Hi, I’m Maria Bobas, a Calgary-based graphic designer with a strong focus on print, pre-press, and visual communication. I’ve spent four years overseeing individual projects from concept through print-ready production, leveraging color management, layout, and proofs to meet client expectations. I’m eager to grow under senior leadership and contribute thoughtful design edits and print-ready projects that help clients shine. I enjoy collaborating with clients to translate their vision into compelling visuals, logos, stationary, posters, and other branded materials. My goal is to maintain high quality while learning new skills in web design, UI/UX, and broader production workflows.

MARIA BOBAS

Hi, I’m Maria Bobas, a Calgary-based graphic designer with a strong focus on print, pre-press, and visual communication. I’ve spent four years overseeing individual projects from concept through print-ready production, leveraging color management, layout, and proofs to meet client expectations. I’m eager to grow under senior leadership and contribute thoughtful design edits and print-ready projects that help clients shine. I enjoy collaborating with clients to translate their vision into compelling visuals, logos, stationary, posters, and other branded materials. My goal is to maintain high quality while learning new skills in web design, UI/UX, and broader production workflows.

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Hi, I’m Maria Bobas, a Calgary-based graphic designer with a strong focus on print, pre-press, and visual communication. I’ve spent four years overseeing individual projects from concept through print-ready production, leveraging color management, layout, and proofs to meet client expectations. I’m eager to grow under senior leadership and contribute thoughtful design edits and print-ready projects that help clients shine.

I enjoy collaborating with clients to translate their vision into compelling visuals, logos, stationary, posters, and other branded materials. My goal is to maintain high quality while learning new skills in web design, UI/UX, and broader production workflows.

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Language

English
Fluent

Work Experience

Pre-Press Operator | Digital Operator at Mountain View Printing & Graphics
September 1, 2025 - Present
File preparation by formatting and optimizing digital files for print; colour management across paper types, sizes and printing methods; proofing and layout to arrange elements and provide proofs for client approval; communicating with clients about vision to meet expectations; directing files to appropriate digital or traditional presses; quality control to prevent costly mistakes; verifying print dockets and samples before printing.
Junior Graphic Designer | CSR | Print Specialist at The Digital Post
October 1, 2024 - September 1, 2025
Prepressed files to be print ready for production; advising customers on suitable products; operated digital copier printers; oversaw mailroom, contracts, clients mail and packages; designed logos, stationary and other products for businesses and individuals; assisted in machine bindery and hand labour; provided quotes; greeted walk-in customers; performed estimating, time management, organization, money handling and team management.
Digital Operator at Mountain View Printing & Graphics
April 1, 2023 - May 1, 2024
Operated various digital production printers and machinery; oversaw the workflow from design, prepress to production; assisted bindery team with packaging to fulfill a job; consistently used docket manager for handling dockets per job; assisted operations on Heidelberg cylinder to run a job; operated the Polar 78 cutter; assisted with handling and shipping.
Graphic Designer at Crooked Cinema
November 1, 2022 - December 1, 2022
Brained with CEO to brainstorm, ideate and produce on-brand content for a new TV series; designed promotional material such as stickers; edited files provided by client and produced original files; created props including posters, banners, and cue cards; handled printing and finishing of posters, banners and cue cards.

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Industry Experience

Media & Entertainment, Manufacturing, Professional Services, Retail, Other
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    Business card I designed for a client and their upcoming new business. Wanted a mascot that would be playful and relatable to his vision of the company graphicdesigner illustrator
    uniE621 Flowers and Bees
    A sticker that I have designed graphicdesigner illustrator
    paper Portfolio
    Portfolio of projects I have done for clients and school projects graphicdesigner illustrator