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MAGGIE HARRAH
609 W Church St Apt 21
Champaign, IL
217.766.9265
mmharrah@gmail .com

EDUCATION
Bachelor of Fine Arts in
Visual Communication, May 2007
Ball State University, Muncie, IN
GPA: 3.3

DESIGN EXPERIENCE
Graphic Designer/Screenprinter - Gameday Spirit: Champaign, IL
October 2007- Present
- Designed artwork using Adobe Illustrator and Corel Draw, converted JPGs into vector art, and separated ink colors for printing
- Supervised screenprinting team, managed and delegated jobs in order to meet
production deadlines
- Operated screenprinting machinery and equipment, programmed essential functions and maintenance on machine, developed screens, loaded ink, stocked and folded shirts
- Managed storefront, provided excellent customer service and handled money

Web Manager - Urbana School District 116: Urbana, IL
January 2010 - Present
- Oversaw updates and additions to the district website
- Redesigned and published 7 Elementary School websites over a 6-month period; this included creating a consistent layout and style guide using HTML and CSS.
- Maintained updates and uploaded information to school websites

Digital Content Editor/Graphic Designer - Discover Places: Champaign, IL
May 2009-May 2010
- Managed and updated web content including calendars, directory listings, forums, articles and page layouts
- Designed logos, graphics and layouts for client websites
- Designed and formatted printed marketing materials
- Managed company profiles on social networking websites
- Set-up user accounts and provided technical support

Graphic Designer - Horizon Hobby: Champaign, IL
July 2007-January 2009
- Paginated, designed and formatted catalogs ranging from 30 - 200 pages
- Utilized valuable photo editing skills such as color correction, photo manipulation and clipping paths in order to create covers and action shots for products
- Created web graphics for weekly e-mail newsletters
- Printed and constructed signs for trade shows and events

Desktop Publisher - Ball State Office of Recreation Services, Muncie, IN
May 2005 - May 2007
- Designed and produced brochures, newsletters, posters, newspaper ads, T-shirts, bulletin boards, wayfinding, signage and flyers
- Planned, organized and completed projects within a timely and efficient deadline
- Printed and constructed large-scale signs for special events
- Photographed and documented special events

SOFTWARE AND COMPUTER SKILLS
Apple Mac OS X, Windows XP/Vista, Adobe Creative Suite CS-CS4, Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign Dreamweaver, Flash, Bridge, Acrobat, Corel Draw, Microsoft .NET, Microsoft Word, Excel, Powerpoint, Keynote

RELATED SKILLS
Print Design, Screen printing, Apparel Design, Printmaking (Woodcut), Vector Design, Web Design, Corporate Identity, 3D Display, Photo Retouching, Image Optimization