peter charbonneau

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Strategic communications professional wi th graphic design, journalism, higher education and agency experience - ability to manage within

complex organizations, advance institutional goals and raise visibility using design, media relations, marketing, branding, event management and

social media strategies.

CAREER DEVELOPMENT

02.09 – 07.10 Collet Communications [Boston, Mass.]

Associate Di rector of Strategic Vision

• Identified, adapted and launched social media platforms to enhance proactive media relations outreach

• Designed all in-house marketing, advertising and promotional materials

• Event management, design and planning of sold out Red Hot Hockey event, Nov. 2009 at Madison Square Garden

05.07 – 11.08 Allen & Ger ritsen [Watertown, Mass.]

Studio Artist

• Assisted creative teams with preparation of designs and materials for client presentations

• Served as art director/lead designer on several pro bono projects for the agency

• Assisted with design on agency creative pitches

• Designed and implemented signage for the agency’s ‘green awareness’ directive

09.99 – 05.07 Boston University Athletics [Boston, Mass.]

Assistant Director of Graphic Design and Athletic Branding [06.05 – 05.07]

• Project manager for all printable materials in the department, including sports marketing and alumni development

• Oversaw internal and external usage of athletic brand and logos

• Assisted with marketing plan, advertising and design for BU – Cornell men’s hockey game at Madison Square

Garden

• Created graphic content for department website

• Worked as part of a marketing communications team to help drive the department message on campus and in

community

Senior P rogram Coordinator [09.99 – 06.05]

• Designed publications, advertising content, brochures and newsletters for the University’s varsity athletic teams

• Created graphics, wrote and edited copy for athletic department website

• Worked closely wi th coaching staffs, photographers and printers to produce quali ty, professional-looking materials

09.97 – 09.99 Massachusetts I nstitute of Technology [Cambridge, Mass.]

Assistant Sports Communications Di rector

• Served as conference l iaison for baseball, and tournament director for volleyball and fencing tournaments

• Wrote and designed the 1998-99 and 1999-2000 editions of the M IT Sports Annual, covering 41 varsity sports

• Promoted athletes’ academic and athletic achievements to local media outlets

09.94 – 09.97 Newsday [Melville, N.Y.]

Editorial Assistant, Staff Writer

• Covered high school, college and professional athletics for major daily newspaper

• Assisted editors and beat wri ters on deadline; compiled and edited college results for publication

06.94 - 04.95 New York Islanders Hockey Club [Uniondale, N.Y.]

Writer, Assistant Editor

• Wrote and edited feature articles for Islanders magazine/game program, The Blade

PROFESSIONAL FREE LANCE/RELATED EXPER IENCE

• Volunteer work and design assistance for Cambridge H istorical Society, April 2010

• Served as studio help for local ad agencies, BrandContent and KSV, November 2008 – May 2010

• Creating design look for Agganis Arena premium club member vestibules, Summer 2010

• Wrote bio page content for graphic artist Tim Legros’ blog, April 2009

• Created and maintain personal blog, petercharbonneau.com

• Created business card design for New York-based beverage company, Orion Beverages, March 2009

• Led creative re-design of Boston-based hockey camp website, February 2009

• Created logo for local baked goods business, Just Desserts, December 2008

• Assisted game-day operations for Red Hot Hockey collegiate game between BU and Cornell at Madison Square Garden, November 2007

• Edited manuscript and designed novel cover for author, April 2004 - March 2005

• Designed full, quarter, and half-page advertisements for revolutionary new wrestling apparatus

• Served as associate editor for Long Island-based startup monthly magazine on amateur hockey

QUAL IF ICAT IONS

Professional wri ting, editing, editorial and design skills

Project management skills and ability to work on deadline

Experience in dealing with print vendors, media

Experience using various social media platforms

SOFTWARE SKILLS

Adobe Photoshop Adobe InDesign Adobe I l lustrator

QuarkXpress DreamWeaver Microsoft Office Suite

EDUCAT ION

Hofstra University, Hempstead, New York

Bachelor of Arts in Communications – Print Journalism; H istory M inor, May 1994

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