A well-rounded, curios and well educated lady with a propensity for conceptual design and scholastic writing seeking similar for productive liaisons in academic surroundings and design firms!
EDUCATION
Savannah College of Art and Design (SCAD), Savannah, GA
MFA, Graphic Design, Aug 2007
American University in Bulgaria (AUBG), Blagoevgrad, Bulgaria
BA, Journalism – Mass Communications, May 2004
BA, Political Science – International Relations, May 2004
University of Missouri (MU), Columbia, Missouri
Visiting scholar at the School of Journalism, 2002-2003
EXPERIENCE
Nov 2005 – May 2007. Work-study at Pinnacle Gallery, SCAD
Greeting visitors and explaining work on display
Answering questions about Savannah College of Art & Design
Facilitating sales of artwork and other merchandise
Oct 2004 – May 2005. Graphic Designer. ‘Totem Design,’ Skopje,
Macedonia. Designed and edited promotional and advertising
material, book covers and product design. Clients: Cannon (art
direction, design and productions), Coca Cola (art direction
and design), Mobimak (now part of T-Mobile, art direction).
June 2004 – Oct 2004. Graphic Designer. ‘STR Company,’ Skopje,
Macedonia. Designed and edited promotional and advertising
material for newspapers and magazines.
June – August 2003. Photojournalism intern. Daily Macedonian
newspaper ‘Vest,’ Skopje. Working with a team of staff
photographers, producing daily coverage of events in the
capitol, feature and sports photos and photo essays.
HONORS
National Dean’s Honors list, 2006 – 2007
Combined international and academic merit graduate scholarship,
SCAD, 2005 – 2007
Soros Academic scholarship, AUBG, 2000 – 2004
Visiting scholar at MU - Columbia, Missouri, 2002 – 2003
TEACHING EXPERIENCE
Summer 2007 – Teaching Assistant, (High School Summer
Seminar), SCAD, Savannah, GA
Assisted students with concept developments, layout and design
and software use.Assisted with production and final exhibition.
Spring 2007 – Teaching Assistant, (Intro to Graphic Design class),
SCAD, Savannah, GA. Assisted students with concept development
and design refinement, led class critiques,administered quizzes
and grading, and delivered two lectures and presentations.
June – July 2004. Student tutor, national ‘Brother, Sister’ program,
Macedonia. Worked with high school juniors and seniors in
teaching basic computer skills in word processing, data
organization and graphic design.
LANGUAGES
Fluent in Macedonian, English, Serbian, Bulgarian, and German.
RELATED SKILLS
Experience and proficiency in Microsoft Office package, CS
programs (Photoshop,Illustrator and InDesign) and Macromedia
(Dreamweaver, Fireworks and Flash).
Savannah, GA