resume - november 2012 v1.0
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My most recent resume pdf.TRANSCRIPT
www.candacebarnett.comcandace barnett | designer
Summary of Qualifi cations • 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, through the creation process, and fi nally to production to realize them as complete, polished works. • 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 • Microsoft Offi ce and iWork • WordPress experience
Work Chronology
Lumidigm, Inc. 05.2012 to Present Marketing Intern Albuquerque, NM
- Benchmarking, brainstorming, story boarding, and concept development.- Developed corporate messaging for external and internal audiences.- Revised marketing materials including website, printed media, professional network site presence, and trade show displays and materials to refl ect new messages.- Development of new marketing materials such as animated videos, infographics, advertisements for print and web, and illustrations.
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 develop provided scripts into fully-realized graphic novels for digital distributed teaching materials.
Awards Etc. 06.2011 to 05.2012Graphic DesignerAlbuquerque, NM- Customer interface; proposed solutions for customers’ wants and needs.- 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 which required rallying students to participate in AIGA membership.- Coordinated requirements to be recognized as a student group by both New Mexico State University and AIGA.- Planned and lead meetings and events.- Served as president until graduation.
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 StudentExchange ProgramCentral Washington UniversityEllensburg, WA