Saul Gadsden •1004 Lena St.• Atlanta, GA • 404-573-3466
saul_gadsden@hotmail.com

Freelance Artist 2000- Present
• Working on a commission basis for clientele ranging from individuals to public and private organizations.
• List of clientele: ONE Atlanta Magazine, OurSong, M. Anthony Designs LLC, Luxe Bohemian Café,
   Diane’s Talking, and Keisha McGurn CPA.

Graphic Artist, Fastsigns 2006 – 2007
• Created/ recreated artwork used in signage.
• Prepared files and materials for production.
• Typesetting, design and layout.
• File conversions and reproduction of customer-provided files.

Supervisor of Embroidery Department, Image Network 2004 – 2005
• Created original artwork used in catalogues and promotional items.
• Attended sales meetings, presented design solutions to prospective clients and responded to technical questions.
• Communicated directly with all clients from project inception through completion.
• Prepared daily schedule for production.
• Collaborated with sales personnel about new designs for their clientele.
• Create new digitized file/edited files for production.
• Supervised staff of five. Preformed daily task of taking inventory of garments in stock.

Graphic Artist / Pinning Department, Image Network 2003 – 2004
• Prepared customer designs and ideas for screen-printing, color separations, typesetting, and logo design.
• Screen making, screen reclaiming, and emulsifying screens, setting up press for production, and printing.
• Performed shipping and receiving duties.

U.S. Army / Army Reserve, Ammunition Specialist 1993 - 2001

SKILLS AND TRAINING
PC/Mac Proficient, Adobe Illustrator, Adobe InDesign, Adobe Photoshop / Image Ready, Dreamweaver, Corel Draw, Quark Express, Onyx, Composer, Microsoft Word, PowerPoint and Excel, Dreamweaver and Flash

EDUCATION
Art Institute of Atlanta, Atlanta, GA.1998 – 1999 Trident Technical College, Charleston, SC. 1999 – 2002 - A.S. Degree in Graphic Design