Kirk Boone
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Strong Design Skills
and solid experience with most graphic software packages
Solid Marketing Background
helps bring a focus to your communication projects
Excellent Communication Skills
with experience in marketing presentation and copywriting
Ravinia Festival Highland Park, IL – Jan. 2008 to July 2010
Web Developer
Created and maintained a completely new web presence for Ravinia, including website, blog site and
several email promotional campaigns for various departments.
Designed and produced static and flash-based ads for online media.
Museum of Science and Industry Chicago, IL – Nov. 1998 to Dec. 2007
Website and Exhibit Developer
Designed, developed and maintained site for the largest science Museum in North America.
Provided strategic marketing direction for web programs.
Managed communications with inside and outside content developers.
Researched and wrote a large number of new online exhibit areas of the website.
Gravity Communications 1996 to present (presently maintain a few clients)
Creative Director
Formed advertising and graphic design business. Focused on creating marketing materials with an
integrated web presence.
Pinnacle Concepts Chicago, IL – 1994 to 1996
Art Director
Produce and develop advertising and promotional materials from start to finish for various small to
medium-sized businesses with a focus on an integrated web presence.
Sidney Clayton Associates, Inc. Chicago, IL – 1987 to 1993
Graphic Supervisor
Produce and develop advertising and promotional materials from start to finish.
Software & Hardware
Have extensive knowledge in a large range of creative software including Quark, InDesign,
Photoshop, Illustrator, CSSEdit, BBEdit, Dreamweaver, and Flash.
Also experienced with various video tools (Final Cut, After Effects), video compression (Sorenson,
Flash and Quicktime) and 3D modeling (Cinema 3D).
Ball State University Muncie, IN
Bachelor of Science in Marketing, 1985 (Advertising and promotion focus) with a minor in art.