Design Assistant

Jeslyn Cantrell

***Cleaveland Road Apt ***; Pleasant Hill, CA 94523; 850-***-****;

************@*****.***

Education

Ringling College of Art and Design, Sarasota, FL

Pont-Aven School of Contemporary Art, Pont-Aven, France

Bachelor of Fine Arts, Major: Illustration, May 2009

Complete immersion in French language, including reading,

Significant courses: Intro to Graphic Design, Character/ Environment

writing, and speaking. Lived with native family. Completed

Development, Printmaking

intensive coursework in illustration, painting

and figure, history

GPA: 3.68/4.0

of art. Major: Illustration Jan-May

2008

Design Experience

Free Lance Artist, California, France, & Florida, 2006-Present

Participated in large-scale student and professional shows

Represented in Quayside Gallery, Pensacola, Fl

Sold artwork illustrating characters and environments, including:

Book covers, large-scale paintings, murals, magazines,

pattern designs and greeting cards

Initiated meetings with clients to discuss:

Dimensions of intended design space

Mock-up designs before execution

Timelines for completion of murals

Fees for design/ execution

Design Consultant, La Place USA Interiors, Pensacola, FL Aug. 2010- Feb

2011

Assisted customers in designing living environments in homes &

businesses

Staged unique living spaces in showroom

Organized & accounted for inventory

Assisted customers in designing unique pieces of furniture for

special orders

Aided owners with advertising & networked with local realtors,

designers and clients

Framer, Hobby Lobby, Pensacola, FL July-November 2009

Assisted customers in making creative color and design decisions

Responsible for assembling frames, cutting glass, and handling artwork

Designated tasks for co-workers

Teaching Assistant, Ringling College of Art and Design, Sarasota, Fl 6-7/

2008

Assisted 27 pre-college students develop artistic skills

Instructed in traditional media (charcoal, 3-D materials, etc.)

Assessed students' skills

Aided in professional/ personal growth of students

Instructed pre-college students in designing/ assembling personalized 3-

dimensional structures

Responsible for assembling needed classroom materials according to each

professor's needs

Graphic Intern Graphic Arts, Gulf Breeze, Fl 5-8 2007

Conducted meetings with clients to discuss designs/ time lines/ budgets for

intended projects

Designed, assembled, and installed de?nitional signage for professional

environments

Honors & Activities Gallery Shows/ Publications

Participation in Angel's Garden Art Show-2010

Tata Gala-2008

Representation in Quayside Gallery from June-Nov. 2009

Faculty Student Ambassador

Poster contest winner for Pensacola Fair

Active Member of Themed Entertainment

Association

Gulf Breeze Realty-2009

President's List-Ringling College

of Art and Design

Illest of Ill-2008

Skills

Pro?cient In: Traditional media, Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Illustrator, Adobe

InDesign, Microsoft Of?ce, Printmaking

References and portfolio available upon

request

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