jaime highfield

Work Experience

www.jaimehighfield.com | jaimehighfield@gmail.com (614) 657-7363 | 13055 Addington Drive, DeWitt, MI 48820

Point Five Foundry, Lansing, Michigan Co-Founder, Chief Financial Officer | October 2007-Present Maintain the financial records of billing, invoicing and monthly performance reports. Strategic political consulting, graphic design and print buying for various levels of political clients. Sample races: 2012 Patrick Gleason for State Representative Campaign: Managed an eight piece mail plan, over the course of three weeks, with budget of $47,000 Provided advice on political strategy and designed all mail pieces Purchased and coordinated the printing and postage 2012 Andrea Larkin for 54B District Court Judge: Managed a six piece mail plan, over the course of two months, with budget of $20,000 Developed a political strategy to target specific voters to overcome lack of name recognition Michigan House of Representatives, Legislative Staff, Lansing, Michigan Graphic Designer | January 2007-Present Design various print materials including newsletters, postcards, advertisements and presentations while maintaining a visual, cohesive identity for each State Representative. Managing multiple projects simultaneously while adhering to strict deadlines. Michigan House Democrats, Campaign Staff, Lansing, Michigan Over the course of three campaign cycles, the strategic experience I have gained in Michigan politics has allowed me to be an integral part in the planning and execution of walk literature, an absentee voter mail plan and targeted mailings. Examples: House Democrats 2008 | Absentee & Persuasion Voter Mail Plan: Created a variable data merge program which was utilized to more effectively target absentee and persuadable voters. House Democrats 2012 | Ballot Initiative Mailing: Printing and mailing budget: $110,00 Organized, designed and coordinated the printing and mailing for 42 candidates Elmers Products Inc., Columbus, Ohio Graphic Designer | March 2004 - September 2006 Planned and executed the marketing and advertising for the hardware and arts and crafts product categories. Designed and creatively executed advertisements, consumer packaging and sales materials. Beck/Durell Creative Department, Worthington, Ohio Graphic Designer/Project Manager | July 1999 - March 2004 Consulted with companies to plan and manage marketing budgets and advertising needs from small local businesses to multi-million dollar companies such as Scotts, Mettler-Toledo and Corna Kokosing Graphic design for a broad range of projects including: direct mail brochures, advertisements, packaging, point-of-sale materials and corporate identity systems. Strong working knowledge of Macintosh programs including: Adobe Creative Suite and Microsoft Office. Intermediate knowledge of Facebook Power Editor and various social media advertising. Bachelor of Fine Arts in Graphic Design Bowling Green State University, Bowling Green, Ohio SACI Summer Program, Florence, Italy

Computer Skills Education