Personal Suitability

Flexibility; Team player; Excellent oral communication; Excellent written communication; Client focus; Dependability; Judgement; Reliability; Organized

Work Location Information In shop

Work Conditions and Physical Capabilities

Work under pressure; Attention to detail; Ability to distinguish between colours; Combination of sitting, standing, walking; Tight deadlines

Transportation/Travel Information Public transportation is available

Work Samples

Portfolio; Published work; Design sample; Example of completed work

Work Site Environment Non-smoking

Security and Safety Criminal record check

Type of Production Art

Signs or billboards; Publication art; Product packaging; Print advertising; Multimedia; Industrial production art; Greeting cards; General production art; Forms; Exhibit; Corporate identity; Book; Animation; Annual reports; Newspapers

Work Setting

Public relations agency; Publishing house; Independent consulting; Graphic design firm; Business; Printing shop; Advertising, marketing and public relations agency; Communications establishment

Area of Specialization

Technical illustration; Interior design (general); Industrial design; Graphic design; Commercial art

Business Equipment and Computer Applications

Adobe Illustrator; Adobe Photoshop; QuarkXpress; MS Access; MS Excel; MS PowerPoint; MS Windows; MS Word; Corel Draw; InDesign; MS Outlook; Adobe Freehand

Specific Skills

Set type for printing; Produce artworks using hand lettering techniques; Produce project designs; Perform graphic arts photography; Make stencil patterns; Design and layout pages; Arrange for project printing and publication; Mount and scan photographs; Review the graphic designer's instructions; Produce computerized images and drawings; Digitize images using peripherals and transform them using retouching systems, graphic palettes or specialized software; Perform the layout, page make-up and placement using the conceptual mock-ups provided

Experience 1 year to less than 2 years

Education

College, CEGEP or other non-university certificate or diploma from a program of 1 year to 2 years

Languages English