Hello! My name is
Sandy Turner, Jr.
Graphic Designer / Book Designer / Typesetter
I have over 20 years of experience in designing everything from flyers to books and magazines.
sandyturner75@gmail.com
ABOUT ME
I am a proven professional with more than 20 years of graphic design experience. Throughout my career, I have worked to not only continually develop my design and technical skills, but to also enhance my creative abilities. Most recently, I have added web development and photography to my creative toolbox
I work at a media and information company for more than 20 years as an art director and graphic designer, giving me a tone of experience in a range of products, including magazines, advertisements, marketing materials, reference books, and mapping data.
I am proficient in Adobe Photoshop, InDesign, Illustrator, Lightroom, Microsoft Word, Excel, and PowerPoint, WordPress, HTML, CSS, Apple Pages, Numbers, and Keynote, ArcGIS Online & Desktop, and photography.
Book Designer & Production Assistant – 2022-present
The University of Alabama
Design books covers and typesetting of scholarly books covering history, culture, religion, southern culture, civil rights, military history, archaeology, and more. Assist with production of all books. Prepare cover mechanicals and interiors pages for the printer. Maintaining schedules update informations in Firebrand (Title Mangement) database and conversion of jackets to covers and text corrections for new-in-paper and back titles.
Products artwork and designs to the marketing department for social media and printed materials.
Graphic Designer/Color Separator
Campus Collection – 2021-2022
Responsible for color separation of art before going to press, product presentation, web graphics, product catalogs, and other marketing materials.
Graphic Designer
Rocky Heights Print and Binding – 2020-2021
Meet strict daily projects deadlines on a range of products for clients nationwide to be printed in-house. Mostly working in Adobe Creative Cloud and Microsoft Word and Excel.
Art Director / Graphic Designer
Randall-Reilly – 2000-2019
Responsible for front-to-back design and production of two monthly magazines serving the construction and aggregates industry. Also created custom web posts using HTML/CSS on WordPress to match the style of the magazine layouts and a digital book. Created and designed maps for the magazine’s annual atlas. Designed client ads, posters, postcards, newsletters, and catalogs. I also serve as the go-to person for Mac problems and troubleshooting.