Project Manager Design
Resume:
Natalie
K. Parks
********@***********.***
SKILLS
SUMMARY:
Project Management.
Content coordination and production.
Design; web and print.
Experience with managing contractor and vendor resources.
Proficient with PC and Macintosh platforms.
Moderate HTML scripting.
Skilled in Photoshop, Illustrator, Flash, Word, Microsoft Office, ImageReady,
Dreamweaver and several internal Microsoft tools.
Black & White, Color Photography
Reprographics; Varitype Imagesetter.
WORK EXPERIENCE:
Content Project Manager for the Office
Online Clip Art and Media website
::
Microsoft Corp., Redmond, Washington, April 2006 - present
Deliver high quality clip art and photography - for worldwide use, including
market specific assets, and management of the image collection - which
serves over 25 million customers per month.Develop global/market
specific business strategy in partnership with business development
and US/international site management.Provide creative
direction and technical review of graphic images including detailed
illustrations, photography, vector art and animations.Project manage
US and market specific content requests with art direction for image
creation based on acquisition strategy.Provide end-to-end
project management of content acquisition cycle, from planning and
purchase to production and publication.Develop and implement
site programming editorial calendar for US and localized sites.Analyze customer
feedback and site metrics to develop content strategy.Manage global clip
art collection through content imports, attribute assignments and
technical fixes.Manage multiple
international vendors and partners for acquisition and content production,
as well as contractors and vendors for site team.Create global acquisition
and publishing processes and documentation.Coordinate localization
content handoffs.Resolve geopolitical
bugs in all content; research and fix content to resolve worldwide
geopolitical, politically sensitive and culturally sensitive issues.
User
Experience Designer :: Microsoft
Corp., Redmond, Washington, 2003 - 2006.Created the visual
design for the Office Help Pane, which launches from
the Office 2007 suite of products.Implemented the
information architecture and visual design of the Training
pages for the Office Online redesign release of Office 2007 (launched
in October 2006).Instrumental in
the development of the content and design styles of multiple assets
of the Office Online redesign.Created and updated
the visual look of the monthly Office Content Report.Worked with Program
Management through spec reviews and implemented the decisions through
design.Co-produced final
design and implementation of Office Online internal portal and Office
Online Design team portal (created in SharePoint).Design resource
for Office Online Templates team.Drove retrofit
of entire collection of 2,000 templates, while also creating new ones
for relevant and timely events.Managed contractor
resources.Managed flow of
design/graphics and met deliverables for Templates teamWorked with content
teams and site managers to implement higher standards of quality for
all template
Design
& Graphics Production :: Microsoft Corp., Redmond,
Washington, (S&T contract) 2002 - 2003.Worked with Office
Online designer to create the original versions of the Training courses,
which included Flash animations.Worked with design
team to create the style guides used for the different sub sites for
Office Online.Managed flow of
design/graphics and met deliverables for Templates teamWorked with content
teams and site managers to implement higher standards of quality for
all templateAlso creation of: Office Online Assistance art, templates for the
Office Online Template website, animated tutorials and tours, and
web banner ads for Marketing.
Web
Producer/Designer :: Freelance.
Design, production, Flash, photography and HTML building, as well as
managing content-related tasks of websites for:
Home Improvement
Painters
As
You Like It Design
Betsy
Hansen Hair Design
Cyclops Café
Action Marketing Group
Lift6.com
Design & Graphics Production ::
Microsoft Corp., Redmond, Washington, (ArtSource contract)
2001 - 2002.Conceptualized
and designed the Encarta eLearning Center.Maintained design
development, while collaborating with other designers, development,
editorial, testing, and program management teams to refine the site.Responsibilities
also included: various webpage designs within the Encarta website,
icon creation, ad creation and annotating artwork to ensure design
quality.
Designer
& Production Coordinator :: Hardware.com, Seattle,
Washington 2000Collaborated
with project managers and other designers to define and develop graphics
for various pages.Created
preliminary page mock-ups and live pages for new capabilities, redesigns,
and promotions for e-commerce web platforms.Supported
all marketing efforts in multimedia and web productions.
Design
Coordinator :: MountainZone.com, Seattle, Washington
1999 - 2000Managed
the daily content publishing and tracking of ecommerce web platforms
while working closely with project managers.Designed
for such clients as Warren Miller Films, Steve Larsen, North Face,
Art Wolfe and others.Responsibilities
included site redesigns, establishing schedules, including recurrent
content updates and functionality upgrades.
Designer/Content-ProductionCoordinator
:: Microsoft Corp., Redmond, Washington, 1994 - 1998Content coordination and database management as well as the procurement
and preparation of a vast library of clip art for the English, Japanese
and Korean version of the software. Responsibilities also included design and production of sample templates,
mats, frames as well as icons and interface elements for Picture It!
Versions 2 and 3.Photoshop/Illustrator work, created box art from existing map files
to simulate box covers of Streets & Trips 2000, Autoroute Express
for Great Britain, German, French and English versions.Creation and manipulation of satellite images for Encarta World
Atlas multimedia CD-ROM as well as glossary images. Digital image retouching and manipulation.
EDUCATION:
Seattle Central Community College. Web Authoring, Technical Writing,
Advanced Typography
Seattle Central Community College. Adobe After Effects.
Web Design Conference (Thunderlizard), Seattle, Washington.
Photoshop Seminar, Seattle, Washington.
School of Visual Concepts, Seattle, Washington. Advanced
World Wide Web Tools.
Seattle Central Community College. Production Management, QuarkXpress/Typography,
Process Color Prepress, Advanced Digital Prepress, Color Theory.
Western
Washington University, Bellingham, Washington, B.A. Art; Photography
and Painting.
References
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