Graphic Designer
& Photographer
I am a recent graduate from Chowan University with a Bachelor of Science in Graphic Design. I am a highly creative and multitalented graphic designer experienced in multimedia, marketing, and print design. I am skilled in client and vendor relations, negotiations and at maintaining business partnerships. I am very dependable at making deadlines and will do whatever it takes to get the job done.
Education
Bachelor of Science in Graphic Design
May 2013
Chowan University
Murfreesboro, NC
Experience
Assistant Photographer, The Little Red Chair, Ahoskie, NC
2007 - 2009
•On a when needed basis
•Specializing in children’s portraits, senior portraits, family portraits, weddings, parties and other events
•Working with people to share ideas and maintaining a schedule
•Photography set ups and photo shoots
•Developing a personal client list to do photography shoots on my personal time
Product Production and Sales Representative, Bakers Southern Traditions, Inc, Roxobel, NC
October 2010 – January 2011
•Managing the retail area of the store
•Direct/perform preparation, seasoning, cooking products
•Supply inventory
•Packaging products for shipping
•General office duties
•Delivery
•Taking orders for products
•Exhibitor at the Atlantic City Food and Wine Festival sponsored by the Food Network
•Set up and manage the marketplace at the festival to sell directly to gourmet shoppers, restaurant owners,
chefs, buyers and specialty retailers
•Exhibitor at the Philadelphia Food and Wine Festival in Pennsylvania
•Assist in packaging design and new product adverstising
Housekeeper, Sun Realty, Southern Shores, NC
Summer, 2010 & 2011
•Weekly cleaning cottages, condos and houses for property owners at outer banks
•Performance and management of household tasks
•Scheduling and time management
•Rental security and damage reports
Assistant Secretary, Chowan University Maintenance, Murfreesboro, NC
Summer 2012
•Prepared and organized paperwork and other materials as needed for meetings, conferences, travel arrangements and expenses reports
•Maintained office scheduling and event calendars
•Set up and handled incoming mail and office filing systems
•Managed office equipment and office space
Product Promoter/Sales Rep, Velocity Events, Greenville NC
November 2013 to January 2014
•Seasonal Job for the Holidays
• Worked with new client’s to create customized sales and marketing product promotions based on strategic
territory planning
•Used in-person sales and marketing initiatives
•Set up and tore down events throughout the stores
•Learned marketing systems that taught you how to carry on conversations with your customers and how to
receive great results within selling a product
Capabilities
Creative Experience in the following:
Print Photography
•Brochures & Newsletters •Black & White Photography
•Logos & Business Cards •Photograph Restoration
•Posters & Post Cards •Retouching
•Stationery
Web & Multimedia Studio Art
•Some website design •Painting with acrylic & oil paint
•CD cover designs •Some ceramic work
•Advertisement designs •Printmaking
Software/System Skills
•Professional DLP camera downloads •Adobe InDesign
•Adobe Suites CS 3 through CS 6 •Gimp
•Adobe Photoshop •Microsoft Word O ce Suite
•Adobe Illustrator
Organizations
Artisus Club Talon Club
Chowan University, Murfreesboro, NC Chowan University, Murfreesboro, NC
•2012-2013 Member •2012-2013 Member
Awards & Special Projects
Union Baptist Church
Roanoke Chowan
Logo/t-shirt Design, May 2013
Community Health Center
Designed a new logo and t-shirt
Logo Design, May 2013
design for local church
Designed new logo for local
medical center, selected top designer
Hertford County Public Schools
Logo Design, October 2013
Designed new Logo design for local
2074 Old Firetower Rd
school system, won rst place in
Greenville, NC 27858
References
Clair Saunders, owner
The Little Red Chair
*******@**************.***
Danielle Baker, owner
Bakers Southern Traditions
******@*************.***
Cell: 252-***-****
Cell: 252-***-****
Cell: 252-***-****
Carolyn Phillips
Sun Realty
Associate Professor of Visual Art
Housekeeping
Chair, Department of Visual Art
O ce: 252-***-****
******@******.***
Amy Warren
Amy’s Cakes
Brenda Baisey
*************@*****.***
Maintenance Department
******@******.***
Brooke Tybush
Velocity Events