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Freelance Graphic Artist

I've been a graphic designer for over 14 years
and have developed a diverse set of skills. With these I can take a project from Initial concept to an awesome finished product–
this includes print; book design; production; photo styling; photo retouching; and prepress services. Let's get to work!

Anything and Everything Creative! I truly love what I do!
I like to think of myslef as a Graphic Architect every design custom and handmade by me. Currently working on variety of projects, including custom invitations for private events, custom designed edible images applied on detailed sugar cookies, logo designs, brochures and eblast. Custom designed plates, mugs, and shirts with my own sublimation equipment. Everything done with extreme detail and made with love by me.

Responsible for supervising and executing the design of multiple, nationally sold, cookbooks and magazines. Designed various cover ideas, interiors, recipe binders, tins & cards. Responsible for the art direction and propping of professional photoshoots connected to cookbook interiors and covers. Prepared files for pre-press
to accommodate special cover treatments, endliners and spines for cookbooks and magazines. Designed Cookbooks with recipes from professional companies like Ortega, Hershey’s, Crock-Pot, Campbell’s, Nestlé and more.

Art Director

Provided design and project management for marketing materials
including catalogs, brochures, logos and email marketing for both sales team and customers, contributing to the company’s highest sales years from 2000-2002.
 
Participated in the entire creative process of projects, from concept
development through design, production and press approvals.
Planned, styled and directed photo shoots with models, provided photo mark-up & editing, optimization & color correction, managed photo libraries.

Senior Graphic Designer

Digitally restored, manipulates, and color corrected damaged photos for clients such as Walgreens.

Photo Restoration

Assisted the Art Directors in designing brochures, posters and flyers for Chicagoland based furniture stores and Christian book stores.

Jr. Graphic Designer

Worked as a production team member in a deadline driven environment. Assisted the Art Directors on projects for clients such as Home Depot and Lowes. Keylined layouts and scanned and retouched photos.

Freelance Production Artist

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Valerie Alvarez: Freelance Graphic Artist in Irvinw, CA

Valerie Alvarez

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