Résumé



College Education



Florida State University Tallahassee, FL (May 2010)

  • Bachelor's Degree in Studio Art with concentration in Graphic Design and Web Design
  • Minor in Film Studies
  • Overall GPA 3.85 magna cum laude

FSU International Study Abroad Program London, UK (May - Jun 2009)

  • Completed coursework in British Life and Culture, and Fundamental Speech
  • Demonstrated responsibility and maturity through independent travels
  • Exercised positive global representation of the United States of America

Work Experience



Web Designer, Links Media Corp Ft. Lauderdale, FL (Jan 2011 - Present)

  • Designed brand-sensitive email blasts and print materials (i.e. brochures, flyers)
  • Developed skills in Illustrator and InDesign

Web Developer, Shoulder Buddies Ft. Lauderdale, FL (Jun 2010 - Present)

  • Provided creative feedback on product assets, including character logos and copy design
  • Used assets to design and layout website

Web Designer, Web Services Ft. Lauderdale, FL (Aug 2010 - Jan 2011)

  • Marketed projects through copywriting, email campaigns, social networking, and screencasts
  • Developed programming skills, particularly HTML, CSS and JQuery

Project Experience



Web Designer/Developer, Shoulder Buddies Tallahassee, FL (Jan - May 2010)

  • Established first client-designer relationship to create custom-made website
  • Learned a new PHP framework while developing other programming skills

Web Developer, Yourarthere.net Tallahassee, FL (Jan - May 2010)

  • Worked with a faculty member as a research assistant
  • Gained real-world teamwork experience with local and long-distance team members

Co-Webmaster, Sunshine Fan Online Tallahassee, FL (Jun 2006 - Dec 2008)

  • Marketed a film to an international fan base unofficially
  • Gained web marketing and international networking experience

Skills Profile

  • Adobe Photoshop, Illustrator, Dreamweaver and Basic InDesign
  • Microsoft Word, Outlook, Excel, PowerPoint, basic Quark, ProMail/StreamSend, and ConstantContact
  • Windows (XP, Vista and Windows 7) and Mac operating systems
  • Print (Newspaper, Brochures, Flyers) and Web (Applications, Emails) Design
  • HTML, CSS, basic PHP, basic MySQL, basic JavaScript/JQuery, CodeIgniter and basic WordPress
  • Experience with Search Engine Optimization (SEO) and web marketing/social networking

Awards and Recognition

  • Golden Key International Honor Society member (Nov 2008 - Present)
  • Ann Kirn Scholarship in Graphic Design (Apr 2010)
  • President's List (Spring 2007, Spring 2010)
  • Dean's List (Fall 2006, Fall 2007 - Fall 2009)