Design Assistant

Kelly D. Hooper

*** ********* ******* ****, ***#20K, Bronx, NY 10451

******@***.*** 917-***-****

Qualifications Summary:

To secure a position as an intern, graphic designer or creative assistant

at a company where I can utilize my talent and acquire knowledge and

experience in the field of art and design.

Skills:

.Technical: Adobe Photoshop, InDesign and Illustrator CS6; Microsoft Office

Suite 2010; HTML and CSS for web

.Medium: Acrylic and tempra paint; watercolor; oil pastels and chalk

crayons; graphite and color pencils; markers; pen and ink; modeling clay.

Work Experience:

New York Junior Tennis and Learning (NYJTL), P.S. 100x, Bronx, NY - 9/10 -

Present

Art Instructor/Activity Specialist

.Prepare lesson plans for instruction of visual art projects for up to 160

public school students.

.Introduce various mediums used in fine arts necessary for completion of a

particular project.

.Showcase student's art work and stage props for special events or

presentations held inside and outside of school.

The Baby College/Harlem Children's Zone, Inc., New York, NY - 8/06 - 12/06

Special Events Coordinator

.Created company logo to be mass-produced onto staff T-Shirts (roughly over

40 printed), letterheads, fliers, memorandums and event programs.

Freelance Experience:

JustInTyme Tees, Queens, NY - 3/09 - 4/09

.Illustrated trendy style T-Shirts for the women and men's apparel line.

Shirley Smith, Ph.D, Crisis Management, New York, NY - 3/08 - 4/09

.Created logo for personal identity and stationary materials necessary for

private practice.

Joaquin and Adrienne Rosa's Tenth Wedding Anniversary, Bronx NY - 3/08

.Designed and mass-produced over 100 wedding anniversary invitations and

respond cards for the event held at Salsa Catering in the Bronx, New York.

The Scarf Lady, New York, NY - 4/07 - 6/07

.Illustrated an assortment of holiday, special occasion and birthday

greeting cards for a local apparel shop located in central Harlem in New

York city.

Internships:

American Klassic, Bronx, NY - 6/05 - 10/05

.Provided assistance in creating graphic design elements for the company's

website, Strange Bedfellows, as well as designing fliers, monthly

newsletters, logos and revision of type fonts for promotional use.

Education and Training:

.The Institute of Children's Literature, West Redding, CT

Certificate in Writing for Children and Teenagers - 7/12

.Lehman College (CUNY), Bronx NY

Certificate in Web Site Development I - Continuing Education - 07/11

.New York City College of Technology (CUNY), Brooklyn NY

Bachelor of Technology, Communications Design - 5/06

.New York City Technical College (CUNY), Brooklyn NY

Associate in Applied Science, Art and Advertisement Design - 6/00

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