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Hello, Thank you for taking the time to review my employment information.
I’m a Graphic Designer, with over 40 years of experience.

Hello, I’m excited about the opportunity to work for you. With over 40 years of experience in publication ad design and article layouts for magazines, newspapers, and newsletters. Plus, the creation of other various projects like business cards, menus, carbonless forms, brochures, postcards, banners, greeting cards, and much more! I bring a strong foundation in creating visually compelling layouts that align with your brand. My work consistently balanced modern aesthetics with technical precision, ensuring deliverables meet both creative and production standards. 
My experience is from conception of the project to the end of the project. Why I’m the Right Fit for Your Project Design Expertise: I specialize in design, with a focus on typography and hierarchy. My portfolio includes various projects, where I prioritized clean, dynamic layouts that resonated with audiences. I’d welcome the chance to discuss your project further and share samples of my work. I'm available on weekends as well. Thank you for considering my proposal—I’m eager to bring my expertise to your project(s). 
Best regards,
Sean R. Mattingly 954-867-6765, email: SeanRMatt6@aol.com

 

Publications: 

  • 1/2026 to Present – Remote - Inquiring News-CT – Hartford, CT: Graphic Designer, Layout of Ads.  Utilizing Adobe CC: Photoshop, InDesign and Acrobat / Microsoft 365 Office: Word on a PC.

  • 9/2025 to Present ­–Remote - Indian River Media Group – Fort Pierce, FL: Graphic Designer, Layout of Ads and Articles.  Utilizing Adobe CC: Photoshop, InDesign and Acrobat / Microsoft 365 Office: Word and Excel on a PC.

  • 10/2021 to Present ­–Remote - Alpha Publishing – Boca Raton, FL: Graphic Designer, Layout of Ads.   Utilizing Adobe CC: Photoshop and Acrobat / Microsoft 365 Office: Word and Excel on a PC.

 

Past Publications and/or One Time Projects:

  • The Members Magazine, Deerfield Beach, FL: Graphic Designer Layout of Ads

  • The Luxury Design Group Magazine, Boca Raton, FL: Layout of Ads

  • Newspaper, Sunrise, FL: Creative Art Director, Layout of Newspaper and Ads

  • Broward Lifestyles Magazine, Fort Lauderdale, FL: Creative Art Director, Layout of Ads

  • Menu King, Fort Lauderdale, FL: Art Director, Layout of Ads and Menus

  • Pizza Ambassador, Fort Lauderdale, FL: Art Director, Layout of Ads and Menus

  • Menu Mart, Fort Lauderdale, FL: Layout of Ads & Restaurant Menus

  • Southeast Publications, Plantation, FL: Layout of Ads & RV Guest Guide & Website

  • Great Bargains STL Coupon Book, St. Louis, MO: Layout of Ads & Coupon Book

  • Sunrise Adult Center NewsGram, Greenacres, FL: Layout of Newsletter

  • Wassat US Magazine, Fort Lauderdale, FL: Layout of Ads & Magazine

  • Observer Newspaper, Deerfield Beach, FL: Layout of publication and Ads

  • Beauty Sensation Cosmetics Catalog, Miramar, FL: Design and Layout of catalog

  • Our Town News Magazine, Pompano Beach, FL: Art Director, Layout of publication and Ads

  • The Parklander Magazine, Coral Springs, FL: Art Director, Layout of publication and Ads

  • Cooking At Home by Chef Daniel Griffin, Fort Lauderdale, FL: Layout and Design of cookbook

  • Car & Truck Buyer’s Guide, Sunrise, FL: Layout of Ads, utilizing Variable Data

  • Broward Chamber of Commerce Directory, Fort Lauderdale, FL: Layout of Ads

  • Key West Citizen Newspaper, Key West, FL: Layout of Ads and Weather

  • Celebrate Newspaper, Key West, FL: Layout of Ads and Layout

  • Poker Run, Tabloid, Key West, FL: Layout of publication and Ads

  • Coupon Mail, Tabloid, West Hartford, CT: Asst. Art Director, Layout of publication and Ads

  • Our Town Newspaper, Bloomfield, CT: Art Director, Layout of publication and Ads

  • The Homesteader Simsbury, CT: Layout of Ads

  • Self-Health Network Hartford, CT: Layout of Ads

  • Bargain Book, Bloomfield, CT: Layout of publication and Ads

  • Frugal Shopper, West Hartford, CT: Layout of publication and Ads

  • Open Door, Hartford, CT: 2 Books, Layout and Design

  • University of Hartford Student Coupon Book, Hartford, CT: Layout of publication and Ads

  • Cosmopolitan Magazine had an ad I created for a client published in one issue—I did not work for this publication

  • Hole In The Wall Theatre, New Britain, CT: Programs (Playbills), ads, posters, brochures, postcards, signs and tickets

 

OTHER EMPLOYMENT – please note that above positions were perform between or during gaps listed in years below.

7/16 - 3/20, Tommie B. Butts, Jr. Enterprise, Lauderdale Lakes, FL

Office Manager & Graphic Designer: Utilizing CS5 and Microsoft Word.  Managed day to day office operations, scheduling company’s projects, managed marketing and advertising for company.

 

2/16 - 4/16, Minuteman Press of Coral Springs, Coral Springs, FL

Temp Position - Graphic Designer: Utilizing CS6.  Production in day to day prepress documents, creating customer’s projects such as business cards, postcards, advertisements, booklets, prescription pads, programs, banners, signs, catalogs and stationary.

 

6/05 - 7/09, Business Cards Tomorrow (now Think Print), Pompano Beach, FL
Pre-Press Operator: Utilizing CS1, InDesign, Photoshop, and Illustrator on a PC. Responsible for typesetting all incoming orders ensuring customers receive only the highest quality of service. Scan artwork and modify. Conversions from other software provided by customer’s disks or emails: Quark Xpress, Coral Draw, MicroSoft Publisher, PDF and EPS files.

 

11/06 – 9/08, Peer Print, Oakland Park, FL

Graphic Designer & Customer Service Rep.: Taking and filling request from customers. Utilizing Microsoft Publisher for layout & design on a PC. Collating, bulk mailings, folding, color copier, faxing.

 

2/01 - 6/03, Sir Speedy- Andrews Ave., Fort Lauderdale, FL
Art Director: In charge of daily production: Utilizing PageMaker, Quark Xpress, Photoshop, Illustrator, on a Macintosh.


1/90 - 3/91, Kinko's, Hartford, CT
DTP Services Center Supervisor, and Trainer: In charge of the supervision of staff, production, and customers job.  Increased department’s monthly revenue by 90% in six months. Designed and layout customer’s jobs.  Utilizing PageMaker, and Freehand on a Macintosh.

2/87 - 2/90, U-Design , Hartford, CT
Assistant Manager, Teacher, Designer and Trainer: Layout and designed customer's jobs, taught computer classes, and did on-site corporate training.  Utilizing Ready-Set-Go, Pagemaker, MacWrite, MacDraw, MacPaint on a Macintosh.

 

EDUCATION

2009, PC Professor, Boca Raton, FL

Certification in Multi-Media Web Design, Development, and Optimization: Dreamweaver, Photoshop, Flash, HTML, CSS, JavaScript, SEO.  Also, certified in Illustrator and InDesign.       Certificate

 

2009, Art Institute of Pittsburgh, Online

CPU101_S: MicroSoft Word, Powerpoint, Excel, Adobe Photoshop and Adobe Illustrator.   Certificate

 

GCFLearnFree.Org., Online

2008, Microsoft PowerPoint & Microsoft Word, Certificate

2007, Microsoft Publisher, Certificate

 

5/1991, Computer Knowledge, Boston, MA
Certification Courses on operational utilizing PC and Mac., Certificate

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3/1987, CMC-University of Hartford, Hartford, CT
Seminars: Connecticut Macintosh Connection.

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1987, U-Design Center, Hartford, CT
Certification in computer design and layout., Certificate

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3/1986, Morse School of Business, Hartford, CT
Graphics Arts and Business., Certificate

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VOLUNTEER
3/2016 - Present, T’s 4 Hope, Fort Lauderdale, FL
9/1999 - 1/2000, Center One, Fort Lauderdale, FL
5/1998 - 8/1999, Lions Club Key West, Key West, FL
1/1977 - 1/1984, Hole In The Wall Theater, New Britain, CT

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REFERENCES

Please contact me for my list of references.

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