1. national clients
Anheuser Busch, Applebee’s, Bacardi, Beam Suntory, Inc., BJ’s Restaurant, Brown Forman, Buffalo Wild
Wings, Caesars Hotel, California Pizza Kitchen, Carrabas, Cheeseburger in Paradise, Crown Imports,
Columbia Sussex Hotel Group, Consolidated Restaurant Operations, Inc., Darden Restaurants, Inc.,
Diagio, Finest Call, Flemings, Gallo, Hard Rock Café, Heineken USA, Hilton Hotels, Hooters, Hospitality
USA, Interstate Hotels, Landry’s Inc., The Melting Pot, MillerCoors, Omni Hotels, Outback, Pabst Blue
Ribbon, Pernod Ricard, Phillips Distilling Co., Red Bull, Remy Cointreau, Ruby Tuesday, Skyy, Spike TV’s
Bar Rescue, TGI Fridays, Wings N’ More
Highly creative and multi-talented graphic designer with 11 years extensive, professional experience in print design and marketing.
Exceptional collaborative and interpersonal skills; dynamic team player with well-developed written and verbal communication abilities.
Greatly skilled in client and vendor relations. Passionate and inventive creator of innovative marketing strategies and campaigns.
Eager to gain and expand knowledge in all print and digital design.
work experience skills
Conceptualize and design various print material in addition to
dynamic logo branding, while actively participating in programming
brainstorms, project supervision and assisting a team of Account
Executives with creative copywriting in an extremely fast-paced
environment. While employed here, I’ve received awards from the
Addys, Daveys and MarCom, as well as internal Newcomer of the
Year 2010 and Designer of the Year 2012.
Develop feature programs for bars/night clubs to increase brand
awareness and sales through merchandising activities in accounts
and building liquor displays while solely creating my own menus,
banners, table tents and other print materials required. Support for
the partnership between clients and liquor partners.
While employed on a visa, provided document edit and design for
clients to use with their health, safety and environmental packets
and/or their safety handbooks. Designed the APA Group and RPS
Pipeline Planting Guide that was distributed to all residents of
Queensland, Australia.
Design menus, banners, table tents and other print materials required
to feature programs for bars/night clubs. Facilitated all graphics
for the spirits and Red Bull department, meanwhile trafficing jobs
for over 25 sales representatives. All small (12in x 18in maximum)
format printing was done in-house. Maintained all paper stock and
necessary materials for printer and large paper cutter.
Create in-store signage, posters, ROPs, and POPs among other
print material on short deadlines for internal clients in addition to
developing holiday/miscellaneous color schemes as a result of
color theory and trends research. Consistently recognized for
my strong conception and delivery by my supervisors in monthly
company submission contests.
Continually produce freelance design for entirety of career. All
jobs are referral based, mostly consisting of logos and wedding
programs with entire magazine layouts done in the past.
patrick henry
creative promotions
senior graphic designer
3.2010 - present
houston, tx
republic national
distributing company
on-premise spirits sales rep
3.2009 - 3.2010
houston, tx
rps group
graphic designer
8.2008 - 11.2008 brisbane,
queensland, australia
republic national
distributing company
on-premise graphic designer
5.2006- 10.2008
houston, tx
academy
sports + outdoors
layout/graphic designer
2.2005 -5.2006
katy, tx
freelance
2005 - present
Advertising, Concept Development, Supervising,
Photo Shoots with both Food and Beverages, Print,
Branding, Client Relations
adobe photoshop
adobe illustrator
adobe indesign
adobe acrobat pro
microsoft power point
microsoft excel
microsoft word
awards
who’s who among students > lubbock, tx
addy award > illustration > lubbock, tx
addy award > menu design > houston, tx
davey award > menu design > houston, tx
marcom award > menu design > houston, tx
education
bachelor of fine arts, design communication
texas tech university | lubbock, tx
graduated may 2003, cum laude
lorenzo de’ medici | florence, italy
art of the renaissance
study abroad summer 2002
contact
courtneykratz.com
courtneymkratz@gmail.com
832-741-1894
houston, tx
references available upon request
courtneykratz.com