Design Manager

GABRIELLE FAUST

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design portfolio samples and references available upon request

SUMMARY:

Current Career Level: Art Director/Senior Copywriter/Social Media

Specialist

Years of Professional Experience: 15

Software Experience: InDesign, QuarkXpress, Illustrator, Photoshop, Bridge,

MS Word, MS Excel, MS PowerPoint, iMovie, Text Wrangler, Basecamp, Celtix

Social Media Expertise: Google+, Twitter, Facebook, BlogTV, blogging,

MySpace, LinkedIn, Tumbler, Trover

AWARDS:

2011 Texas Social Media Award

EMPLOYMENT HISTORY:

4/2013 - Present

Gothic Beauty Magazine

Staff Writer

Staff Writer for the international alternative style magazine, Gothic

Beauty Magazine. Responsibilities include the creation of compelling,

unique interviews, product reviews, and editorial articles about the gothic

fashion scene.

08/2012 - Present

Nightshade Vampire Boutique

Owner & Operator

Owner and Operator of the exclusive Nightshade Vampire Boutique, an online

store catering to all things vampire-genre related.

www.nightshadeboutique.com

2/2011 - 10/2011

Dell

Contractor: Medium Business Senior Copywriter - Round Rock/Texas

Contract position through Liaison Resources for Dell's Medium Business

department with a focus on data storage network systems and solutions.

Responsibilities included development of marketing copy for brochures, html

email advertisements, seminar invitations, ad campaigns, newsletters and

direct mail campaigns. Duties also included development of regional

branding campaigns to promote EqualLogic, Compellent, PowerVault and VMware

products and solutions. Dell Social Media Certified.

4/2007 - 4/2010

Golfsmith International

Contractor: Art Director - Austin/Texas

Contract position as an art director & copywriter on catalog development

projects and retail direct mail campaigns for Golfsmith International's

world headquarters in Austin, Texas. Responsibilities included design and

production of seasonal and monthly tennis and golf catalogs, copy writing

for direct mail campaigns, annual buyer's guides, clubmaking supplements,

direct mail campaigns and newspaper ads.

6/2006 -2/2007

Oak Sanderson

Senior Copywriter & Art Director- Austin/Texas

Senior Copywriter and Art Director for an eclectic array of international

clients including DynCorp International, CA, Akwa Ibom International

Airport, and CCH. Responsibilities included design and copy development for

direct mail marketing campaigns, corporate branding, advertising campaigns

and websites.

8/2004 - 6/2006

Burnes Group

Senior Graphic Designer & Copywriter of Marketing Services- Austin/Texas

Senior graphic designer and Copywriter for the internal Marketing Services

& Design department for the Burnes Group. Responsibilities included design

and copy development for of all internal advertising and promotional

release development including catalogs, tradeshow graphics, newsletters,

custom illustration, new product line design and development, as well as

packaging design and development. Other duties include project management

and public relations promotion.

12/2000 - 11/2002

The Ad Ranch

Senior Graphic Designer & Copywriter - Austin/Texas

Senior graphic designer and copywriter for the Austin, Texas-based

advertising agency The Ad Ranch. Responsibilities included copywriting,

graphic design, art direction, production art, and project management for a

variety of local and national clients such as Covasoft, Vignette, the

Austin Lyric Opera, the Austin Ballet and the Austin 360 Summit. Faust was

also one of the co-founders of The Frenzy Group during her time at The Ad

Ranch, a spin-off company devoted to direct mail marketing and all-

encompassing corporate branding. Both companies were recently dismantled by

their original owner, Chris Greta, in his pursuits for new ventures.

PROFESSIONAL BIO:

Gabrielle Faust has thirteen years of professional experience with the

advertising and graphic design industries as a Copywriter and Art

Director. Early in her career she primarily focused on developing

innovative brands for national start-up software companies including

several IBM incubator companies in Austin, Texas. On nearly every

project she has worked on, thus far, she has not only been a lead

creative, but has also been responsible for all aspects of production

and project management, including press checks and client presentation.

In her position as Senior Graphic Designer at The Ad Ranch she acted,

not only as a lead design professional, but also as the initial account

executive and administrative manager, working to develop internal job

tracking and billing procedures. Faust successfully managed her own

freelance design company, Faust Productions, for over four years before

returning to the corporate world in 2004.

Faust held the position of Senior Graphic Designer of Marketing

Services for the Burnes Group, an international picture album and frame

design company from 2004 till 2006, lead production artist for

Golfsmith International and was the interim Global Brand Manager for

AMD. Her last permanent position as Art Director and Senior Copywriter

for Oak Sanderson ad agency in Austin, Texas allowed her experience

with an exclusive international portfolio including DynCorp

International and CA. Faust's most recent contract position was through

Liaison Resources in Austin, Texas for Dell as the interim Senior Art

Director and Copywriter for the Medium Business Department. She has

freelanced as an entertainment journalist covering festivals such as

South by Southwest and Fantastic Fest where she conducted red carpet

interviews and film reviews, in addition to working with sites and

publications such as SyFy, Blastr, Examiner, Doorways Magazine, and

Fear Zone.

She is currently celebrating the release of the High Stakes vampire

anthology, which was released in March of 2013 from Evil Jester Press.

Gabrielle Faust is currently a Staff Writer for the international

gothic fashion magazine, Gothic Beauty Magazine.

EDUCATION:

Austin Community College - Austin, Texas

GRADUATION: 12/2000 - G.P.A: 4.0

Associate Degree: Associates of Visual Communication Design

GSD&M - Creative Intern - Austin, Texas

3/1999 - 12/1999

AFFILIATIONS:

1989 - 2011 - South by Southwest Music Festival

International Housing Crew Chief

04/2008 - Present - Horror Writers Association

Professional Member - President of Texas/Oklahoma Chapter

08/2009 - Present - Scare for a Cure

Planning Committee Script Advisor

05/2009 - 06/2010 - World Horror Convention 2011

Development Committee - Graphic Design & Webmaster

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