Elizabeth M. Maurer
224•715•8812 inklizard@elizabethmaurer.com
Work Experience
Freelance
Graphic Design • Web Development
January 1995 – present
Responsible for the creation of print graphics and web sites for multiple clients around the Chicagoland area. Design tasks include creation of corporate identities, business card design, web sites, billboards, logos, clothing, and promotional products using Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Illustrator, and Dreamweaver. Past clients include banks, ad specialty companies, realtors and various small businesses in the Chicago area.
National Award Services, Inc
Graphic Design • Office Manager • Webmaster
September 2004 – June 2012
Responsible for creating and managing all aspects of the design work for National Award Services, an advertising specialty company whose main focus is with Rotary International and local Evanston businesses. Duties include working with customers to create concepts for design work, coordinating product purchase orders and preparing artwork for customers custom ordered items consisting of promotional products, pins, awards and bronze plaques. Secondary responsibilities included the creation of all print and web advertising materials including maintenance of a 10,000+ item POS database as well as updating and coordinating with catalog company on our 100 page catalog which is revised every year. Managed front office staff of 4-6 employees ensuring the office ran efficiently and acting as a liaison between the front office staff and other departments including production, warehouse, and shipping. My responsibilities also included setting up and shipping displays to trade shows representing the company at these events and determining inventory to take to each event based on past sales and projected product interest.
VTex Inc.
Purchasing Assistant • Web Development
September 2003 – September 2004
Responsible for creating and following purchase orders for both stock as well as custom orders for customers with especially large orders or special handling requirements from creation through logistics to receiving in warehouse and input to POS system. Created forecasting reports from BMS db reports using Excel V-Lookups and Pivot Tables and placed orders with suppliers coordinating shipping and production. Responsible for the upkeep of notions and fabric yardage and monitoring of inventory cycle count process and investigating inventory discrepancies.. Responsibilities also included creation of a website catalog and assistance with providing necessary materials to the catalog company. Acted as representative at the Chicago Restaurant Show.
Education
Bachelor of Art, Columbia College, Chicago
Business and Marketing, CLC, Grayslake, IL