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Resume

Jennifer Janviere
Twitter: @janviere, @janvierephoto
Flickr: www.flickr.com/photos/jenniferjanviere
LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/jenniferjanviere
Photo Blog: http://shutterspeedoflight.wordpress.com
Infographic Resume: http://bit.ly/vglFGU

EDUCATION
March 2004 SAVANNAH COLLEGE OF ART AND DESIGN
M.F.A., Sequential Art major
4.0 GPA

August 2001 UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN-MILWAUKEE
B.F.A., Graphic Design major; Art History minor
3.79 GPA


SOFTWARE
Adobe Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign, Lightroom, Bridge, Acrobat Pro, Dreamweaver, HTML, CSS, iLife suite programs, Microsoft Office Suite (Word, Excel, Outlook, PowerPoint)

ADDITIONAL SKILLS
Digital photography and photo editing; story boarding, writing, editing, blogging, social media, digital storytelling; basic video and audio editing experience.


WORK EXPERIENCE
Multimedia Specialist/Instructor, Marquette University
2009-Present
Maintain Diederich College of Communication website and related peripheral sites, including blog and social media. Generate engaging content for the website; interview students, alumni, staff and faculty for feature articles; write editorial pieces for website, blog and alumni magazine; photograph people and events around the college; create promotional materials for events and guest speakers; maintain social media sites (Twitter, Facebook, Flickr, YouTube, Foursquare, YouTube, Vimeo), generate analytics and track traffic patterns.

Graphic Designer, DHI Corp.
2007– 2008
Developed marketing materials, including brochures, retail signage and packaging for home decor products. Coordinated print production with vendors. Digital photography and color correction, maintained product image library and website database

Graphic Designer, Brew City Promotions, Inc.
2006– 2007
Development of promotional and retail materials for clients, including the Milwaukee Art Museum, Miller Park, Miller Brewing Company, the Betty Brinn Children’s Museum and the E.A.A. Worked with clients, salespeople and printers to coordinate all stages of projects from concept to production. Original apparel designs for national retailers such as Urban Outfitters, Nordstroms, JC Penneys

Freelance Illustrator and Designer
2002- Present
Graphic design and illustration for various local and national clients. Past projects have included creating ads, brochures, billboards, product packaging designs, direct mailing materials, greeting cards, logos, and original concept illustrations

Graphic Designer, UW Milwaukee Women’s Resource Center
1999– 2001
Designed Center’s newsletter, created promotional materials for WRC events, developed original video covers for extensive video library collection, conceptualized and created illustrations to highlight workplace diversity


TEACHING EXPERIENCE
Instructor, Marquette University
2009-present
Teaching college level course in marketing/graphic design, digital communication

Instructor, Waukesha County Technical College
2006
Taught college level course in Adobe Photoshop

Instructor, Palm Beach Community College
2004- 2005
Taught college level courses in Art Appreciation, Graphic Design, Adobe Illustrator, Adobe Photoshop and Color Theory


VOLUNTEER WORK
Current volunteer photographer with Milwaukee Neighborhood News Service, a non-profit media outlet focused on telling the unfolding stories of Milwaukee’s central city neighborhoods.

Past work with Artists Working in Education (AWE), a Milwaukee–based organization that promotes art to children in urban areas. The group’s mission is to encourage positive recreational activities and self–esteem for kids by encouraging the process of artistic creation.

Past work with Allexperts.com, a website created to provide information about a wide variety of topics to the public. Work includes answering questions about Adobe Illustrator, and helping users to troubleshoot the program.


PROFESSIONAL HIGHLIGHTS
Currently working with university ITS and outside developer on redesign for college website to improve visual appearance, navigation/functionality and overall user experience. Saved college approximately $10,000 in project design costs by designing all wireframes and style sheets.

2010 recipient of Diederich College of Communication Teaching Award

2007 recipient of Graphic Design USA "American Graphic Design Awards" for illustration.

Contributing author/artist to the 2005 Small Press Anthology, an annual publication showcasing the sequential artwork of a selected artists from around the country (SPX Anthology 2005, published by CBLDF (ISBN: 1-891830-79-1).