Kirstyn E. Bartman
**** ********** **** *********, ** 19465 ? 484-***-**** ?
*******@************.*** ? www.borntokreate.com
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Curt J. High & Associates, LLC., Gilbertsville, Pennyslvania
March 2010 - June 2011
Marketing Coordinator and Executive Assistant
. Designed and executed all print and email marketing mailers using
Adobe Illustrator
. Branded the company by revising the logo and designing business cards,
letterhead, envelopes, stationary, polo shirts and hats
. Edited and directed the design of the website
. Organized all marketing events, seminars and dinners from start to
finish and then followed-up with all attendees
. Designed a 6000 piece invitation package by first determining our
target market to ensure appropriate guests and then helping to create
and track the mailer
Born to Kreate, Pottstown, Pennsylvania
May 2006 - present
Graphic Designer and CEO
. Developed Born to Kreate in 2006 (www.BornToKreate.com): a design
company targeted towards small businesses and start-up companies that
have a small budget for marketing but a large need for that creative
edge
. Designed and created the website and maintain all aspects of the
website
. Organize and develop all marketing strategies and advertisements
. Conference with customers to determine pricing and their design ideas
. Create all designs and work with customers until expectations have
been met
. Coordinate and follow-up with vendors and printers to ensure timely
work
. Send invoices and finalize all sales
Eagle Nationwide Mortgage Company, Towson, Maryland
January 2007 - June 2008
Marketing Coordinator and Design Specialist
. Created and executed all monthly print advertisements and blast emails
that announced our current specials using Adobe Illustrator and Adobe
Photoshop
. Designed Reverse Mortgage brochures using Quark that were mailed to a
researched target market
. Created Power Point presentations for loan officers to present to
prospect clients
. Designed birthday packages that were mailed out to all closed and
current clients each month
. Prepared "Congratulations on Your New Home" Bags that were given at
settlement
. Created and mailed out "Thank You" Packages to every closed client
. Coordinated, prepared, promoted and delivered materials at marketing
events
o The Baltimore Home Show- located at the Baltimore Convention
Center
o Holiday Marketing Events- invited were lenders, current and past
clients
. Created Reverse Mortgage advertisements for placemats used in several
area restaurants
. Coordinated all settlements with clients, loan officers, real estate
agents and title company
. Reported directly to senior management and assisted in hiring and
training new employees
. Completed all administrative duties and audited files to make sure
they met compliance
Eagle Nationwide Mortgage Company, Towson, Maryland
November 2006 - January 2007
Advertising Internship
. Brainstormed and researched new markets to target via the Internet
. Helped to design, create and mail monthly marketing pieces,
newsletters and blast emails
. Assisted with all client correspondence
. Entered closed clients into marketing database that included them in
our birthday club and monthly print advertisements and emails
. Updated the companies monthly newsletter
. Designed and ordered personalized company gifts and supplies
EDUCATION
BS in Mass Communications Advertising Track and Studio Art Minor
May 2007
Towson University, Towson, Maryland
GPA: 3.2
Award: Deans List
May 2004
Relative Courses: Design I & II, Graphic Design, Computer & Creativity,
Mass Media Graphics,
Computer Media, Advertising Copywriting, Digital Publishing, Magazine
Publishing, Advertising Campaigns
VOLUNTEER
Created Public Service Announcement posters for a local company to bring
awareness to child obesity
House of Ruth, Baltimore, Maryland
. Designed potential print advertisements for the House of Ruth, which
is an organization that remodels vacant houses into transitional homes
for women recovering from abuse
Believe In Tomorrow Children's House at Johns Hopkins, Baltimore, Maryland
. Provided home-cooked meals for the families currently staying there on
a monthly basis
SKILLS
Adobe Photoshop CS, Illustrator CS, Dreamweaver, Quark, InDesign, Microsoft
Word, PowerPoint, Excel, Outlook, Mac