candace barnett resume dec 2012
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Resume as of Dec 10, 2012TRANSCRIPT
www.candacebarnett.comcandace barnett | designer
Summary of Qualifications • Curious nature has driven a continuous pursuit of new knowledge and experiences, nurturing a wide skill set. • Particularly skilled in design and illustration and enjoys using these in conjunction to thoroughly develop projects from concepts,throughthecreationprocess,andfinallytoproductiontorealizethemascomplete,polishedworks. • Enjoys the creative process and loves collaborating with others to create effective and communicative work.
Relevant Experience
Design and Illustration Skills • Branding / brand development • Exceptional illustration abilities • Story boarding and sketching • Package design and prototyping • Information design • Works skillfully on fast-paced jobs • Basic experience in web design • Basic experience in animation / interactive
Communication and Marketing Skills • Works well in collaboration with others • Benchmarking • Marketing plan development • Message development • Copy writing • Slogan and trademark name development
Project Management Skills • Art direction • Concept development • Strong leadership capabilities
Technical Skills • Adobe Creative Suite 6.0 - Illustrator - Photoshop - InDesign - Flash • Mac and Windows operating systems • MicrosoftOfficeandiWork • WordPress
Work Chronology
Lumidigm, Inc. 05.2012 to Present Visual Communications Designer Albuquerque, NM
- Began as temporary intern before being offered permanent position in the marketing department.- Designed new company website and assisted with the development, oversaw transition from old website, kept documentation of the processes, and served as project manager of a new WordPress website to update the look and feeloftheLumidigmbrand,aswellasreflectthe shiftinmarketingtomultiple,specificaudiences.- Responsible for marketing-related benchmarking, brainstorming, and concept development.- Develops messaging for a variety of audiences.- Revised existing marketing materials including website, printed and digital media, professional network site presence and trade show materials.- Development of new marketing materials such as animated videos, infographics, illustrations and advertisements for print and web.
Freelance 02.2012 to 04.2012IllustratorNew Mexico State University Business College andUniversity of New Mexico Business CollegeGrant-Funded Project by Daniel’s Fund- Illustrated series of marketing lessons in the form of three graphic novels.- Worked closely with doctorate student to developprovidedscriptsintofully-realizedgraphic novels for digital distributed teaching materials.
Awards Etc. 06.2011 to 05.2012Graphic DesignerAlbuquerque, NM- Provided graphic design services for clients, including designing layouts for awards, business cards, and signage.- Handled all laser engraving layout design and production.
AIGA NMSU Student Design Group 2011President and Group FounderNew Mexico State University (through AIGA)Las Cruces, NM- Established group in 2011, which required meeting requirementstoberecognizedasastudentgroup by both New Mexico State University and AIGA.- Planned and lead meetings and events.
Education / Honors and Achievements 2011
Bachelor of Fine Arts in Graphic Design New Mexico State University- GPA: 3.9, graduated with honors- Selected by faculty to give presentation of design work at the 2011 Bachelor of Fine Arts Exhibition at Las Cruces Museum of Art.- Crimson Scholarship; Required minimum GPA of 3.5; maintained 2007 to 2011 Fall 2010Participated in National Student Exchange ProgramCentral Washington UniversityEllensburg, WA