Karen Frédéric is a dynamic, conceptual | technological Presentation Designer with a passion for visual communication graphics. For nearly 2 decades, Karen’s been designing and producing high-end, creative presentations ¾ working extensively for Advertising | Marketing agencies as well as other global industries. With expert-level design and technical skills, including proactive creativity and a tireless commitment to not only manage but rather exceed client expectations, Karen will be added-value to your presentation initiatives. Her talent is focused specifically on the creative process, developing an array of persuasive, new business presentation deliverables for small to large-scale meetings and conferences.
- As a PowerPoint "power-user," Karen’s production skills include creating custom master backgrounds and templates — integrating all assets into visually compelling presentations. Adobe CS3 | CS4 + Microsoft Suite proficiencies include: Acrobat, Photoshop (photo optimization | retouching, creative compositing), Illustrator (creating more illustrative slides & customized graphics), In-Design (sales | marketing branding & collaterals, case studies, training materials), Flash (for more specific animation and dynamic interactivity), DreamWeaver (micro-site creation), Video editing capabilities (video compression & placement). To keep her craft honed, Karen also regularly attends seminars on digital media, new technology, online marketing (HTML e-mails, social marketing) + Adobe webinars.
- Originally from New Orleans, Karen’s friendly, customer-oriented personae adds the value of 18 yrs. working within the rigorous demands of the New York City, corporate arena. She has extensive, client-focused experience and a professional demeanor, with a strong degree of confidence, developed from directly interacting with C-Level management + all functional levels. Including project management, Karen also offers conscientious communication, personalized for your custom project needs. She has demonstrated experience collaborating with account and creative teams from small boutiques to Fortune100+ companies — advising and interpreting project vision while developing engaging visual content.
- As an Onsite Graphics Operator, Karen has also provided top-level management, speaker support for CME/Pharma advertising meetings and conferences (producing ‘last-minute’ revisions and running multiple-speaker presentations in the grand ballroom + conference ‘breakout’ rooms.