JOSHUAGARZA

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AT THE HEART of everything that I am, I am a designer. I seek to produce the finest, most visually appealing graph-

ics, whether it is a meager set of icons for a website or a whole new identity for a company I put my entire effort

forward to create something stunning. My deftness as a graphic designer coupled together with my program-

ming knowledge and news editing experience makes me a versatile asset to any company. With my diverse set

of skills and positive work ethic I could achieve great things for you and your company.

EDUCATION AWARDS

BEST FEATURE PHOTO, FIRST PLACE (2011)

B.A. (MAY 2011) MASS COMMUNICATION

Texas Intercollegiate Press Association

University of Texas-Pan American Edinburg, Texas

Feature photo for Panorama Magazine.

Bachelor of Arts with a focus in Print Journalism.

BEST STUDENT MAGAZINE, FIRST PLACE (2011)

WORK EXPERIENCE

Society of Professional Journalists: Region 8

WEB/GRAPHIC DESIGNER (Feb. 2011 - Present)

Served as Senior Editor for the awarded issue.

University of Texas-Pan American Edinburg, Texas

Working together with the Information Technology de-

PACEMAKER AWARD FOR GENERAL MAGAZINE (2010)

partment at the University of Texas-Pan American to

Associated Collegiate Press

ensure an aesthetically pleasing Web 2.0 environment.

Served as Senior Editor for the awarded issue.

I am responsible for creating web designs, PHP/MySQL

applications, department identities and logos, working

KNOWLEDGE BASE

together with IT Specialists on special service projects

Adobe Photoshop CS5 & Below

for students and faculty.

Adobe Illustrator CS5 & Below

Adobe InDesign CS5 & Below

SENIOR EDITOR (Aug. 2009 - Feb. 2011)

Adobe Premiere CS5 & Below

Panorama Student Magazine Edinburg, Texas

Adobe Dreamweaver CS5.5 & Below

Managing a staff of writers and freelancers, assessing

PHP Programming

the final product and proofreading thoroughly the final MySQL Database Maintenance

copy and drafts. In charge of organizing assignments HTML/CSS/Javascript

for writers and appointing deadlines, helping direct Content Management Systems

and guide writers in their overall process toward gath-

ing information for a story. Apart from managing the

OTHER PERTINENT SKILLS

staff and the editing process, I was also responsible for Pagination Reporting Copy Editing Web Design

writing assigned stories and features, designing layouts Photography Research Methods Copywriting

and photographing for features. MS Office (All Versions)

NEWS EDITOR (Aug. 2009 - Jun. 2010)

CONTACT INFORMATION

KRGV Channel 5 News Weslaco, Texas PHONE NUMBER

Responsible for weaving through raw footage and cell: 956-***-****

extracting the necessary video to incorporate with a home: 956-***-****

voice-over track, putting together video pieces that

helped propel the news station to the #1 spot in the EMAIL

area. Worked closely with reporters on a strict daily primary: abqgmc@r.postjobfree.com

deadline, under intense pressure, always managing to secondary: abqgmc@r.postjobfree.com

get the job done, no matter the circumstances.

REFERENCES

COPY EDITOR (May 2008 - Jun. 2009)

Progress Times Mission, Texas Available upon request.

I assessed final drafts, final copy, entire sheets of news

content while designing, copy-editing and finalizing

Please visit http://www.joshuagarza.me for more info

the weekly newspaper. I was in charge of the style

and a chance to view my portfolio.

rules and design elements as the newspaper began to

modernize, adopting digital pagination whilst develop-

ing its online presence..

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