Resume
Work Experience
Graphic Designer, St. Tammany Parish Government
May 2009 - Present Mandeville, LA
- Website design for parish related websites, including Hurricane Katrina site.
- Designed templates for parish email marketing system, including arts newsletters and Parish President newsletters.
- Daily updating and maintenance of St. Tammany Parish Web site www.stpgov.org.
- Designed print pieces (i.e. brochures, reports, interpretive signs) using InDesign for numerous Parish departments, including the Commission on Cultural Affairs, Dept. of Engineering, Dept. of Health and Human Services and Dept. of Environmental Services.
- Logo development and branding for government programs, including official St. Tammany Parish Bicentennial Logo, official St. Tammany Parish goSTAT Transportation Logo.
- Interfaced with vendors and printers for various projects.
- Handled direct purchasing for various projects, including requisitions, purchase orders, and obtaining multiple quotes.
Production Artist, Keating Magee Advertising Agency
June 2008 - December 2008 New Orleans, LA
- Designed basic print pieces (i.e. brochures, postcards) using InDesign or Quark Xpress for numerous commercial campaigns.
- Basic XHTML/CSS coding and layout that assisted with the build out of web site/pages.
- Created the static and animated backup GIFS and JPGS for banner ads.
- Implemented quick revisions to jobs and ad resizes.
- Assisted Art Director and Copywriter with Advertising Campaign concepts.
Design & Advertising, Rags Land, children’s clothing company
March 2007 - June 2008 Baton Rouge, LA
- Designed Fall 2007, Spring 2008, Fall 2008 Catalog layouts using InDesign for national distribution.
- Created direct mail pieces and local/national advertisements using InDesign.
- Created and edited copy for catalogs and advertisements
- Designed weekly E-mails to customer list using Illustrator and Photoshop.
- Created postcards, flyers, and other necessary direct mail pieces using InDesign.
- Assisted Webmaster with daily web site maintenance, updated and created content.
- Created and edited images for web site using Photoshop.
- Photographed new products.
- Used Miva Merchant, an e-commerce content management system for product inventory.
- Assisted with development of product: new body styles, fabrics, and trim for each season.
Skills & Software
- Adobe Creative Suite: In Design, Photoshop, Illustrator, Go Live/Dreamweaver, Flash
- Quark Xpress
- Basic XHTML/CSS coding by hand
- Basic Flash
- Microsoft Office: Word, Excel, Powerpoint
- Windows and Mac OS X operating systems.
- Social Media: familiar with and utilize all current and emerging forms of social media – Twitter, Facebook, linkedin, etc.
Education
Louisiana State University 2003 - 2007 Baton Rouge, LA
- B.A. Mass Communications, with concentration in Advertising
- Minor in Latin and a Minor in Classical Studies
Mandeville High School 1999-2003 Mandeville, LA
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