Summary:
I am a self-sufficient, dedicated, and adaptable team-member whose proven strengths include a thorough knowledge of X/HTML and CSS web design methods, proficiency with the Adobe CS4 suite of production tools, and competence developing XML/XSLT/HTML emails. I possess excellent verbal and written communication, I can guide complex projects from inception to completion, and I work independently and under pressure within strict deadlines.
Media Design Skills:
Web Production and Design
- X/HTML 4.0/CSS/XML-XSLT/JIRA/Sharepoint
- Expert Adobe CS4 / Studio 8
- Microsoft Office Suite
- OMNITURE Test and Target
- Audio production, podcasting
Planning and Strategy
- Wireframing/UI workflows
- WIKI management
- Graphic asset management / archiving
- Web and email strategies
Communication
- Excellent, articulate verbal and written communication
- Organize relevant, productive team meetings
- Actively develop new relationships
- Proactive, pragmatic problem solver
Personal / Personnel
- Actively recruit, develop, review staff
- Diligently cultivate creative, productive work environments
Selected Web Design Experience:
Senior Visual Designer
- MyNewPlace
- December 2006-February 2009
- San Francisco, CA
- Designed national real-estate rental site (4 million+ unique hits/month)
- Design and code all XSLT/HTML emails
- Developed companion MyNewSite product and all related client sites
- Maintain company creative WIKI for staff use in design related issues
- Maintain large corporate client web site using HTML/CSS to strict specifications
- Design and present all home-page banner campaigns for major corporate clients
- Procure compelling photography to create all new client web site/page comps
- Create new web page comps to be integrated into existing designs
- Develop online eLearning materials for college textbook courses with HTML/CSS/CMS
- Meet regularly with Web Development team to discuss progress and strategy
- Actively consult with producers to ensure timely and accurate work progress
- Organize and maintain multiple, long term (9 month) project timelines
Production Artist (Contract)
- Silomedia
- April 2006-May 2006
- San Francisco, CA
- Organized art assets into compelling Flash simulation for VP Keynote speech
- Enabled optimal productivity by developing job strategies with creative director
- Ensured timely project delivery by managing changing production requirements
- Designed functional user interfaces
- Produce eclectic podcasts using evolving Internet delivery methods
- Implement and develop all XHTML/CSS and other development technologies
- Research current Internet Blogs for potential promotional relationships
- Created downloadable templates and arranged client artwork for final media projects
- Communicated all print guidelines to clients, ensuring accurate job completion
- Flight-check all existing client layouts for PMS color, size, or file format problems
Education:
New School University
- Master of Arts-Media Studies
- New York, NY (online-fall 2006)
- Media Management Certificate
- (online-fall 2006)
University of Ca., Berkeley
- Bachelor of Arts, Cultural History
- Berkeley, CA 1990-1992
Learn IT!
- Specialized HTML Course program
- San Francisco, CA
- May 2001