Web Designer/UI Designer

RICHARD A. TAYLOR

*** ********* ****** *-* • CHAPEL HILL, NC 27514

919-***-**** • *******.******.******@*****.*** WWW.AILLENTAYLOR.COM

SUMMARY

I am a graphic designer with 20 years of print experience and 11 years in web. My design style is clean and classic, with a proven track record of dramatically increasing response rate. I am highly motivated, results-oriented, and approach my work from a client-centered perspective. Notable abilites include:

• A proven track record in both print and online marketing

• Experience with Section 508 Accessibility Standards

• Familiar with setup, modification, and updating of commercial Word Press sites

TECHNICAL SKILLS

Adobe Creative Suite 3,4,5 Joomla Javascript Mac Classic/OSX

Illustrator Wordpress JQuery/AJAX UNIX Solaris

Photoshop HTML CSS LINUX Ferdora, Ubuntu

Indesign XHTML HTHML 5 Windows XP/Vista/7

Fireworks MySQL PHP

EDUCATION

Wake Tech Community College AAS in Web Technologies (Expected graduation 2013)

Kubert School of Cartooning and Graphic Arts Certificates of Completion

EXPERIENCE

Graphic Artist & Web Designer

Freelance/Contract

Contracted by IssuerDirect.com to re-design their site’s front page, design a template for the back pages, and craft an improved navigation interface.

Designed websites, ad campaigns, and marketing materials for numerous small and medium sized businesses

Consulted with non-profit organizations regarding their web presence and how to best use electronic media to maximize their impact on their community

Produced interior illustrations in multiple genres for game companies including Wizards of the Coast, Bedrock Games, Uber Goober Games, Steve Jackson Games, and West End Games

Tech Analyst/Webmaster

University Planning and Analysis, NC State University, Raleigh NC

Designed the department website to meet University Branding Standards

Created the Accreditation website to visually coordinate with other NCSU websites

Outlined the process and timeline for all three stages of the two-year Accreditation web project

Completed Stage 1 of the Accreditation web project ahead of schedule

Addressed small-device needs and other new technologies issues for both sites

Webmaster

SchoolDude.com, Cary NC

Increased overall email blast responses by 50% over previous year’s campaigns

Designed an email blast that resulted in 750 sign-ups out of a target audience of 1200

Designed five new micro-sites for new campaigns, increasing the online marketing team’s sales by 150%

Created 150 new Graphic User Interface icons in 15 hours in order to meet an urgent deadline

Edited 3 podcasts per month for web archiving and use in email campaigns

Webmaster

Lost Goblin Games, Raleigh NC

Achieved and maintained a position in the top five listings on Google, Yahoo, and MSN search engines for searches of all major product lines and store category

Performed weekly content updates to highlight new products and scheduled in-store events

Generated HTML email blasts showcasing new products, events and pre-release reviews of new items

Designed all logos, advertising and web graphics

Web Developer

Go-Go Video, Carrboro NC

Responsible for website creation and maintenance from conception through execution

Performed updates and expansions to site and database as inventory grew from 1200 to 5000 titles

Managed remote servers for data storage and backups

Designed all advertising material for print media

Database Developer

Federal Department of Public Health, RTP NC

Updated 5,000 web pages for submission to the department’s national database as part of a major ColdFusion redesign

Affixed CSS code to the website and prepared the site for XML scripting

Edited, resized, and reformatted 10,000 photographs

Web Developer

UNC-TV, Chapel Hill NC

Contracted to design a new website for UNC-TV

Built a media server for testing of audio and video streaming

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