William P. Smith Jr.
Nashville, TN 37206
***.**@*********************.*** 615-***-****
Experienced Multimedia Artist
The services I offer to your firm are second to none in the digital arts. My specialties are in Graphic Design, Web Design, Audio Production, Video Production, Digital Animation, and SEO/Social Media.
Education
Bachelors of Applied Science in Digital Media and Animation
The International Academy of Design and Technology, Nashville TN
Anticipated Graduation Date: December 2011
Experience
Freelance Graphic/Web Designer, Ewebsitegraphicdesign.com , Nashville, TN ,04/2011 – Now
Designed logos for neighborhood organizations for churches and non-profits
Designing web sites for small businesses.
Mail Room Worker, The Tennessean, Nashville, TN, 7/2010 to 3/2011
Maintained packing and distribution for The Tennessean clients
Operated insert machines for making newspaper bundles for distribution
Events Staff/Unarmed Security , Contemporary Services Corp , Nashville, TN , 10/2003 - 01/2008
Maintained security for patrons and events for guests
Patrolled assigned quadrants to detect and report suspicious activity
Monitor and authorize entrance and departure of employees and visitors
Technical Skills
Design and Animation
Adobe Photoshop CS5
Adobe Illustrator CS5
Adobe Indesign CS5
Corel Painter X
Adobe Flash CS5 (Vector)
Digicel FlipBook 6 (Raster)
Autodesk 3ds Max 2009 64-bit
Social Media, SEO, and HTML
Market Samurai
Domain Samurai
HTML, CSS, Javascript, Basic PHP
Adobe Dreamweaver CS5
Wordpress.org
TweetDeck
Traffic Bug
Audio/Video Production
Avid's Pro Tools 9
Adobe Audition 3.0
Apple Garage band
Apple Final Cut Pro 9
Adobe After Effects CS5
Adobe Premier Pro CS5
Apple imovie
Awards / Volunteer Activities
First Baptist Church South Inglewood, Nashville TN - Computer Repair and Tutoring, Mentoring with Men's Meeting in Graphic and Web Design
http://nashvilletech.co/ , http://www.meetup.com/Nashville-Tech/ Image Design Contributor, Member
Other Qualifications
Good skill set in the fine arts dealing with drawing, 2D animation, and painting
Intimate familiarity with principles of design
Versed in cross-platform computer in both Macintosh and Windows-based operating systems
Enjoys individual creative direction
Great use of Microsoft Office tools; PowerPoint, Word, Excel, Outlook
Great skill in Audio Production
Ability to properly interface digital audio devices via analog and digital interconnections
Understanding of proper digital synchronization practices
Understanding of configuring audio software headphone cue mixes
Ability to efficiently use digital signal processing power
Can integrate the use of MIDI, and sample, loop libraries in creations of remixes for industry standards
Audio for Video Production
Understanding of Drum Editing and Drum Sound Replacement
Understanding of pitch correction for Auto-Tune and other programs
Understanding of Audio Podcasting for RSS feeds and basic XML
Great skill in Video Production.
Detailed understanding of photography
Understanding of shudder speeds
Aperture settings easily understood for lighting and depth of field
Color correction principles and editing
Great foundation of transitions from shot to shot
SMPTE time-code for drop time and synchronizations
Compositional understanding for After Effects and visual Fxs
Understanding of Video Podcasting for RSS feeds and basic XML
Fine Understanding SEO (Search Engine Optimization) for keyword research and rankring
Knowledge of Google Adwords Keywords system for getting great optimization
Understanding of on-page factors for better information architecture
Can optimize meta tags for keyword and descriptions
Can write articles for keywords, widgets, blogs
Understanding of Google Analytics for tracking traffic and ranking
Knowledge of back-links of websites for articles, audio, and video.
Understanding of Traffic Bug for indexing websites and blogs
Using advanced social media tools and skills for branding and marketing
Can customize Facebook using involver.com
Can use Tweet Deck for looking at all major social media sites at the same time
Understanding of Google Alerts for getting information on brand
Can get blogs noticed using technorati.com for higher ranking
References available upon request