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Art Manager
Storyboards Inc
Feb 2014 - Sep 2014 (7 months)
- Manage artists work
- Update website with new artwork
- Responsible for looking for new artists
- Create promotional materials: artist magazine, meeting invitations, etc.
- Communicate with vendors regarding printed materials
- Write content and maintain blog in WordPress
- Social media manager for Storyboards Inc and Art&Motion
- Develop and send MailChimp newsletters
- Troubleshoot all technology-related problems in office & work with outside vendors, if needed
- Maintain Wiredrive for clients, artists and in-office staff
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Creative Lead
TRUFFLE Travel
Oct 2012 - Jan 2014 (1 year 3 months)
I made everything on the site & app look beautiful!
- Graphic design, photo editing, creative direction
- Participated in brand development & maintained cohesion across all channels
- Formatted the website by determining the correct look for all typography & graphic elements
- Designed the media kit, 72-paged style book, brand book & all other company documents
- Conceived the design for The Suite (the TRUFFLE blog), including layout, navigation, multiple post styles, typography, ads, photos & graphic elements
- Envisioned the concept, strategy & design for TRUFFLE’s 25 Days of Adventure campaign in December, including the newsletter & blog post layouts & the ads on all platforms
- Created all social media graphics, advertising and marketing materials for TRUFFLE, along with the ads for the impending partnership with onefinestay
- Illustrated icons & buttons for the web, blog & app
- Enhanced, cropped & uploaded all photos for the web & blog
- Communicated with photographers to acquire images for TRUFFLE
- Researched & purchased all stock photos
- Photographed multiple businesses & landmarks for the LA city guide
- Handled photo acquisition with international correspondents via Google Drive & Dropbox
- Managed the 2014 photo department budget
- Developed & implemented the organization process for the art/photo archive
- Organized & maintained Dropbox for in-office staff, international correspondents & guest bloggers
- Wrote blog posts, tips & content for the LA city guide, including two purchasable tours on the app
- Arranged bi-weekly newsletter campaigns with Mailchimp in a template I designed
- Built & stylized pages & posts in WordPress using HTML & CSS
- Learned HTML & CSS at UCLA
- Worked directly with the CEO to achieve the vision for TRUFFLE Travel
- Coordinated multiple projects with coworkers across the globe
- Achieved personal & departmental quarterly goals on a consistent basis
- Volunteered with TRUFFLE at Project Angel Food, CHLA & Beauty Bus
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Eco Staff Writer
Pink and Black Magazine
Aug 2012 - May 2013 (9 months)
I wrote about the environment, why it's great, and why we need to protect it! I also discussed how to live sustainably and be green while trying to spread love for our planet!
Check out my articles here: http://pinkandblack-magazine.com/?s=allison+haag
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Graphic Designer
SH Music Publishing
Oct 2012 - Apr 2013 (6 months)
- Designed illustrations for a series of piano books
- Adjusted book layouts
- Marketing research
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Blogged for seventeen.com
Seventeen Magazine
May 2012 - May 2012
My blog post for seventeen.com about Sasquatch! music festival!
www.seventeen.com/entertainment/sasquatch-recap
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Art/Photo Intern
The Knot
Jan 2012 - May 2012 (4 months)
- Photo research for The Knot Magazine both national and regional issues, and their affiliate websites - thenest.com and thebump.com
- Contacted photographers for hi-res images and terms of use contracts
- Updated art administrative documents
- Designed spread two-page for The Bump magazine (Vol. 8)
- Resized images for slideshow use
- Basic administrative duties (copying, scanning, etc.)
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Web Editor
Office of Interactive Media at Hofstra University
Sep 2009 - May 2012 (2 years 8 months)
- Updated web page content for the Hofstra University website using HTML and Dreamweaver
- Created new pages for the website
- Updated Flickr account for school event photos
- Identified pages to improve and/or redesign
- Expanded Hofstra's online presence
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Art Director
Pulse Magazine
Jan 2011 - May 2011 (4 months)
- Directed a staff of four people
- Worked with other editors to maintain strict deadlines
- Developed an original layout for the entire magazine
- Designed each page of the spread and cover
- Created logos for Pulse website
- Communicated with publisher/printer to ensure correct layout at time of printing
- Wrote blog post about the millennium generation
