Karen M. Collins
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H - 973-***-**** C - 201-***-**** www.Nightskystudio.biz
Objective
Seeking to excel at successful marketing campaigns by bringing my love of design and superior
creative skills to serve you.
E xperience
CORPORATE CO M M U N ICAT IO NS MANAGER, Community Education Centers, I nc.
2009 - P resent
Ul timately responsible for all image presentation and prin ted material
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for the company including brochures, slide presentations, advertising,
logo usage, and all language and consistency standards. Responsible for
quarterly corporate newsletter including writing, design and
p hotography. Oversaw major event planning from start to finish.
O rganized national mailing list of approximately 8,000.
G RAP H IC DES IG NE R, WABC-T V
1994 - 2009
Design & execute all graphics including stills and animation for daily
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E yewitness News broadcasts. Ability to work fast, independently and
t hink creatively. Attend creative team meetings and come up with design
concepts. Work well with teams, people person, and have knowledge of
many graphics programs both on Mac & PC. Proficient in Adobe
P hotoshop, I llustrator, After Effects, PowerPoint, Microsoft Word &
Outlook Express. Participated and lead graphic campaigns that resulted
i n several Emmy awards for the station.
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GRAP H IC DES IG NE R, U N I T E L V I D EO
1989 - 1994
Designed elements for use in post production editing. Assisted producers
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w ith design concept to completed edit. Operate text generator and be
support staff to editors and producers. Created show opens and editing
elements for use in cable TV, corporate and industrial programming.
E ducation
B.A. Communications, William Paterson University
Film and Video Communication specialization
The Art Students League of New York
S kills
Highly responsible and well organized. Able to meet tight deadlines, maintaining an optimistic
a ttitude. Extremely creative and excellent problem solver.