Tanya Zak

Graphic Artist

Questar Assessment, Inc., Apple Valley, MN

August 2014–Present

 

• Creates page and item layouts per specified design requirements

• Prepares templates consistent with project style guides

• Produces test booklets, header sheets, manuals, and accommodated forms

• Interacts with vendors; provides specifications and reviews items upon receipt

• Prioritizes project workflow and completing work on schedule with direction from the Production Manager, as dictated by the internal project schedule

• Reviews project Materials Production Spreadsheets (MPS), Executive Milestone Schedules (EMS), and department level schedules

• Maintains integrity and organization of digital assets according to department guidelines and standards

• Attends on-site and off-site internal and client project
  status meetings

 

Freelance Graphic Designer / Production Artist

2000–Present

 

Work on many different projects such as catalogs, logos, rebranding, book design and layout, technical instructions and illustrations.

Past and present clients include: 

• Quad Graphics

• Jessica Valor, Certified Medium

• Opus

• A1 Medical Gas

• Lund Industries

• Llewellyn Worldwide

• Knemah

• The Saint Paul Almanac

• CPI Publishing Inc.

• Katun Corporation

 

 

Graphic Artist

Pearson Education, Bloomington, MN

​2007–2014

 

• Collaborated with Product Managers and Designers on design requirements for new and revised test products

• Performed layout and desktop publishing tasks on various projects such as manuals, record forms and tests

• Worked with coders and developers by creating art and design for the Pearson BOSS app

• Responsible for companies logos and implemented the creation of a script to create the various formats needed

 

 

Production and Design Artist

Llewellyn Worldwide, Woodbury, WI

2003–2007

 

• Responsible for layout and design of bi-monthly magazine, multiple catalogs, direct mail ads, and other specialized projects such as interior book design

• Oversaw ongoing redesign developments for New Worlds, Llewellyn’s consumer magazine

• Handled electronic formatting of materials, including uploading PDF files to FTP sites and text files to the web

• Streamlined catalog indexing reducing creation time from 2 days to approximately one hour

 

 

Marketing Communications Coordinator

Katun Corporation, Bloomington, WI

2001–2003

 

• Created layouts and artwork for print and online projects

• Managed all aspects of product photography

• Provided clear work direction to internal/external services and suppliers

 

 

Graphic Artist

American Girl, Middleton, WI

2000–2001

 

• Worked on debut catalog AG Minis which won a Silver Catalog Award in 2000 from Catalog Age

• Produced layouts, bind-in cards and order forms for American Girl catalog

• Prepared files for output and instructed vendor on file management

 

 

Embroidery Artist

Lands End, Dodgeville, WI

1997–2000

 

• Logo design and modification

• Developed and modified company logos for varied businesses

• Provided consistent, accurate size and stitch count quotes to the sales team

• Job shared in the Marketing and Web departments for 3–6 months during downtime

• Promoted from Embroidery Designer to Embroidery Artist