Design professional with experience in publishing (editorial, art and production fields) and communication design.
Professional Experience
Senior Graphic Designer, VTech Communications, Inc., Portland, OR
Design product catalogs, advertising, packaging, retail signage and miscellaneous collateral to introduce and communicate new cordless phone technology for both the VTech and AT&T industry leading brands
Assistant Art Director, Metropolitan Home Magazine, New York, NY
Designed and revised layouts, imported and styled text, organized and archived all art, wrote front of book pieces
Art Assistant, Elle Girl Magazine, New York, NY
Designed front of book pages, scanned and organized incoming art, edited short blurbs for the company website
Editorial Intern, Nerve.com, New York, NY
Wrote gallery introductions and "Breaking News," assisted editors on features in fiction and photo galleries
Marketing/Editorial Intern, Soft Skull Press, Brooklyn, NY
Designed promotional posters, produced sample CDs of up-coming graphic novels, and hosted author readings in NYC
Fact Checker, Newsweek International Magazine, New York, NY
Fact checked articles on digital consumer products in Europe and Asia
Education
Bachelor of Arts in English
Vassar College
Poughkeepsie, New York
Urban Landscapes, Perception & Figure Drawing
Pacific Northwest College of Art
Portland, Oregon
Skills
Mac/PC literate
Software: Adobe Illustrator, Adobe InDesign, Adobe Photoshop, SketchUp, Adobe Acrobat Professional, Quark, Dreamweaver and MS Office
Portland, OR