a.t. design

Aimee Tuck
Owner/Designer

Aimee has a diverse background in design and marketing communications which allows her to see the "big picture" when approaching a project. By applying a context to a project and understanding the available options, she helps her clients to the best solution for them.

Resume

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Work Experience

Owner
A.T. Design, Everett, Washington
October 2002 - Present

Graphic Design Specialist
Xantrex Technology Inc, Arlington, Washington
October 2000 - September 2002
Shortly before I started with the company, they went through a merger which required a complete overhaul, reconceptualization, and streamlining architecture of all of the company's collateral and packaging. From the ground up, I recreated catalogs, spec sheets, price lists, posters, banners, media kits, newsletter, and brochures from initial concept planning, to layout, photography gathering and manipulation, copywriting, content verification, sign-off, printing, and finally coordinating translations. This redesign also included tradeshow booths, displays, and one time use tradeshow specific collateral; the creation of ad concepts for company use and advertising cds for channel partners and distributors; and visually pleasing product artwork or illustrations for marketing based presentations or training based on engineering drawings or conceptual sketches. Working with engineering and manufacturing, I designed product labels and packaging that met corporate branding guidelines and product specification requirements. Additionally, I supported sales and marketing presentation efforts to ensure presentations communicated effectively and were visually pleasing and provided marcom support for product rollout plans and sales packages, including scheduling collateral creation, helping with messaging and conceptualization.

Proposal Coordinator
BJSS Duarte Bryant, Seattle, Washington
March 1999 - March 2000
Created and assembled proposals and brochures; Upkeep of all boilerplate collateral; Created and wrote the in-house newsletter; Flyers for clients; Technical documents, including pre-design submittals and specifications; Mailing campaigns; Firm publicity; Maintained outside/in-industry relationships; Coached principals for presentations; Overall editor for all marketing material. During my stay at this company, the firm went through a merger, which involved rebranding, a PR campaign, updating and reorganizing all marketing materials, and general retraining for the staff in the new organization of the firm.

Marketing Coordinator
The Baylis Architects, Bellevue, Washington
July 1997 - December 1998
Created and coordinated the printing and distribution of brochures, flyers, project postcards, and announcements; Created custom and "stock" proposals; Created presentation boards and "leave behinds"; Awards submissions; A member of the web site development committee; Upkeep of "boilerplate" marketing information; Upkeep of the photo library; Developed the 1998 marketing plan; Publicity, including press releases, publishing the work of the firm, and the upkeep of current contacts; Coached principals for presentations; Tracked job leads including setting up a database in Access to more effectively track certain markets; Maintained relationships with other in industry firms; Outside liason to the firm in general.

Administrative/Marketing Assistant
Architectural Design West, Inc., Burlington, Washington
August 1992 - June 1997
Created the layout for the monthly newsletter and published it; Designed and implemented the system for marketing materials; Responsible for the upkeep and collection of marketing materials including photographs, narratives, and graphics; Put together proposals, from government forms, to standard resumes, to large scale custom proposals; Responsible for tracking down job leads; In-charge of potential client database; And helped in the coordination of presentations. In addition to these responsibilities, prior to my promotion to the position of marketing assistant, I also answered telephones; typed correspondence; took care of in-going and out-going mail; kept the office neat; supplies; ran blueprints; made travel arrangements; typed specifications; filing (including creating the filing system); some project tracking and billing; and maintained the product literature library.

Proprietor's Assistant
Design West Gallery, Mount Vernon, Washington
August 1992 - August 1994
Took care of all state and federal taxes, fielded questions about the artists, interviewed new artists, arranged press releases, and art openings.

Education

Bachelor of Arts Degree in English
Western Washington University
Graduated Cum Laude

Additional Continuing Education Includes: Adobe Illustrator, Grant Writing, Strategic Planning, and Database Management

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