William Watts | Graphic Artist
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William Watts | Graphic Artist

Summary:
Highly creative and multi-talented Senior Graphic Designer with more than 35 years in product publishing and print design. Results-oriented employee accustomed to surpassing expectations in deadline-driven environments.

Skills:
Strong design sense
Conceptual thinker
Time management
Design strategy
Creative and artistic
Self-motivated professional
Resourceful researcher
Advanced typography knowledge
Computer-assisted design (CAD)
Corporate design
Photo enhancing
Stationery and letterhead
Adobe InDesign
Project proposals

Experience:
The Baltimore Sun | Baltimore, MD
Targeted Media Graphic Designer
12/2012 - 12/2017
Collaborated with a team of designers to offer improvements and direction on newspaper projects including The Baltimore Sun, The Columbia Flier, The Capital Gazette, Laurel Leader, Towson Times, Soundoff! and others. Contributed ideas during strategic and conceptual brainstorming sessions. Prepared layouts, copy, art and photography in compliance with established templates and design standards.

Patuxent Publishing Co | Columbia, MD
Coordinator/Graphic Designer
09/1984 - 11/2011
Served as Designer for publications such as The Howard County Times, Catonsville Times, Towson Times and Soundoff! Prepared and created layouts and photography in compliance with established templates and design standards. Adhered to all corporate brand guidelines when preparing graphic materials. Developed creative graphics that simplified complex messages. Prioritized graphic workload and effectively coordinated multiple projects. Consistently adhered to all internal delivery schedules.

Allied Graphics | Ellicott City, MD
Graphic Artist/Paste-up
02/1979 - 07/1983
Designed unique print materials, including advertisements, brochures and logo designs. Prepared layouts and drawings in compliance with established templates and design standards.

Education and Training:
Howard Community College | Columbia, MD
Associate of Applied Science in Marketing/Graphic Design
Photography for publication seminars

Graphic Design for Print Media workshop

MDDC design seminars

Activities and Honors:
MDDC Press Association — Several awards including Best in Show.
The Baltimore Sun/Patuxent Publishing — Numerous awards recognizing excellence in design.

Portfolio:Visit https://wwatts.blog for examples of publication design work.