Résumé
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Education:
M.A. Digital Media Studies
University of Denver, November 2010
B.A. Journalism and Technical Communication; Psychology Minor
Colorado State University, May 2007
Experience:
Freelance Graphic Designer
June 2007 – Present
- Research competition and current industry trends for each client
- Create print collateral and branding/identity schemes
- Create and update HTML, Flash and Joomla! Web sites
- Supervise printed materials through the printing process
- Clients include Tehama Inc., IZOD, Erik Weihenmayer-Blind Adventurer, Pondera Pictures, D&K Printing and Boulder Open Studios
Art Director
Score Publishing
January 2008 – July 2009
- Planned and designed two monthly Colorado sports magazines
- Increased consistency by building templates, libraries and style sheets
- Selected and edited photos
- Built brand through designing ads and promotional brochures, fliers, postcards etc.
Assistant Presentation Editor
Rocky Mountain News
January 2008 – June 2008
- Designed news pages
- Copy edited stories, headlines, captions and info boxes
Senior Design Editor
College Avenue magazine
January 2007 – May 2007
- Designed multiple-page spreads
- Taught InDesign software and design conventions to new designers
- Created style guide and templates
Multimedia Managing Editor
The Rocky Mountain Collegian
August 2006 – December 2006
- Supervised designers, graphic artists and Web editors
- Produced and directed photo shoots
- Designed special pages and sections
- Collaborated with student TV station and radio station to tell stories through multimedia
- Updated collegian.com with blogs, daily polls and message boards
Editor in Chief
The Rocky Mountain Collegian
June 2006 – August 2006
- Coordinated stories, photos and design of eight weekly issues
- Wrote breaking news stories
- Planned feature packages
- Developed photo essays with chief photographer
Design Managing Editor
The Rocky Mountain Collegian
June 2004 – May 2006
- Led redesign committee with professional design consultant in summer 2004
- Supervised designers, copy editors and photographers in order to maintain design consistency
- Wrote feature stories, columns and reviews
- Designed front pages, special sections and inside pages
Awards:
- First place Gold Circle Award for 2006 Best Overall Design, Columbia Scholastic Press Association
- Third place for Best Overall Design in Society of Student News Designers (SSND), Missouri Best of Collegiate Design 2006 competition
- Third place for Best Redesign in SSND, Missouri Best of Collegiate Design 2006 competition
- Third place for Best News Page Design in SSND, Missouri Best of Collegiate Design 2007 competition
Computer Skills:
- Microsoft Office, Photoshop, QuarkXPress, InDesign, PageMaker, Dreamweaver, Illustrator, Flash, and a variety of Web browsers and databases
