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Objective:

To become part of a team of open-minded individuals who thrive on engaging customers through creative writing and visuals.

Qualifications:
  • Excellent visual, spoken and written communication skills
  • Understanding of social networking and its influence on customer relations
  • Deep knowledge of design, typography and photography
Experience:

Freelance Web Designer, Remote (February 2009 - Present)
Responsible for wireframes, look and feel and front-end coding (html,css) of various political websites. Create hero graphics for political clients. Consult on other designers’ work to make sure everything is up to standard for web. Manage projects to make sure they are designed and programmed on time and on spec.
  • Work available by request

Senior Designer/ Design Integrator, Seattle, WA (June 2009 – June 2010)
Responsible for designing outward facing web sites for automotive dealers in North America/Canada. Created wireframes, design specifications, prototypes, liaised with technical staff and kept strict documentation of work. Also responsible for creating graphics, layouts and specifications for web-based widgets. Clients include Hyundai, BMW, Mini, Volkswagen.

Default Design: Live Sites:
Online Community Manager, Microsoft [Volt], Redmond, WA (August 2006 - December 2008)
Responsible for online content posted on the official Xbox blog (GamerscoreBlog.com), official Xbox press site and Xbox.com personality page. Recently redesigned skin for GamerscoreBlog.com. Acted as liason between hardcore Xbox community and PR/Marketing. Assisted in translating PR and marketing materials into digestible information for gamers. Attended industry events and offered coverage for community members including blogs, photos and videos. Appeared in magazine articles and advertisements for EGM, 1up.com and Computer Gaming Monthly. Founded female gaming group Gamerchix. Appeared on panels and spoke to University classes in regards to gaming communities.

Senior Web Designer, Columbia University, New York, NY (July 2002 - December 2007)
Responsible for designing web sites for various internal clients. Made sure all designs met industry standards and remained easy to use. Used provided branding to create general look and feel to carry across several departments within student services, yet maintain their individual feel. Photographed architecture for use throughout departmental sites.
Senior Web Designer, Etrana, New York, NY (February 2001 - October 2001)
Responsible for complete design and maintenance of Etrana’s corporate web site. Also responsible for creating client pages on the internal B2B sites.
Multimedia Director, Chyron Corporation, New York (1/1999 - 3/2001)
Interocity Development was bought by Chyron Corporation in January 2001. Was promoted to Multimedia Director. Responsibilities included setting standards for creation of multimedia content, communicating with clients, budgeting, creating specs, creating and producing multimedia content for web sites, kiosks, and CD-ROMs. Projects included: Designer, Time Inc. New Media, New York (6/1998 - 11/1998)
Responsible for creating homepage tiles to accompany current entertainment and news stories on pathfinder.com. Created graphics for breaking news stories for time.com. Designed 1998 Emmy Awards section.

Education:
Bachelor’s Degree, School of Visual Arts, New York (5/1999)
Bachelor of Fine Arts in Interactive Design.

Skills:

Photoshop
Illustrator
HTML/CSS [BBedit]
Flash
Mac OSX
Microsoft Vista
Excel
Word
Powerpoint
Various CMS Systems

*References available on request