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
  • 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.

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:

  • 2000. First place award in the Media category of the Savannah Internet Expo Website Competition for the 'Georgia Guardian' website I designed.
  • 2000. Second place award in the Education category of the Savannah Internet Expo Website Competition for the 'Savannah College of Art and Design's Apple Resale' website I designed.
  • Georgia Press Association's Awards given to our two person design team at the Georgia Guardian:

  • 2000. First place award for Page One Layout and Design
  • 1999. First place award for Layout and Design, page one.
  • 1999. First place award for Overall Layout and Design
  • 1999. Second place. General excellence.
  • 1999. First place. Ad idea of the year.
  • 1999. First place. Best use of color in an ad.
  • 1999. Second place. Best use of color in an ad.
  • 1998. Second place. Best institutional ad for the First Liberty Bank campaign.
    The campaign consisted of four ads I designed.
  • 1997-98. First place award for layout and design.

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)