Design Marketing

K ATIE CARRICO

**** *. ***** ****** #* Chicago, IL 60647 309-***-**** ********@*****.*** www.katiecarrico.com

C AREER TRACK EXPERIENCE EDUCATION

GRIFFITH, GRANT & LACKIE REALTORS NORTHERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY

Lake Forest, Illinois May 2006 - Present DeKalb, Illniois 2004 - 2006

Marketing Coordinator Master of Arts

Responsible for print, direct mail, & online advertising of Focus in Communication Media

multi-million dollar residential real estate portfolio 4.0 GPA / 4.0 Scale

Interact with 25+ realtors in two o ce locations to ensure

NORTHERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY

the creation of marketing and promotional materials that

continuously meet & exceed expectations of agents & clients DeKalb, Illniois 1999 - 2003

Create unique layouts for brochures and marketing materials Bachelor of Arts

using Adobe Creative Suite

Focus in Communication Media &

Design print advertising and successfully manage multiple

Journalism/ Public Relations

advertising deadlines on a weekly basis

3.9 GPA / 4.0 Scale

Maintain and oversee Internet advertising for a variety of

websites, including two multiple listing service databases

RELEVANT SKILLS

Launched unique property URL project, including the

purchasing of domain names and creation of websites for GRAPHIC DESIGN

current inventory listings since July 2006

Adobe CS: InDesign, Illustrator,

Established new look and design for realtors comparative

Photoshop, Acrobat; QuarkXPress

market analysis presentation materials

WEB DESIGN

Partnered with management to create a marketing internship

position; supervised intern s day-to-day responsibilities

HTML, CSS, PHP, Javascript,

Dreamweaver, GoLive, Flash

NORTHERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY

GENERAL

DeKalb, Illinois 2004-2006

Mac OS / Windows, Microsoft O ce Suite

Public Speaking & Computer Lab Teaching Assistant

Taught two public speaking courses at the undergraduate level

A CTIVITIES

Prepared lesson plans for presentation; graded students tests

and assignments

FREELANCE GRAPHIC DESIGN

Assisted in The Department of Communication Telematics

Various Clients 2004 - Present

and Journalism Photographics Computer Labs

Create original designs per client speci cation;

Instructed students on use of lab software, including Adobe

set pricing and maintain deadlines

CS2 Suite, QuarkXPress, Dreamweaver & Microsoft O ce

Exhibited patience and skill when aiding students with projects

LAKE FOREST-LAKE BLUFF ROTARY

Lake Forest, Illinois 2006 - Present

Volunteer Work - Graphic Design

NIU COLLEGE OF LAW - ADMISSIONS & FINANCIAL AID

Designed ad program booklet for production

DeKalb, Illinois 1999-2002

of Community Capers; designed print materials

Student Worker

for Economic Outlook Breakfast

Answered phones and directed potential students questions

ALPHA SIGMA ALPHA SORORITY

concerning admission and nancial aid processes

Beta Rho Chapter NIU 2000 - 2003

Maintained e-mail correspondence with potential students

Held various leadership positions

Organized and sent mailings to potential students

Volunteered for charitable events

Aided Admissions Director with recruitment functions

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