Freelance Graphic Design & Pre-Press Assistant

I am looking for a freelance graphic design/pre-press person to help me on an ongoing basis. I run a small marketing consulting company and I need someone I can rely on to assist me with various projects and client needs. Work varies from website graphics, to print ads, to PowerPoint presentations, to logo design and branding revisions, brochures, phone book ads, newsletters and other marketing materials. You name it... I want a creative and responsible person who can take charge with minimal direction but who can also accept suggestions and who will charge a reasonable fee (both hourly and/or flat dependent on the project/work). I need someone I can depend upon to help me grow my business and provide back up where necessary. I am looking to create a long-term relationship and have several tasks that I can begin with. If things go well, work can increase in size, time, complexity, and value. Required Skills: - Experience with Adobe Creative Suite with proficiency in Photoshop, InDesign, Illustrator and Acrobat. required. - Must also be skilled and able to work in MS Publisher. - Strong Sense of layout, typography and color - Reliability and fast turn around times. - Must have high-speed internet access, be able to work remotely, and should be a talented self-starter, able to create high-level creative projects from concept to completion with minimal art direction. - The ability to follow instructions carefully. - The ability to work with high level information while maintaining confidentiality under all circumstances. - HTML / Flash / Web design etc. knowledge is a plus. - Knowledge of marketing and communications industry HUGE plus! If you have additional skills and qualifications, please let me know about them. Thank you for your time. Please let me know your HOURLY rate for design work within your bid. ## Deliverables 1) Complete and fully-functional working program(s) in executable form as well as complete source code of all work done. 2) Deliverables must be in ready-to-run condition, as follows (depending on the nature of the deliverables): a) For web sites or other server-side deliverables intended to only ever exist in one place in the Buyer's environment--Deliverables must be installed by the Seller in ready-to-run condition in the Buyer's environment. b) For all others including desktop software or software the buyer intends to distribute: A software installation package that will install the software in ready-to-run condition on the platform(s) specified in this bid request. 3) All deliverables will be considered "work made for hire" under U.S. Copyright law. Buyer will receive exclusive and complete copyrights to all work purchased. (No GPL, GNU, 3rd party components, etc. unless all copyright ramifications are explained AND AGREED TO by the buyer on the site per the coder's Seller Legal Agreement). ## Platform See Description