FREE Creative Design Tour

While it is not coming to Las Vegas, some may want to travel to Los Angeles (or other nearby California cities) or Phoenix between now and Oct. 22 to take advantage of this all day FREE workshop.

The Creative Design Tour teaches you to differentiate yourself in an increasingly saturated industry by learning the theoretical principles of design and how to utilize them Photoshop.  

Successful photographers run all-inclusive design centers that use photos as the foundation for a variety of well-designed products.  By understanding and using the fundamental design elements of line, shape, space, texture, color, and value, you can increase the appeal of your brand and your photo products.   

This two-part learning experience also covers aesthetics, typography, product development, and how to create personalized photographic art for your clients with edges, textures, borders, backgrounds, brushes, overlays, and scripts.

More info here.

AIGA @ CSN — New Member Orientation

The new student chapter of AIGA at CSN is holding a meeting for new members, and those interested in finding about the organization.

 

AIGA-CSN is a group of graphic designers, illustrators, photographers, and web designers at CSN who want to explore design beyond the classroom.
 
The gathering is from 2:00 to 8:00 pm on, Wednesday, Sept. 18 in the Cheyenne Campus Computer Lab at the Mac Pod.
Join us at our new member meeting for more information on AIGA, AIGA Las Vegas, and AIGA CSN and how to sign up. 

All are invited to come network with CSN’s design family and take your craft further.

Information can be found at www.aiga-csn.org.

AIGA = American Institute of Graphic Arts

Las Vegas Color Graphics Seeking a Designer

A leading commercial printing company in Las Vegas is seeking full-time in-house Graphic Designer. Must have two or more professional years experience with graphic design. 

LVCG works under short deadlines, so the candidate must be detail-oriented, quick, confident, and able to multi-task a variety of projects. This position will work closely with management to bring concepts and marketing to life through layout and design. 

The full-time position is for Monday through Friday, 9:30am–6pm.

Knowledge, skills and experience needed:

·      Computer skills: Photoshop, InDesign, Illustrator, Flash, HTML and CSS

·      Advertising and marketing principles knowledge

·      Must have excellent communication and social skills to meet with our clients in professional settings

·      Social media knowledge.  Management and maintenance of accounts

·      Understanding of the pre-press production process including knowledge of graphic/image preparation for print and online

·      Able to work in a fast-paced environment

·      Ability to work on multiple projects with effective follow through to meet tight deadlines

·      Ability to manage change in a positive manner

·      Strong project management skills

Candidates must have a portfolio and take a required design skills test.

Las Vegas Color Graphics offers excellent benefits including medical, dental, and vision insurance (after a qualifying period).

To be considered for the position, please email your résumé to resume@lasvegascolor.com.

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CSN Graphic Communications Program welcomes any postings for jobs, internship or project opportunities for its students or graduates. Submit them to ed.kanet@csn.edu.
Postings will also be sent to those who are subscribe to its job  and internship mailing lists.
Subscribe to them at sites.csn.edu/cg/html/announcements_lists.htm. 

Not the Normal Job Offering for Graphic Students

Our program was contacted by a casting agency in New York looking for people that might be just like you.

Do you Sudoku in your sleep? 

Have you thrown away all your pencils because you do crossword puzzles … in pen?  
Do your friends bribe you to join their trivia teams because you know your quantum physics and Qatari princes? 

If solving Rubik’s Cubes is amateur hour for you and you know that your eye is quicker than a magician’s hand, Brain Games wants to hear from you!

National Geographic's Emmy-Award Winning Series, Brain Games, is looking for their fans to participate in Season 3! They will be filming in New York and Las Vegas, so if you are interested in participating, please fill out their online application.

GRC Tutoring Lab to Start Up by end of Week 3 • Tutors Wanted

If you anticipating needing assistance with your GRC projects, or if you would be interested in helping others in their course workout, then these details should be of interest to you.

TUTORING LAB
Last semester was the first time in many years that the program was able to provide tutors to assist students in the GRC Program.

When the lab opens there will be an announcement will be posted and passed on to your instructors.

TUTORS
For now, we are looking for a tutor or two.

Basically, information about becoming a tutor are found here: www.csn.edu/pages/3770.asp

Here is a summary of the procedure:

• Fill out  the tutorial application (download it here) or pick up an application at any CSN Tutorial Services desk. Information on locations and hours are found here. 
•  Obtain a written reference from a faculty member in the program (Tell him/her what courses you are interested in taking and when you took the course; candidates need to have confirmed that they earned a B+ or better in that course.)
• Turn in the completed application to any Tutorial Services office. 
• The staff in Tutorial Services will log the application and then send it to our department chair (or his designee) so sign off on your application and send it back to Tutorial Services.
• Staff in Tutorial Services will determine if the applicant can then be hired. If so, then the staff will generate the appropriate contract and will contact the tutor to complete some hiring paperwork. This can usually be accomplished within a couple of days.

Fantastic Offer for Adobe Students

Students get Photoshop CC and the ENTIRE Adobe Creative Cloud FREE when they attend the Photoshop World Conference, to be held at the Mandalay Bay Resort in Las Vegas, on Sept. 4–6, 2013.
And it only costs students $149 to register.

Attendees of Photoshop World who are already members of Adobe Creative Cloud may use their access codes to extend their current membership.

Get all of the details about Photoshop World Conference here.

Position for Creel Marketing Graphic Designer
& Social Business Media Manager

Creel Printing is looking for a creative designer and manager of social business-media to work with its Marketing Department.

Key Job Tasks and Responsibilities

• Create graphic design for sales and marketing campaigns internally and externally
• Graphic design recommendations to support sales and marketing efforts to grow business
• Manage print and web design as it relates to Creel Marketing
• Manage social business-media sites daily, “Join the conversation”
• Demonstrate use and operation of product services
• Create and present PowerPoint presentations
• Monitor and help manage any issues that arise as it relates to Creel Marketing

Education, Experience, Software Skills

• BA or working on BA in Graphic Design
• Relevant knowledge of print, advertising, agency work
• Thorough understanding of social media networking
• Photoshop
• HTML
• Illustrator
• InDesign
• Flash
• After Effects
• Microsoft Office Suite
• WordPress

Key Competencies

• Very creative
• Strong communication skills
• Team oriented
• Enthusiastic
•  Customer service orientated
• Adaptable
• Able to take initiative
• Strong Interpersonal skills
• Results driven

Please apply on line at www.creelprint.com or email to Maggie.allred@creelprint.com