CORNELL UNIVERSITY,
ARCHITECTURE DEPARTMENT,
COLLEGE of ART, ARCHITECTURE + PLANNING

Ithaca, NY
August 2009 - present

Assistant to the Chair/Communication Coordinator:

Design promotional materials for Department: event invitations, reports, posters, postcards. Manage content and photos for Department website. Event coordination: lectures, receptions, dinners, conferences and retreats. Administrative duties for Chair: manage meeting and departmental committee schedules, handle communication for the Chair, organize faculty hiring processes and host guest lecturers. Heavily involved with the organization and preparation for the Department's 2010 accreditation.

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FREELANCE GRAPHIC DESIGN

New York City
Fall 2008 - present

Web + Print Graphic Designer:

Design, build, organize and update web sites. Design and manage e-newsletter campaigns. Design press kits, logos, presentations, corporate identity and print materials (brochures, business cards and letterhead) and even a board game. Product photo retouching. Work closely with clients to develop a cohesive and attractive brand identity. Wrote and illustrated a weekly online DIY column for Plenty Magazine. Clients include: ESPN's GIRL Magazine, Care2, Smith Magazine (of Six Word Memoirs), UncommonGoods, GreenerPenny and more. Go to Graphic Design Services website for more information on my graphic design business.

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New York City
Oct. 2007 - Oct. 2008

Associate Art Director:

• Involved design, layout and print production of bi-monthly green-living magazine
• Completey redesigned magazine with creative director in fall 2007
• Managed pre-press preparations and ad artwork
• Experience with photo research and photo editing
• In addition to print magazine, redesigned the press kit materials and design house ads
• Web: manage company website updates using Movable Type, design and build new webpages, edit, manage and upload all web photos, design web banners, manage online archives and create weekly reader e-newsletter
  
  

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New York City
Sept. 2004 - Oct. 2007

Graphic designer:

• Worked with the creative director and the photographer to layout and design the print catalogs. Five catalogs per year, million-plus copies per each run. Responsible for catalog production process, catalog paper buying, setting up press time with Quad Graphics and managing all pre-press handling of catalog files
• Conducted 3 - 5 day press runs to oversee printing quality and color accuracy
• Redesigned the customer e-newsletter and increased effectiveness and portion of sales through the e-newsletter threefold
• Managed bi-weekly customer e-newsletters: responsible for quarterly planning, creation of each e-newsletter, organizing work schedules, and sending e-newsletter through a mass mailer program
• Updated homepage on weekly basis. Worked with CTO to design and build new webpages and graphics

• Designed and created print ads, mailings and corporate identity materials.

  
  

Press Relations Coordinator:
(assumed management of Public Relations in Fall 2005)

• Managed all press inquiries, press updates and interacted with editors on daily basis to promote products and fulfill press requests
• Increased press placements in 2006 over three-fold from previous year
• Hosted annual press days to give editors a preview of new products
• Planned, coordinated and designed press mailings and e-newsletters to showcase new products
• Editor product sample return rate increased from 37% in 2005 to 63% in 2006
• Product placement outlets include: Time Magazine, InStyle, The Oprah Magazine, Redbook, USA Today, The New York Times, Daily Candy, NBC's The Today Show and CBS's Good Morning America
  
  

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Washington D.C.
Summer 2003

Exhibits/Design Intern:

Designed and created the website showcasing the museum’s summer exhibit, Art of the Stamp. Project included content organization, navigation layout of web pages, design presentation and creation of over 300 pages done in Dreamweaver and Photoshop. View website. Also assisted with the creation and opening of the summer exhibit in the gallery, attended exhibit planning meetings, senior staff meetings and publicity events.

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New York City
Summer 2001

Intern:

Worked in the arts/graphics, set design and field departments and assisted with the live television show. Helped with the responsibilities and the organization of a professional television production. Commended by field department director.

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New York City
Summer 2001

PR Intern:

Assisted in office responsibilities, dealt with the press, assisted with the operations at the Searchlight movie production publicity office. Attended and assisted with press days. Attended screenings of the upcoming movies.

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Ithaca, NY
Fall 1998 - Summer 1999, Summer 2000

Museum volunteer and paid position:

Prepared and opened the fall 1999 museum exhibit dealing with the unpacking and organizing of museum artifacts. Entered information about artifacts into the computer database. As a volunteer: organized files, worked at the front desk greeting visitors, managed front desk phones and did miscellaneous secretarial jobs. Commended for my perfomance by the curator of the museum, and was then asked to work in a paid position.

References available upon request