribers mobile pager
SKILLS / INTERESTS
• Computer literate
• Knowledge in both PC and Macintosh,
• Knowledge in Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Illustrator, Adobe Indesign, Quark Express, Corel, does Image Scanning,
Image editing, Image enhancements
• Knowledge with Autocad
• Knowledge in photography
• Knowledge in color separations, pre-press and pre production
• Good on Microsoft Excel, Word, Powerpoint Presentation
• Competent in speaking English.

Education

Bachelor's degree, Fine Arts
  • at UNIVERSITY OF SANTO TOMAS
  • January 1998

UNIVERSITY OF SANTO TOMAS, España, Manila Bachelor in Fine Arts Major in Advertising S.Y. 1994-1998

High school or equivalent,
  • at SCHOLASTICA'S ACADEMY OF MARIKINA
  • January 1994

ST. SCHOLASTICA'S ACADEMY OF MARIKINA, Marikina Heights, Marikina City • High School Diploma: S.Y. 1990-1994

Bachelor's degree,
  • January 1990

• Elementary Diploma: S.Y. 1982-1990

Specialties & Skills

AND MARKETING
CLARIFY
CLIENTS
EMBROIDERY
MAINTENANCE
MARKETING
MARKETING DEPARTMENT
QUALITY ASSURANCE
SATISFACTION

Languages

English
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