Objectives

• To support of an active marketing team in a small business or non-profit setting

• To be challenged on a regular basis to utilize and refine my creative and time management skills

• To become a better professional in graphic design, branding, and marketing fields

Employment History

May 2010-present: NAI Geis Realty Group, Inc: Graphic Designer & Marketing Assistant, Wayne, PA

December 2009-January 2010: Barnes & Noble, Inc: Customer Service Associate, North Wales, PA

January-June 2009: The News & Observer/ The Cary News, Freelance Assignment Photographer, Raleigh NC

June-December 2008: Qualex, a subsidiary of Eastman Kodak; Graphic Designer, Durham NC

Involved in the brainstorming, design, and three-dimensional mock-up of both original and licensed materials for consumer products in association with the Marketing Department in a dynamic team setting

December 2006-June 2008: Long Beverage Inc; Graphics Coordinator, Raleigh NC

Responsible for graphic design creation and execution for all on- and off-premise accounts

September-November 2006: Images4Kids; Photography Assistant and Set Coordinator, Apex NC

Responsible for setup and calibration of photography and lighting equipment with various backdrops and assisted with

post-production touchup assistance

January-September 2006: CarQuest; Multi-Media Technician and Product Photographer, Raleigh NC

Utilized Adobe Photoshop skills and lighting experience to create accurate product representations of automotive parts and accessories

Educational Background

September 2006-December 2009: Academy of Art University, San Francisco, CA; Master of Fine Arts in Fine

Art and Documentary Photography; 3.275 GPA

Fall 2002-December 2005: University of North Carolina, Greensboro, NC; Bachelor of Fine Arts in Design

and Photography; 3.4 GPA

Volunteer Experience

January 2009-June 2010: Non-Profit Organizations including Kelly A. Dolan Memorial Fund, Pottstown

Cluster, TriCounty Community Network, Genesis Housing Corp., Acquired Brain Injury Network

Creation and Modification of Print and Web Graphics for Promotional Marketing Use

January 2010-present: Red Cross Southeastern Pennsylvania Chapter; Volunteer Photographer

September 2007-April 2008: Triangle Greyhounds

Assisted in finalizing t-shirt designs for promotional and fundraising use; Photographed events for publication and dogs for adoption website

May-June 2007: NC Beautiful

Created promotional materials for Annual Golf Classic fundraiser

Relevant Skills

Knowledge of film and digital media including Canon and Nikon single lens reflex cameras.

Experience with medium format cameras including Land, Holga, and Polaroid.

Advanced experience in Adobe and Macromedia Creative Suites 3/4 including Flash, Illustrator, Photoshop,

Dreamweaver, Quark, InDesign, Corel Draw, Image Ready, Acrobat Reader.

Intermediate knowledge of HTML, Cascading Style Sheets, and Actionscript 2.0.

Ability to operate computer systems with Windows XP, MS-DOS, and Apple/Macintosh OS 9.1-10.5.6.

References Available Upon Request.

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