PROFESSIONAL OBJECTIVE
As a passionate Graphic Designer and Photographer with 8 years of experience, I am eager to continue my creative adventure and add my innovative visual storytelling skills to a dynamic team. My goal is to utilize my technical proficiency and artistic insight to drive impactful projects and inspire positive change within an organization.
630-***-**** ***************@*****.*** lilphantomstudios.com PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCES
Senior Graphic Designer
Evertrue
I collaborated closely with clients, creating layouts and formatting content for a variety of printed materials, which included direct mail, newsletters, personalized cards, self-mailers, and many more. I worked primarily with universities as well as hospitals, humane societies, and nonprofits. Additionally, I provided some CSS coding converting indesign layouts to webdesigns.
Performance Manager
Thirteenth Floor Chicago Haunted House
I work seasonally as a scare actor and attraction manager. Additionally, I am responsible for managing customer flow, assessing and solving problems, training, and critiquing scare actors, and taking on additional roles as needed. Photographer
Lifetouch Photography
I traveled to a variety of schools, camps, and organizations to photograph students and staff for IDs, senior photos, sporting events, and team photos. I provided much of my own equipment for these photo shoots.
Graphic Design and Photography Intern
LGBT Network
I completed a graphic design internship with a nonprofit organization focused on supporting the LGBTQ community on Long Island, I worked closely with their team to create promotional material and merchandise, and I also attended events as the photographer, and edited the images captured.
Photography Assistant
ZMedia
I photographed weddings for a large clientele base. I was responsible for all B-roll photography, as well as assessing locations for potential shoots. I culled and edited the photo collections following events.
ADDITIONAL EXPERIENCES
President of Neighbors
During my college experience, I became very involved with an LGBT organization known as Neighbors, a student-led gay-straight alliance. During my tenure as president, I established a relationship with the university president as well as other administrators to facilitate growth and diversification on campus. Mosaic Member
I was asked to serve as the LGBT student representative on a team of stakeholders dedicated to creating a safe, diverse campus for all students. During monthly meetings, we discussed issues on campus and made strides to change the overall school culture. I was also involved in the planning and execution of several events on and off campus.
Remote
September 2019 - Present
Schiller Park, IL
September 2019 - Present
Wheaton, IL
June 2018 – September 2019
Long Island, NY
Summer 2017
Cleveland, OH
Summer 2016
2016 - 2018
2017 - 2018
EDUCATION
Anderson University
Anderson, IN
2015-2018
Bachelors of Visual
Communications
SKILLS
Graphic Design:
Photoshop
Illustrator
Indesign
Photography:
Lightroom
Web Design:
Dreamweaver
Miscellaneous:
Microsoft Office Suite
Google Workspace
EQUIPMENT
Graphic Design:
Adobe Suite
Microsoft Office Suite
Photography:
Cannon Camera Mark II
85mm Lens
75-300mm Lens
External Flash
CASPER
VAN OSS