ABOUT

Elena Sanchez

Born in Mexico City, Mexico

Live and work in Hartford, CT

I was raised in California for most of my childhood years, and relocated to Connecticut to pursue a better career opportunity. I am a true believer that "If you do what you love, you'll never work a day in your life!" 

I have been blessed with two witty and awesome kids, which I spend most of my free time on my days off.

I am up for a creative challenge any day of the week!!

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Professional Experience 

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Creative Design & Marketing

Fox Laminating – 2016 to present

Concept and creative digital/print design, graphics for branding and marketing purposes. Designed and maintain company's web site. Produced countless of photo-manipulations, logos, layouts, a few e-blasts, web-ads, etc.

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Digital Media Production Specialist  

Middlesex Community College – 2016 to present

Provide tutoring services for students. Teacher-assist while class is in session. Create marketing and educational collateral for the department. Design and maintain web pages and social media posts for the Center for New Media Department.

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Retail Sales Consultant

AT&T Mobility – 2015 to 2016

Assist customers with their cellular and wired home solutions at the retail store level. 

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Graphic Designer / Customer Service 

Minuteman Press – 2014 to 2015

Met with clients to assess their marketing, printing & promotional merchandise needs

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Student Worker

Middlesex Community College – 2013 to 2015

Produced short films and news segments. Assist students with software/hardware/homework questions.

Sales Rep 

Liturgical Publications – 2012 to 2014

Provide customer support to keep client retention and generate an increase in advertisement sales.

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Retail Account Executive

AT&T Mobility – 2007 to 2011 

Managed 14 retail kiosks/stores for the Wireless & Wired, Indirect Channel in surrounding counties. Created approved sales & marketing pieces, literature, brochures and flyers for special promotional events. Set-up table events for the holiday sales to promote AT&T Mobility products, sales & services.

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Conceptual Graphic Designer /

Marketing & Promotional Specialist

Printing Department – 2002 to 2004

Created conceptual designs for all marketing and promotional pieces for in-house and outside accounts.

Conceptual Graphic Designer & Presentation Rep

Universal Graphics – 1997 to 2002

Created a logo design, branding and corporate identity for a Bayer pharmaceutical prescription drug, which is FDA-approved and is now being used globally: Avelox, moxifloxacin HCI. Responsible for multi-task accounts: Met with clients, concept creation & branding, layout design, packaging design, composition, proofs, quoting, prepress, print production, fulfillment and shipping distribution.

Coordinated and organized programs that implemented a better workflow and performance for the company.

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Technical Skills

Mac & PC proficient in:

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Adobe Creative Cloud Suite

InDesign, Photoshop, Illustrator, Premier Pro, After Effects, Final Cut Pro, Light Room, Dreamweaver, Acrobat, Animate, etc.

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Microsoft Office

Publisher, Word, PowerPoint, Excel, Outlook

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Web & Code

WordPress, WIX, DreamWeaver, HTML, CSS, jQuery, Bootstrap.

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Education

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BACHELOR'S DEGREE

Graphic & Media Arts & Web Design: 3.98 gpa

Southern New Hampshire University – 2016 to 2018

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GENERAL STUDIES

Concentration in Communications: 4.00 gpa

Charter Oak State College – 2015 to 2016

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ASSOCIATE'S DEGREE

Multimedia & Graphics: 3.96 gpa

Middlesex Community College – 2012 to 2015

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ASSOCIATE'S DEGREE

Visual Communications 3.96 gpa

Gibbs Technical College – 2001 to 2003

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Professional Workshops

HOW Design Conference – 2001

  San Francisco, CA

• Scripting the Branded Experience, Retail Trends and Forecasting

• Blurring the Lines Between Design and Illustration

• Building a Business Case for Design

• Inspiration, Theme and Concept in New Media Design

• Change and Creativity in a Corporate Culture

• Presentation Skills

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References upon request. 

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