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An experienced (10+ yrs) freelance graphic designer, based in Bulgaria, offering off-site services worldwide (via internet).

GRAPHIC DESIGN WORK EXPERIENCE:
2001 - present
> freelance graphic designer
designing packaging, press ads, corporate identity, concert posters & tickets, billboards, texture designs (fabrics) for wrapping gift paper, foil and paper bags, from concept through to completion
> main clients: J&J/ BTL Production, Sarantis, Balkan Entertainment Company, Vian, Darmax, Devnya Court

12/2006 - 06/2007
> Studio K/ K+K Advertising Agency (Sofia, Bulgaria)
> senior graphic designer
responsible for creation of advertising visual concepts, corporate and brand identity, design of packaging, press ads, logos, page layouts, billboards, starting from scratch to ready for print artwork
> main clients: French Culture Institut Sofia, Zaharni Zavodi Gorna Oryahovitsa, Schneider Electric, Winslow

06/2004 - 03/2006
> BTL Production (Sofia, Bulgaria)
> graphic designer & prepress specialist
responsible for design and prepress of packaging, POS, press ads, page layouts, corporate identity, posters, billboards, starting from scratch to ready for print artwork, along with precising client's artwork files to die-cut forms and pre-flighting for exponation and print, closely co-working with constructors and brand managers
> main clients: J&J, L’Oreal, Beiersdorf, Henkel, Sarantis, Berlin Chemie

12/2002 - 05/2004
> Nice Pack (Sofia, Bulgaria)
> graphic designer & prepress specialist
responsible for design and prepress of packaging, POS, press ads, page layouts, corporative identity, posters, billboards, from concept through to completion, along with precising client's artwork files to die-cut forms and pre-flighting for exponation and print, closely co-working with constructors and brand managers
> main clients: J&J, Beiersdorf, Sarantis, Berlin Chemie, ProCredit Bank

11/2001 - 11/2002
> BSH (Sofia, Bulgaria)
> graphic designer & prepress specialist
responsible for design and prepress of press ads, page layouts, brochures, leaflets, newsletters, posters, some web, working under the guidance of the art director, or for some projects indipendently, following established graphic guidelines or starting from scratch to ready for print artwork
> main clients: ACT Soft, LEK, Spirig, UNDP

02/2001- 10/2001
> M.A.R.C. Advertising (Sofia, Bulgaria)
> graphic designer & prepress specialist
responsible for design and prepress of press ads, page layouts, brochures, leaflets, newsletters, corporative identity, following established graphic guidelines or starting from scratch to ready for print artwork
> main clients: ACT Soft, European Delegation in Bulgaria, ADIS

01/1999 - 01/2001
> Stalker Holding (Varna, Bulgaria)
> graphic designer & prepress specialist
responsible for design and prepress of labels, page layouts, brochures, leaflets, corporate identity, some web, under the guidance of the art director
> main clients: Devnya Cement, Varna Municipality, Varna Summer Music Festival, Varna Summer Jazz Festival

04/1998 - 12/1998
> Passat (Varna, Bulgaria)
> graphic designer & prepress specialist
responsible for design and prepress of labels, page layouts, brochures, leaflets, along with pre-flighting client's artwork files for exponation and print

03/1996 - 02/1997
> SDD Trading (Bourgas, Bulgaria)
> graphic designer
responsible for design and artwork of gambling machines shield layouts, corporative identity, catalogues, leaflets

OTHER WORK EXPERIENCE:
10/1993 - 11/1995
10/1997 - 03/1998
> Darimex (Varna, Bulgaria)
> technical assistant
responsible for correspondence with contragents (English, German, Bulgarian Languages), tracking deliveries and payments, including organizing of spedition (import, export, re-export), issuing documents such as invoices, custom's papers, etc.
05/1993 - 10/1993
> Varna Airport (Varna, Bulgaria)
> passenger attendant, check-in

TECHNICAL PROFICIENCY:
(PC/Windows)
> Corel DRAW (Excellent)
> Adobe Photoshop (Excellent)
> Adobe Illustrator (Excellent)
> Adobe Acrobat (Excellent)
> Adobe InDesign (Very Good)
> QuarkXPress (Very Good)
> Adobe Page Maker (Good)
> Macromedia Dreamweaver (Basic)

LANGUAGES:
> Bulgarian (Native)
> German (Very Good)
> English (Very Good)
> Russian (Basic)

PERSONAL ADVANTAGES:
> well organized
> highly responsible
> attentive to details
> accurate
> dealing with tight deadlines

EDUCATION:
1986-1991: Foreign Languages School (Varna, Bulgaria)
(main course - German, secondary course - English)
1991-1994: Economic University (Varna, Bulgaria)
International Tourism (unfinished)