Resumé

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:

Freelance Graphic/Web Designer (June 2008 - present)
Various clients
• Created all visuals for startup day spa, including identity design (logo, business
cards, signage), printed materials (promotional fliers, menu cards), and Wordpress
web design and development; shot photos of the business for web use;
developed and managed marketing campaigns through SEO, social networking,
Google Adwords, and other online advertising venues; continually develop new
ideas for marketing strategies for print and online
• Developed materials for up-and-coming musicians for print (CD cover art,
logos/identity) and web (site design/development/management);
worked directly with clients to discuss ideas and concepts
• Designed materials for client’s freelance translation and language tutoring
services — created original artwork for business card to be distributed
throughout Europe and North Africa; currently working on website
redesign and restructuring

Graphic Designer/Production Artist, Photographer (May 2012 – August 2012)
Focal Point
• Redesigned product ordering guide booklet - reorganized content to make products easier to find and ordering instructions simpler to understand
• Designed email campaigns, fliers, sell sheets, Powerpoint presentations, internal newsletter, and other marketing materials; produced internal signage, technical spec sheets, posters; implemented website updates using Flash, HTML, and CSS elements
• Acted as in-house photographer for product and application photos; contributed to staging and design of interior spaces to demonstrate lighting products in use; photographed fixtures to adequately show light distribution of different bulbs and filter options; adjusted/edited images in Photoshop

Graphic Designer (contract) (June 2010 - June 2011)
The Nielsen Company
• Produced a variety of printed materials according to style guides, including sell sheets, reports, charting, advertisements
• Designed/produced digital collateral including presentations, banner ads, and animated web gifs
• Worked on multiple projects simultaneously for national/international offices, frequently with short turnaround times

Graphic/Web Designer (freelance) (November 2005 - April 2010)
The Law Offices of Kameli & Associates
• Collaborated on design of website and corporate identity - worked with a team to develop a clean and modern image for website and identity designs; helped build a greater online presence for the firm
• Contributed to advertising campaign concepts and marketing strategies in
addition to design and production of materials for print and web
• Developed additional websites promoting specific legal services; contributed to restructuring of info architecture as well as design and development

Photographer/Photo Technician (February 2009 - December 2009)
Commercial Research Image Archives (CRIA)
• Shot nearly 10,000 photographs of historically significant subjects and locations throughout the United States
• Scanned, retouched, and color corrected over 1,500 old historic images for resale
• Researched content for captioning of each original photo; paired images with detailed information and keywords for web search

Senior Graphic Designer (November 2005 - June 2008)
WHSP Group
• Designed and maintained 9 different websites for international health care/pharmaceutical company, including online store
• Created multilingual printed materials for American, Latino, and Middle Eastern markets, including product labels, packaging, advertisements, and brochures
• Developed all visuals and marketing materials for international health expo in collaboration with small design staff, including printed catalogs, interactive Flash catalogs, brochures, 3-dimensional booth designs, murals, banners,
advertisements for web and print
• Communicated with external vendors (printers, web hosts, translators, IT support, etc.); researched potential advertising venues and promotional opportunities


EDUCATION:

DePaul University, Chicago, Illinois
Bachelor of Arts - Graphic Design, 2005
Cumulative GPA: 3.7
Study Abroad - Rome, Italy, Autumn 2004


HONORS & ACHIEVEMENTS:

• Received Best Art + Design Award at
the DePaul University Student Juried
Exhibition, 2005
• Exhibited and sold design work and fine art
at Get Knifed Gallery (Chicago)
• Prize-winning photography published in Little
Blue World magazine and selected for 
various online media outlets
• Centennial Scholarship recipient
• DePaul Honors Program
• Member of National Society of Collegiate
Scholars (NSCS)
• Member of Golden Key International
Honour Society
• DePaul Dean’s List, all quarters in attendance


TECHNICAL SKILLS:

• Proficient in Adobe Creative Suite
(Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign, Acrobat,
Bridge, Lightroom, Dreamweaver, Flash,
Fireworks), QuarkXPress, Google Sketchup,
Microsoft Office Suite (Word, Excel,
Powerpoint, Outlook); knowledge of HTML,
CSS, XML, CMS/Wordpress design
• Extensive experience in photography
(Outdoor/nature, architectural, interiors,
products, indoor/studio; digital, 35mm, black
& white developing/darkroom printing,
medium and large format cameras) and
image editing (scanning, color correction,
retouching/restoration, image manipulation)
• Skilled in a variety of artistic mediums
including hand drawing, painting,
and printmaking
• Well versed in both Mac and PC

Projects by Allison Tenn

Vector Illustrations
12 Files

Websites
11 Files

Logos
10 Files

Posters
8 Files

Catalogs
3 Files

Brochures
3 Files

Booklets
3 Files

Flash
8 Files

Packaging
7 Files

Email Design
3 Files

Ads & Fliers
2 Files

Stationery
3 Files

POP Displays
2 Files

Booth Design
2 Files

Sell Sheets
1 File

Photography
44 Files

Concert Photography
23 Files

Color Correction
3 Files

Banner Ads
2 Files