Jaylin Benford
Graphic Designer · CAE Inc
Chattanooga, TN
In My Own Words
Experienced Illustrator/Designer with a demonstrated history of working in the graphic design and printing industries. Skilled in Adobe Illustrator, Photoshop, Pre-press Operations, Illustration, and Digital Printing.
Work Experience
Graphic Designer
Chattanooga Times Free Press2024 – Present
• Creating covers and page layouts for the daily newspaper, monthly magazines, and quarterlies. • Designing digital and print ads for internal and clients. • Creating pitch decks, spec ads, and marketing presentations • Updating the company's social media presence and assisting in developing marketing challenges. • Coordinating with various departments to ensure the production of the daily newspaper runs smoothly.
CAE Remote
MX Training Courseware Designer
Default2022 – Present
• Designed and edited graphics, diagrams, and electrical/mechanical schematics. • Collaborated with Subject Matter Experts (SME), Managers, Designers, and QA personnel to create high-quality courseware in a fast-paced environment • Managed & tracked project progress using project management software (Airtable). • Reliably adhered to organizational processes, brand guidelines, and project specs to meet project goals.
Lead Production Artist
Vincent Printing2022 – 2022
• Developed, simplified, documented, and implemented new or improved workflow processes. • Responsible for preparing customer art files for output on various digital presses. • Managed and trained a small team of production artists while acting as a liaison between the office and production. • Designed billboards, transit graphics, and other OOH advertising materials.
Production Artist
InterSign Corp2019 – 2022
Partnered with local businesses and franchisees to develop marketing materials, managing the process from prepress to a final review. Handled over 100+ unique client production requests, taking templates created by marketing and bringing them to life. Assisted in streamlining several inefficient development processes resulting in savings of an average of $200K per month. Trained several new hires on the entirety of the prepress process. Utilized tools such as Adobe Illustrator, and Photoshop to ensure that we receive 100% satisfaction from every client.
Production Artist
Intersign2019 – 2022
• Increased production efficiency by 15% in 3 months, reducing costs and boosting profits. • Simplified the onboarding and training process for new production artists by creating a training manual and reference guides. • Participated in Marketing brainstorming sessions and conducted consumer research to develop new products and streams of revenue. • Created templates, virtual proofs, social media graphics and e-commerce mockups. • Designed, typeset and produced ADA compliant hotel signage using industry standard software
Digital Production Artist
Goldbond Worldwide, Inc2015 – 2018
Designed and developed 10+ new and unique items based on complex client needs ranging from mugs to golf towels. Managed the design and development of materials for in-house events, expansion branding, and advertising catalogs. Acted as a catalyst to ensure that the team met all project completion goals, reaching 97% customer satisfaction. Finalized all press runs to ensure 100% accuracy and ensuring that the work met company quality standards.
Digital Production Artist
Gold Bond2015 – 2018
• Managed the design and development of marketing materials and graphics for in-house events. • Created custom product mock-ups and templates for internal and external clients. • Acted as a catalyst to ensure that the team met all project completion goals, reaching 97% customer satisfaction. • Worked with brands like Disney, American Airlines, & State Farm to ensure artwork met brand guidelines and specifications. • Responsible for training 2nd shift production artist & tracking progress. • Performed color correction using adobe creative suite such as Photoshop, Illustrator and Lightroom
Digital Printing AND Prepress Technician
Vector Printing2014 – 2015
• Increased production output by 30% in 4 months, allowing for additional projects to be completed. • Created artwork/designs for both large and small format printing including but limited to; banners, yard signs, and window graphics.
• Operated and maintained large and small format digital printers. • Performed quality checks on customer-submitted artwork to improve accuracy. • Performed color correction using adobe Creative Suite such as Photoshop, Illustrator and Lightroom
Skills Skills: Adobe Creative Suite, Adobe Illustrator, Adobe Lightroom, Adobe Photoshop, Canva, CorelDRAW, Graphic Design, Marketing, PowerPoint/Keynote/Slides, Word/Pages/Docs
