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An accomplished graphic artist with international experience, Ms. Esquivel. Designs advertising, newsletters, informational brochures, direct mail, press kits, corporate identity and websites. She also oversees all aspects of production management, including close coordination with printers, mail houses and other vendors. Ms. Esquivel establishes specialty teams of graphic designers, photographers and videographers to deliver materials that meet client needs.
Since joining APA, Ms. Esquivel has produced collateral materials and designed Internet websites for clients, including the Alameda Corridor Transportation Authority, Riverside County Department of Social Services, the Port of Long Beach, the Calleguas Creek Watershed Management Plan and Sound Energy Solutions, a subsidiary of Mitsubishi Corporation.
Experience
Prior to her time at Adler Public Affairs, Ms. Esquivel worked as graphic designer in Porto, Portugal, for various corporate, engineering and government clients. She has handled corporate identity design, promotional campaigns, brochures, fliers, package design, newsletters, websites and other materials. Since moving to the United States in 2003, she has worked as a freelance graphic designer and in production management capacities for various corporate clients in the San Gabriel Valley and greater Los Angeles area.
She is also a skilled fine artist, working primarily in illustration: her work has been displayed in various exhibits in Europe, where she also managed and served as creative director of a painting and handcrafting studio.
Prior to becoming a graphic designer, Ms. Esquivel, who is a native of South Africa, taught English in Portugal. She is fluent in Portuguese and Spanish and has a comprehension of French and Afrikaans.
Ms. Esquivel is considered an expert in Adobe Illustrator, Adobe Photoshop, QuarkXPress, Macromedia FreeHand, Macromedia Flash and Dreamweaver, and AutoCAD, and is skilled at several other design and multimedia-related computer software programs.
Career Highlights
Honored with the 2005 Graphic Design USA - American Inhouse Design Award and the Communicator Honorable Mention Award for the Santa Paula Yes on J & K direct mail campaign.
Received the 2004 MarCom Platinum Award for the Sound Energy Solutions newsletter and the 2005 MarCom Gold Award and the 2005 Communicator Award of Distinction for the Sound Energy Solutions website.
Honored with the 2005 MarCom Gold Award for the Riverside County Department of Social Services bus shelter ads and the 2005 MarCom Honorable Mention Award for the Mike Gin political direct mail campaign.
Education
Ms. Esquivel holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in graphic design from highly regarded Escola Superior de Arte e Design in Portugal and various other industry certificates in digital arts, drafting and related areas.
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