Brittney Ferris 815-***-****

acom88@r.postjobfree.com

Graphic Designer www.brittneyferris.com

Work Experience

Yearbook Representative at Walsworth Yearbooks / Schaumburg, Ill.

May 2013 - Current

• Assist yearbook advisers and their staffs in producing their yearbook at the college, high

school, middle school and elementary school levels

• Use my background in graphic design journalism to teach and assist them in layout design,

photography, photo editing, and writing, as well as present at multiple journalism conferences

• Manage 43 accounts simultaneously and keep on track to meet deadlines

• Create marketing plans to raise funds, sell more yearbooks and deliver on budget

• Bring yearbooks to life with cutting edge technology - augmented reality

Graphic Designer at Time Out Chicago & Time Out Chicago Kids / Chicago, Ill.

January 2013 - April 2013

• Design five sections of the weekly magazine and twelve of the kids publication

• Participate in brainstorming sessions for cover art

• Reformat the print design for the tablet

Graphic Designer at Park Lane Jewelry / Schaumburg, Ill.

June 2011 - January 2013

• Design print marketing materials from project’s inception to completion of prepress

• Solely responsible for all web banners and content updates via FTP and CMS

• Create HTML email correspondence and maintain social media accounts

• Develop consistent corporate identity and branding

• Act as project manager for online development, encourage deadlines and report directly

to chief information officer with progress updates

Graphic Design & Media Credentials Intern at Chicagoland Speedway / Joliet, Ill.

May 2010 - August 2010

• Complete design requests from various departments in a timely fashion

• Organize, file and maintain a digital database of media credentials

Design Editor & Lead Designer for Warbler Yearbook at EIU / Charleston, Ill.

August 2008 - May 2011

• Design an award-winning publication

• Cultivate and reinforce style guides to ensure united theme and presentation

• Edit and approve design of all spreads before publication

Skills

Software Adobe InDesign, Illustrator, Photoshop & Dreamweaver; Quark; Microsoft Office

Suite; Final Cut Pro; Joomla; Wordpress; K4 Workflow Plugin; MagPlus; HTML/CSS

Additional Creative Design Production; Catalog & Magazine Layout; Art Direction; Logo Design;

Branding/Corporate Identity; ; Typography; Social Media & Email Marketing; Sales; Aurasma;

Customer Service; Pre-press; Tablet Design; Photo Shoot Direction; CMS; Project Management

Education

2008-2011 Eastern Illinois University / Charleston, Ill.

B.A. Journalism: Concentration in Design, Minor in Sociology. GPA: 3.79/4.0

2007-2008 Ball State University / Muncie, Ind.

Journalism Graphics Coursework. GPA: 3.7/4.0

References

Don McClelland - Creative Services And Media

Stephanie Gladney - Art Director, Time Out Chicago

Credentials Manager, Chicagoland Speedway

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Herb Bushati - Art Director, Park Lane Jewelry

Sally Renaud - Adviser & Professor, EIU

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