Bellevue Community College

Web Design classes – 2008 to 2009

University of North Texas

B.A. in Journalism – 2006

Proficient In

Adobe Illustrator & Photoshop, SignLab, Microsoft Office Suite (Word, Excel, Powerpoint), Outlook, FileMaker Pro, Quickbooks, Mac OSX and Windows XP, Google Analytics and Google Base

Strengths and Interests

Organization, List-Making, Production Coordination, Basic HTML and CSS, Internet Research, Graphic Design, Web Editorial, Website Maintenance, Marketing Collateral, Newswriting, Office Management, Creative Brainstorming, Streamlining, Music Writing, Crafts, Dogs

2007-current

Issaquah Signs, Issaquah WA

Office Manager & Lead Designer

• Graphic Design – designs signage, layouts, logos, custom graphics
  
• Project Coordination – works with customers to develop project requirements and to coordinate design, production and delivery of product
• Accounting – maintains company finance and billing database
• Sales – negotiates pricing, time lines and special order requests with customers
  

2006-2007

Acclaim Sign & Display, Seattle WA

Marketing & Graphics Assistant

• Marketing – led marketing effort online and through print media, to increase customer base
  
• Graphic Design – designed signage, layouts, logos and other custom graphics
• Sales – worked with sales team to develop pricing on customer’s individual projects
  

2006-2007

BK Henley-Taves Realty, Redmond WA

Marketing Assistant

• Marketing & Advertising – designed and implemented marketing through online and direct mailings
  
• Graphic Design – provided photo imaging services and marketing collateral design
• Website Management – led web effort, including online listing database and company website
  

2007

Sub Pop Records – Publicity Internship

• Worked with marketing and publicity department to develop PR plans and exposure efforts
• Content writer for press kits, domination schedules and individual band’s web presence
  

2007

Loveless Records – Graphic Design Internship

• Designed web banners, event media and overall web content

2008

Offbeatbride.com – Web  Internship

• Managed, wrote and posted online bride profiles
• Monitored all forum and website comments and activity
• Web editorial projects as assigned

2007 to current

ThreeImaginaryGirls.com

Music Writer

• Regular contributor to popular Seattle-based indie-pop music website; live show and album reviews, artist interviews and news/blog content
  

2009 to current

OffbeatBride.com

DIY Contributing Editor

Regular contributor to website; DIY features, blog posts, topic features, special projects

OffbeatMama.com

DIY Editor and Planet Manager

Regular contributor to website; DIY features, blog posts, topic features

• Manage blog Planet and moderate content