Chereita Johnson

Hi, my name is Chereita Johnson and I am a graphic/web designer

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Chereita Johnson is a hybrid graphic/web designer with over 9 years of combined training and work experience. Chereita has excellent cross-functional abilities including print, web, social media, and proposal support. She is well versed in various software applications including the Adobe Creative Suite. Her technical expertise and excellent relationship-building skills allow her to connect with clients and tell their stories clearly across a wide variety of media.

Freelance Graphic/Web Designer at Self-Employed

October 2008 - Present | Washington, DC

Work with small businesses and independent clients on projects such as company websites, brochures/flyers, startup company branding, banners/signage, digitizing logos, photo retouching, book layouts & other artwork. My work can be viewed at www.blueclovermedia.com Professional planning and execution of print and web designs in direct collaboration with clients. Excellent communication with clients, printers, and servers to meet needs and deadlines. Conduct search engine optimization (SEO) and search engine-marketing (SEM) efforts for clients, including traffic analysis and reporting.

Graphic Specialist at DTC

October 2009 - March 2013 | Upper Marlboro, MD

Work closely with the CEO and Program Managers to conduct market research with goals to expand customer base. Responsible for concept, design, development and implementation of brand identity, and marketing material, which significantly improved client value perception of the company. Produce organizational charts, cover pages, and various graphics for proposals allowing the company to reduce production time and cost by more than 85%. Created a custom web design to enhance the look and feel of the company’s existing site. Hand-coded and optimized for fast loading and compatibility with all browsers. (www.diversetech.com) Build a web presence for the company; Create, develop and manage content for the company’s website and social media sites. (LinkedIn and Facebook). Design and direct development of corporate intranet, responsible for ongoing updates and maintenance to ensure the content supports communication needs within the company. Maintain the local contracts and office; prepare cover letters for monthly deliverables; Answer telephone calls; Prepare and input security paperwork using E-Qip for the supporting staff and Facilities Manager.

Prepress Technician at Southern Maryland Printing & Graphics

July 2007 - August 2008 | Clinton, MD

Following the client’s guidelines, I created and transferred documents into print-ready material for reproduction. Managed and supported the daily operation of the digital prepress department. Kept open communication with sales, customer service, and production departments to maintain quality and consistency of all new and preprinted material. • Pre-flight and prepare information workflow; troubleshooting color-matching issues between prepress and press. Created advertisements, brochures, newsletters etc per instructions of clients using Adobe Photoshop and Adobe In-Design. Responsible for the pagination and output of plates via CTP technology for internal and outside commercial print jobs utilizing Quark Xpress, News Edit Pro I-Que, Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Acrobat and Polkadots Prepage-It Client in a Mac environment. Determined and corrected technical issues on hardware when necessary. Kept the pre-press department up-to-date with all the latest software and network technologies.

Drawing, Bowling, Cooking, Traveling, Painting and anything art related.