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Professional Summary

 

Creative Services
• Excellent design skills in print and web including strong typography and color capabilities
• Editorial design expertise including layout, graphs, maps, feature pages and pagination
• Thorough understanding of printing process, concept through print
• Strong proofreading, editing and researching skills
• Expertise designing and maintaining production standards and establishing/maintaining brand
• Skilled in digital design, photography and video
• Expertise in social media marketing techniques, Facebook (ads, fan pages, iframes), You Tube, Twitter, LinkedIn, etc
• Internet savvy—eblasts, enewsletters, Google Adwords, email template design
• Excellent analytic thinking and creative problem solving skills with strong customer service skills

Computer/Technical Skills
• Proficient in Macintosh and Windows systems.
• Software application expertise:
Photoshop CS5, Illustrator CS5, InDesign CS5, Dreamweaver CS5, Premiere Pro CS5, Acrobat Pro 9,
Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Access), QuarkXPress, Tessitura, Wordpress, Cinamatize Pro, plus email services such as iContact, Constant Contact, Vertical Response, Benchmark, Gammadyne Mailer and Campaign Monitor
• Well-versed in web publishing technologies including html, xhtml, html5, css positioning, css3, xml, JavaScript, JQuery, Flash, Spry, dynamic sites, social media, search engine site optimization and analytics
• Able and driven to quickly learn and integrate new tools and technologies
• Macintosh expert in systems management, installation, troubleshooting and training

Teamwork/Collaboration
• Successful at promoting teamwork and individual accountability by modeling professionalism,
productivity and interpersonal effectiveness
• Experienced with vendors, clients, printers, press checks and photo shoots
• Effective committee member and team leader
• Skillful liaison, improving communication and building relationships

Management/Leadership
• Educated and experienced in supervisory and interpersonal relations
• Effective at staff procurement including temps, interns, freelancers in technical and creative areas
• Proficient at designing, evaluating, improving and implementing processes and procedures
• Highly-effective in developing a positive and productive work environment
• Well-organized, analytical, adept at multi-project management
• Skilled at planning, implementation and time management

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Professional Experience

Principal
the wright design • Sebastopol, CA • 1995-Present

Serving as an outsourced marketing department for small businesses and non-profits offering development and implementation of marketing materials including brand development, print collateral, web design and maintenance, website traffic growth, SEO, analytics, social media (Facebook, YouTube, Twitter, Yelp, Trip Advisor, more), media buying, advertising, public relations and promotions.

Senior Graphic Designer/Webmaster
Wells Fargo Center for the Arts
Luther Burbank Memorial Foundation
Santa Rosa, CA • 2006-2011

Designed and developed print and web advertising, direct mail, brochures, posters, tabloids, enewsletters, eblasts and other collateral to promote and support all departments
Redesigned, developed and maintained the Center's website and extensive internet presence
including search engine optimization and social media initiatives
Developed and maintained brand identity guidelines which elevated the Center's look, tone and feel to a level of excellence
Designed, coded and tested the Center's frequent electronic communications including sales messages, invitations, fundraising materials, surveys, eblasts, enewsletters
Edited video to post on YouTube, edited audio features for posting on website, designed and updated Lobby and Box office videos
Assisted with directing and overseeing the work of outside vendors and support staff
Served as point person on a variety of marketing related projects including leading the integration of Tessitura web API adding select your own seat, member tracking with website, membership acquisition and online donations
Tracked web analytics and analyzed email campaigns to best serve our audience's needs

Creative Services Supervisor
The Press Democrat
A New York Times Pulitzer Prize winning newspaper
Santa Rosa, CA • 1996-2001

Supervised team of graphic designers, special section editors, illustrators, and pagination specialists.
Reconfigured team duties resulting in reduction of overtime by 14 percent of total hours.
Organized and implemented Creative and Ad Design Workshops for salespeople and new designers,
and Small Ads with Big Impact Workshop for clients. Pointperson to New York Times Creative Intranet.
Established an evaluation program for designers and page layout specialists.  
Invited to judge at CNAEA, CNAA, WCAA, and Redwood Empire Students in Journalism competitions.
Created Designer's Handbook to ease transition to team organization including procedures, tips, tutorials, and creative.
Designer of special projects for advertising director, retail, and classified managers.
Department liaison to find solutions to errors from sales to systems while improving communication and relationships.

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Education

Currently completing an AA in Interactive Media Design with a 3.973 GPA
Santa Rosa Junior College, Santa Rosa, CA - Spring 2012

Certificates earned at Santa Rosa Junior College, Santa Rosa, CA - 2002 to present
Web Design Career, HTML Content Developer, Dreamweaver Web Content Developer, XML Web Developer, Project Management, Sales and Marketing Career, Small Business Management Career, and Supervisory Management Career

BA Degrees earned at Weber State University, Ogden, UT
Communication Arts: Graphic Design Emphasis and Art: Photography Emphasis

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Recognitions

WFA Achievement Awards
1st Place “Give it Your Best Shot” Photo Contest - El Dorado County Fair 2011
1st Place Any Other Advertising Piece - El Dorado County Fair 2011
2nd Place Best Fairtime Website - El Dorado County Fair 2011
2nd Place Show us your Best - New and Improved - El Dorado County Fair 2011
2nd Place Other Advertising Displayed in Print  - El Dorado County Fair 2011
2nd Place Any Other Printed Piece - El Dorado County Fair 2011
2nd Place Fair Program/Schedule - El Dorado County Fair 2011
1st Place Any other Advertising Piece - Sonoma-Marin Fair 2010
2nd Place Fair Program/Schedule - Sonoma-Marin Fair 2010
1st Place Fair Sponsorship Involvement - El Dorado County Fair 2009
2nd Place Posters - El Dorado County Fair 2009
2nd Place Printed Souvenir Program - Sonoma-Marin Fair 2009
1st Place Cultural Marketing - Sonoma-Marin Fair 2008
2nd Place Give It Your Best Shot - El Dorado County Fair 2008
1st Place Fair Dealer Cover Photo Contest - El Dorado County Fair 2007
1st Place Display Newspaper Series - El Dorado County Fair 2007
2nd Place Fairtime Programs/Schedule - El Dorado County Fair 2007
1st Place Exhibitor Handbook – Cover Design - El Dorado County Fair 2004
1st Place “Give It Your Best Shot” Photo Contest - El Dorado County Fair 2004
1st Place Non-Fair Event Sponsored by the Fairgrounds A Tasting A-Faire - El Dorado County Fair 2004
2nd Place Fair Dealer Cover Photo Contest - El Dorado County Fair 2004

SRJC Academic Honors - Dean's Highest Honors 2002 - 2005
1st Place award CNAEA Competition - Most Creative Use of Space - 2000
2nd place award CNAEA Competition - Most Creative Use of Space - 1999
TEAM award recipient Together Everyone Achieves More - Fall Quarter 1999
Named in New York Times Chairman's Award - September 1999
1st Place award CNAEA Competition - Most Creative Use of Space - 1997

Memberships

Web & Interactive Media Pros
North Bay Internet Society
Phi Theta Kappa International Honor Society

Community Service

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