Hello, I’m Petra!

I am Senior Graphic Design specialist with 17+ years experience in the management of the complete design process.

I am comfortable with interdepartmental coordination and communication. I am skilled with Adobe Creative Suite and Microsoft Office as well as familiar with Dreamweaver, HTML and some online web design platforms. I am able to utilize my skills to create advertisements and designs to help my client’s image and brand stand out.

Awards & Achievements

NY Press Association

National and State Awards

Best Section/Niche Publications

Second Place

Third Place

Best Multiple Advertiser Section for its annual Bethel Destination Guide.

“It was truly steep competition and our staff, including Barbara Matos, Joseph Abraham, Rosalie Mycka and Petra Duffy, did an outstanding job of bringing this section together.”

- Sullivan County Democrat Publisher

Education Background

Sullivan County Community College
Associate of Arts
Graphic Design
2004 – 2005

Design Academy
Bachelor of Fine Arts
Graphic Design
2010 – 2012

Work Experience

Graphic Designer
The Catskill Shopper
2007 – 2013

Responsibilites include:

  • Advertising design, layout and technical support

  • Consulted with general manager on projects and strategies including shopper/newspaper, flyers, pamphlets, brochures, booklets, posters, billboards and company branding

  • Minor sales experience selling advertisements to customers

  • Spearheaded the move from printed materials to digital transfer of materials

Production Manager/Digital Director
Sullivan County Democrat
2013 – Present

Responsibilites include:

  • Advertising design, newspaper and magazine layout, image manipulation, in-house materials i.e. flyers, posters, documents, cover designs.

  • Customer jobs i.e. flyers, journals, books, magazines, business cards, placemats, etc. Tech support, digital director/ coordinator (Website maintenance/design, digital advertising design, email newsletter setup and design), layout design Hurleyville Sentinel (local, old-time newspaper), proof-reading, filing. Printing press liaison. 

  • Supervise all graphic design materials for quality and accuracy. 

  • Delegate tasks to the 4 members of the design team and provide support and guidance on all aspects of a project. 

  • Social media management: Facebook, Instagram, Twitter

Skills

Programs:

  • Adobe Creative Suite

    • Illustrator

    • Photoshop

    • InDesign

    • Acrobat

  • QuarkXpress

  • Microsoft Office

    • Microsoft Word

    • Microsoft Powerpoint

    • Microsoft Excel

  • Pages

  • Google Office

  • Mailchimp

  • Hubspot

  • AdForce

Experience in:

  • Branding

  • Pagination

  • Digital Advertising Design

  • Photography

  • Print Design

  • Logo creation

  • Book Design

  • Layout

  • Typography and selecting fonts

  • Marketing

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