Monday, April 21, 2008

Highlights

10 Years experience designing and writing innovative marketing materials for web, video/DVD, CD and print:

Layout and Design

  • Design of print, web, PowerPoint’s, and DVD for variety of clients such as the Chicago Art Institute, the Sheffield School of Interior Design, Arte Sotto un Tetto and fortune 500 companies such as 3M and Avery.
  • Designed one of six features for the Chicago Art Institute CD-ROM and Kiosk for children’s exhibit, Telling Stories. CD-ROM won first place in the American Association of Museums Awards for Multimedia.
  • Develop and Maintain consistent, original, and effective company identity and style for multi platform marketing for clients such as Altrum technologies and Eldesigns Jewelry.

Writing and Communications

  • Write and develop marketing materials such as web-copy for clothing and art jewelry website, interactive business presentations for sales, interior design guidebooks, marketing videos and press-releases.
  • Work includes writing marketing videos for Encyclopedia Britannica Educational Corporation, such as Pallets, the Louvre Museum video series.

Self directed and Project Oriented

  • Able to work well independently to create projects on-time, within budget.
  • Lead and managed the development of multi-platform interior design course from start to completion for the Sheffield School of Interior Design Materials included guides, DVDs and web marketing articles.
  • Project manager for variety of marketing and media projects for Britannica for five years.

Computer and Internet Capable

  • Comfortable using many design and office software programs such as Photoshop, Illustrator and PowerPoint, as well as designing web sites and blogs.

Art and Gallery Experience

  • B.F.A. Honors Graduate, from the Massachusetts College of Art.
  • Art exhibited nationally in galleries and shows including New York, Art Students League, Washington Square Outdoor Art Exhibit, “Below 220”Manhattan Arts Show, and Chicago, The Spertus Museum (gift shop), Museum of Decorative Art, The Chicago International Film Festival.
  • Worked for the Pavo Real Gallery in Boston and Chicago as art repairer.
  • One of top sales person at the Ariodante Craft Gallery, New Orleans.