Multimedia Designer
Top performing,
results-oriented design professional containing expert qualifications in web/interactive
design, marketing, client interaction and project management. Consistently recognized
for contributions in increased company recognition and general excellence in
print and interactive design. Seeking a multimedia design position where high
quality, leadership skills, and excellent advertising/design skills are needed.
EDUCATIONAL
ACHIEVEMENTS:
The Savannah
College of Art and Design. Savannah, Ga.
Bachelor of Fine
Arts in Graphic Design. Graduated
in 1996.
Additional courses: graduate
graphic design & interactive design courses.
The College of Notre Dame
of Maryland. Baltimore, Md. 1991-93.
QUALIFICATION
HIGHLIGHTS:
- Committed to outstanding
quality while adhering to deadlines.
- Demonstrated leadership
skills. Dedicated worker with an eye for detail.
- Extensive knowledge
in both print and multimedia design.
- Outstanding interpersonal
skills.
- Over three years experience
in web design and nine years involved with graphic design.
- Possess illustration,
photo manipulation and color correction skills.
- Successfully improved
numerous company websites with 100% redesign.
- Proposed website marketing
strategies and interesting content to grab people's attention.
- Successfully created
numerous designs for a vast array of clientele in many industries.
- Award-winning design.
COMPUTER SKILLS:
Extensive knowledge of
the following:
- Adobe Photoshop
- Macromedia Director/Shockwave/creating
cd-roms.
- Lingo (interactive programming
for Director)
- Macromedia Dreamweaver
- Macromedia Fireworks
- Adobe Illustrator
- Streamliner
- QuarkXPress
- Pagemaker
- Ability to work on cross
platforms, PC and Mac
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- Macromedia Freehand
- Adobe Pagemill
- Go Live
- Fractal Design Painter
- SoundEdit
- HTML (HyperText Markup
Language)
- Gif-animation / animated
banners
- Rudimentary Javascript
and Flash
- Demonstrated ability
to
handle large websites.
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CAREER HISTORY:
2000-present. Multimedia Designer
for a multimedia advertising company located in Jacksonville, FL.
- Responsible for designing
multimedia advertising for interactive CD-roms and websites
for a vast array of clientele ranging from Alltel to Jacksonville Magazine.
1997-2000.Assistant Art
Director and Webmaster. The Georgia Guardian. Located in Savannah, Ga.
- Responsible for the
layout and design of the first section of the newspaper including cover.
- Was in charge of designing
and maintaining their georgiaguardian.com website.
(an extensive 100-page newspaper website I entirely designed and updated weekly.)
- Successfully designed
numerous companies' advertisements in many formats.
- Created illustrations
and other graphics.
- Scanning/Image manipulation/photo
color correction
- Successfully assisted
other departments and coordinated with writers and photographers.
- Copy writing and editing
skills. Also excellent spellchecker.
1997. Designed entire website
and register graphics for Daiquiri Island Cafe.
1996-97. Marketing
assistant and project coordinator. Millenium Marketing.
HONORS/AWARDS:
Professional Accomplishments:
Academic Honors:
- 1993-1996. Recipient
of Effing Scholarship for outstanding portfolio
and academic achievement to attend the Savannah College of Art and Design.
- 1993-1994. National
Dean's List.
- 1993-1994. Who's Who
Among Students of American Universities and Colleges.
- 1991-1993. Recipient
of Talent Scholarship to the College of Notre Dame of Maryland.
Awarded based on outstanding portfolio and academic achievement.
Excellent references available.
My Contact Information:
E-mail me at: mshelene@hotmail.com
(It's usually easier to get in touch with me via e-mail initially)
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