Education

University of South Carolina 2006
Scholarships: National Merit, Carolina, LIFE
Bachelor of Fine Arts, Studio Art
Graphic Design Concentration
With Honors from the South Carolina Honors College
Magna Cum Laude, GPA 3.78

Trident Technical College 2008
Internet Programming Certificate

Work Experience

Graphic Design Full-time May 2008 - December 2011 + Part-time January 2012 - present
The Ben Silver Corporation   www.bensilver.com

• Catalogs - layout and type for 7-10 catalogs per year, ranging from 52-128 pages
• Website design - created mock-ups of each page and coordinated with programmers who implemented inventory feeds and other functionality. I contributed the code for certain features such as alternate image mouseovers and our monogram simulator.
• Website maintenance - create, organize and update images, products, departments, information pages
• Advertising - magazines, newspapers, tourist guidebooks, postcards, company van wrap, outdoor banners
• Emails - create and schedule promotional emails to our customers
• Social media - manage company page on Facebook
• Miscellaneous - clothing tags & labels, package stuffers with product info, store signage

Retail May 2006 - October 2007
Target Store 1391, Citadel Mall

• Trained in Cashier, Sales Floor, and Operator positions, able to shift between roles
• Promoted to Jewelry Specialist August 2007, responsible for setting product and pricing

Design Experience

Webmaster February 2008 - February 2011
Charleston Hurricanes Women’s Rugby Football Club   www.charlestonwomensrugby.org

• Responsible for the design & maintenance of the team website
  (has since been redesigned by new webmaster)
• Designed the logo and crest still utilized on the website, uniforms, & team promotions
• Created T-shirt designs for fundraisers and team wear

Web Developer Fall 2006
Department of Art, University of South Carolina   www.cas.sc.edu/art/

• Responsible for maintenance, updates, and additions to the department website

Web Design Intern Summer 2005
The Children’s Museum of Indianapolis   www.childrensmuseum.org

• Assisted in the development and maintenance of the museum websites, produced interactive online activities, designed graphics for student worksheets

Media Skills

Adobe - Dreamweaver, Flash, Illustrator, InDesign, Photoshop
Microsoft - Excel, Frontpage, Powerpoint, Word
Internet - CSS, FTP, HTML, JavaScript
Devices - digital cameras, scanners, pre-press proofer