Coroflot

Resume

Nicole Rawley
Atlanta, GA
nrawley@hotmail.com
864.616.6846


..:OBJECTIVE:..

To Resuscitate. Titillate. Aggravate. Satiate. Assimilate. Become great.


..:FOCUS:..

Graphic Design, Photography, Illustration, Layout, Writing for print and web.


..:EDUCATION:..

5/2000 BA Advertising University of South Carolina - Columbia, SC

12/2002 AA Graphic Design Greenville Technical College - Greer, SC


..:SKILLS:..

Proficient with Photoshop, Illustrator, ImageReady, Quark, InDesign, Dreamweaver, Frontpage, MSOffice Suite on Mac or IBM; with photographic film development, print production, digital retouching; with large-format digital printing and color management; Fluent in French; Versed in Spanish


..:EXPERIENCE:..

5/2007 - 11/2007 Buckhead.com
Atlanta, GA

Site Manager

Write reviews of and photograph entertainment venues, commercial retailers and travel businesses in Buckhead community of Atlanta. Manage site content. Recruit local business with directory listings. Research, organize and effect SEO strategies.


5/2004 - 12/2007 GoDekalb.com
Atlanta, GA

Site Content Editor

Create motion graphic web ads for businesses listed in DeKalb county local directory website. Design inhouse direct mail, event banners and brochures. Write and edit site content.


12/2001 - 5/2004 AllSquare Computer Technologies
Greenville, SC

Business Development Representative

Created new logo design and inhouse collateral (letterhead, business cards, invoices, fax, inserts, product announcement fliers, product sample/spec sheets, packaging, t-shirts). Created electronic designs for e-marketing. Organized and implemented marketing plans communicated via internet, telecommunications, trade show events, direct mail, cooperative advertising and print. Directed co-op funds earned from manufacturers and adhered to budget constraints. Recruited new clients with business-to-business contact. Maintained customer retention.


6/2000 - 5/2001 The Petaluma Post
Petaluma, CA

Editor

Began as typesetter, promoted to editor. Typeset and edited 20+ page community monthly. Ensured eight columnists complied with deadlines. Interviewed and photographed local and statewide business owners. Wrote business profile articles. Sold advertisements. Met with clients to discuss design/copy needs and proofing. Created ads. Assisted publisher with distribution of 50K circulation paper to Petaluma, Marin and Sonoma counties.


..:FREELANCE:..

5/2002 - Present

AllSquare (direct mail, website)
SpoonfedArt (logo design, website)
DHM Adhesives (website)
KS International (website, product photography, print ads)
Maple Creek Townhomes (identity package)
Seventh Heaven Properties, LLC (identity package)
SOCON (team pennant designs)
Divas on Main (signage)
Chicora Alley (business cards, menus, bottle labels, website)
Dunlop (golf/tennis product package and logo design)
Ground Industries (AT-board deck design)
Creative Imaging 360 (logo, direct mail, digital imaging)
Coldwell Banker/Caine Realtor (newspaper ad)
InnerBalance (identity package, marketing campaign)
Thornblade Club (direct mail, brochure)
Tailored Chemical (website)
American Mortgage Union, Inc. (logo, brochure)
GoDekalb.com (writing, direct mail, brochure, motion graphics)
Advanced Bio-Treatment (writing, direct mail, brochure, SEO strategy)
Royale Palm Cigar Co. (identity package, website/promotional graphics)
Mind Art Apparel (screenprinting/dry transfer graphics)
Marketing Point (business card)
High Cotton Records (album art)
Alta Advisors (business card, brochure)
IMT (identity package, web templates, location photography)
Kerplookee.com (logo)


..:AWARDS & RECOGNITION:..

12/2002 Three final portfolio pieces in Permanent Collection at Greenville Technical College

7/2002 Photography published in "Photography I Workbook" by Blake Praytor

8/1998-5/2000 LIFE Scholarship recipient

8/1996-5/2000 University Scholarship recipient

8/1996-5/2000 Dean's List


..:INTERESTING FACTS:..

I lived in France for three combined years. I drove a 24-foot rig from South Carolina to California and back alone.