Kathleen Booton

Marketing and Graphic Design Professional

kabooton@gmail.com

303-916-7308

6599 South Locust Way

Centennial, CO  80111

 

Summary of Skills

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• Marketing professional who builds effective working relationships through positive attitude and respectful personal interactions.

• Strategic Marketing and Campaign Creation

• Advertising and Marketing Collateral

• Digital Marketing: Email (Eloqua), Webinars, LinkedIn, Twitter, Blog Writing

• Software Expert

• Visual Presentations

• Speaker

• Print Publication Design and Production

• Website Design and Production

• Signs, Billboards, Large Format Printing

• Photography

• Color Theory

• Composition

• Typography

• Vendor Management

• Curriculum and Educational Program Development

• Classroom Instruction and Management

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Professional Experience

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Arrow Electronics via Channel Maven Marketing Agency, Centennial, CO, 2019 - Present

Marketing Contractor, Graphic Designer

Notable clients include Microsoft, Hitachi, Dell, and Nokia

• Strategic Planning, Campaign Management and Execution, Account Management

• Email Marketing, Workfront Project Management, Sales Presentations

• Coop Funds Management

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B.I.Z. Appraisal Co., LLC, Centennial, CO, 2016 - 2019

Marketer, Account and Operations Manager, Visual Designer

Notable clients included Chase, Castle & Cooke, Home Mortgage Alliance

• Created digital assets, website, and visual design standards to promote a distinct company identity in the marketplace.

• Analyzed and streamlined operations to ensure 100% on-time appraisal report delivery.

• Managed AR Accounting to bring all client accounts current.

 

Denver Academy, Denver, CO, 2010-2016

Founder: Digital Art Program, Digital Art Instructor, Yearbook Sponsor, Grades 1 - 12

• Developed and directed digital graphic art and photography program.

• Created curriculum focused on composition, technical design concepts (including appropriate file structures), and effective visual messaging.

• Collaborated with senior administration, faculty, coaches, and parents to provide communication design services for a wide variety of school activities.

 

kbootondesign, Centennial, CO, 2006-2010

Freelance Graphic Designer, Marketing Consultant

Notable clients included Centex Homes, Front Range Bank, Kenco Fashion, Direct Mail Concepts

• Produced marketing assets.

• Created print advertising and web advertising.

• Designed graphics and jeans and tops.

• Illustrated products and created color separations for production.

 

Centex Homes, Littleton, CO, 2004-2006

In-House Marketing & Graphic Design Specialist

• Designed newspaper advertising, marketing collateral, billboards, and event graphics.

• Constructed timelines for rigorous print production schedule and met every deadline.

• Managed and maintained creative asset libraries, print vendors, and photographers.

 

Universal Lending Corporation, Denver, CO, 1999-2004

Marketing Coordinator, Graphic Designer

• Established corporate visual communications standards for four offices and five departments.

• Designed advertising and marketing collateral to comply with established corporate visual communications standards.

• Managed print, photography, and website vendors, weekly e-mail communications.

 

Rocky Mountain Clothing Company, Federal Heights, CO, 1995 – 1999

Apparel Designer, Merchandiser, Resource R&D, Sample Manager

Clients included Shepler's, Boot Barn, & Miller Stockman

• Strategic Planning, Design & Merchandising; Rockies Brand knit tops and sweaters.

• Created sketches and visual communications for sales force.

• Managed sample production for 15 SKUs, 4 seasons per year.

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Circa 2000, New York City, NY, 1992-1994

Apparel Designer, Pattern Maker, Resource R&D

Clients included Clifford & Wills, Hanover Direct, & The Emporium 

• Sleepwear, day wear, lounge wear and bridal lingerie.

• Managed sample production team for 30 SKUs, 5 seasons per year.

• Collaborated with executives, buyers, and production managers to produce profitable apparel products.

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Non-Profit Volunteer Experience

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Cherry Creek High School, Greenwood Village CO, 2014-2019

Strategic Planning, Graphic Design, Photography

• Band Wear Design, Production, & Distribution, Graphic Design & Marketing; Annual Silent Auction Event (4 Years), CCHS Band Program

• Swim Team Photographer, Yearbook Design (75 pages) & Production, CCHS Women’s Swim Team

 

Education

BFA Digital Art Education, cum laude, Metro State University of Denver, Denver, CO 2009

AAS Apparel Design, Dean’s List, Fashion Institute of Technology, New York, New York, 1992