Susan S. Petersen
Graphic Design • Illustration • Advertising • Public Relations

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE & SKILLS
• Graphic design from concept through production to print
• High design standards with market awareness and budget considerations
• Freehand illustration specializing in cartoons and caricatures
• Digital illustration, logo design, art and photo manipulation
• Design for web use
• Attention to detail and best practices in deadline driven environment
• Software: Currently Adobe CS3 (InDesign/Illustrator/Photoshop) on PC. Learning Flash and Dreamweaver.
10 years on MAC at last job also included Quark and Pre-Flight Pro. Familiar with Microsoft Office.

EMPLOYMENT HISTORY
GRAPHIC DESIGN, ILLUSTRATION (Freelance since layoff) 2008 – Present
SENIOR GRAPHIC DESIGNER (Full-time) Direct Home Advertising, Avon, MA 1998 – 2007
GRAPHIC DESIGN, ILLUSTRATION, ACCOUNT MANAGEMENT, COPY WRITING (Freelance, client list available) 1990-98
DESIGNER/PAINTER (Freelance) Spoontiques, Stoughton, MA 1996-98
ART DIRECTOR (Full-time) Unigraphic Design Associates, Weymouth, MA 1987-90
DESIGN/PASTE-UP (Long-term Contract) SGM Advertising, Norwell, MA 1983-87
ART DIRECTOR (Full-time) Brockton Typesetting, Weymouth, MA 1981-83
ART DIRECTOR (Full-time) Cohasset Village Printers, Cohasset, MA 1980
ART DIRECTOR, EDITORIAL ARTIST (Full-time) Mirror Newspapers, N. Scituate, MA

FREELANCE & SHORT-TERM
Caricatures, Custom Illustration, T-Shirts, Portraits, Maps
Writing and Editing: Ad copy, news releases. Pro-bono PR for non-profits and civic groups
Decorative Painting: Birdhouses - Habitat for Humanity (Annual Fundraiser)
Set Design: Summer Arts at Derby Academy, Hingham, MA

EDUCATION
MASSACHUSETTS COLLEGE OF ART, Boston, MA.
BFA Illustration/Graphics. Dean’s List.

AFFILIATIONS
South Shore Habitat for Humanity: Former Board Member, Graphic Design/PR/Outreach,
Speaker/Presenter, Newsletter Contributor, Hingham LPC (Former Co-Chair)
South Shore Ad Club: Board of Directors, Marketing Committee