EDUCATION
Bachelor of Fine Arts | Emphasis in Graphic Design | Minor in Business Administration
Mississippi State University
Graduating – December 2009.
GPA: 4.0/4.0
SKILLS/SOFTWARE
Adobe Illustrator, Photoshop, InDesign, Dreamweaver, Flash
Mac OS X, Microsoft Office Suite 2008, QuarkXPress
Photographic Art Direction | Working Closely with Clients and Printers | Client Presentations
Group and Personal Production Scheduling | Printer Ready Mechanicals | Illustration
WORK EXPERIENCE
Jabberwock, Mississippi State University
Creative Director
August 2008 – December 2009
Oversaw selection or art to be showcased in each issue in addition to designing the Fall 2008, Spring 2009, and Fall 2009 issue covers.
Internships
Virgin Megastore Home Office
Los Angeles, CA
Advertising Intern
May 2008 – July 2008
Revised, re-sized and created in house advertising for the Virgin Megastore chain. Created a concept and design for a fresh branding campaign for the chain as a life-stlye store.
inferno
Memphis, TN
Creative Intern
May 2009-July 2009
Concepting, design, lay out, and revising of various print media for the ad agency’s numerous clients as well as internal purposes. Hilton’s extended stay hotel, Homewood Suites, selected my design to produce for their 20th Anniversary card. Under the art direction of Lyle Wardlaw, I completed several pieces for the Memphis area March of Dimes annual fund raising event.
College Identity Course
Spring 2008
Selected to participate in a class that produced real projects such as rebranding campaigns for various departments on the Mississippi State University Campus.
Freelance
Designed Christmas and Birthday Cards for the Mississippi State University Director of Marketing and Communications for the Division of Development and Alumni.
Designed 17th Annual International Chromosome Conference logo.
Designed logo for FUSETEC, a spinal fusion company.
Designed Price – English wedding invitation.
Designed Phillips – Abernathy wedding invitation and program.
Designed business card for artist Krystina Cirilli.
Currently designing a mass media campaign for Mississippi Coalition of Partners in Prevention.
Production Assistant
During the summer of 2008 I worked as a production assistant along side set designer Dominque Caddy on a Target commercial featuring Olympic gold medalist Shawn White and his new video game exclusively sold in Target stores. Duties included selecting set props from local shops and prop houses as well as assisting in the organization, design, and overall layout of the set.
Letterpress Workshop Participant
In spring 2009 I took part in two letterpress workshops with local artist Amos Kennedy at Kennedy Prints in Gordo, AL.
HONORS
MSU AIGA President (2008-2009)
Mississippi State University 37th Annual Fine Art & Graphic Design Competitive Exhibition
6 works accepted, over 500 entries, 131 accepted overall
Faculty Outstanding work by a Senior Award
Copy Cow Graphic Design Award
Graphic Design Juror Merit Award
Mississippi State University’s 36th Annual Fine Art & Graphic Design Competitive Exhibition
3 works accepted, over 600 entires, 110 accepted overall
Chalet Award for Graphic Design
Mississippi Collegiate Show 2009
2 works accepted, over 640 entries, 100 accepted overall
Juror’s Merit Award – Painting
Mississippi Collegiate Show 2008
2 works accepted, over 850 entries, 130 accepted overall
Best in Medium – Design
Best in Medium-Multimedia
Mississippi Collegiate Show 2007
2 works accepted, over 780 entires, 105 accepted overall
Best in Medium – Drawing
Mississippi State University AIGA File Save As Soiree National Student Show 2008
Jurors: Ray Fenwick, Julia Rothman, Kate O’Conner & Jennifer Daniels
4 works accepted, over 1200 entries nationwide, 225 accepted overall
Tuscaloosa, AL AAF 2008 Competition
Gold ADDY Award District Level
Silver ADDY Award Regional 5 State Level
Shackouls Honors College Phase I Award
Shackouls Honors College Senior 4.0 Award
President’s List 4.0 (8 consecutive semesters)
SEC Scholar Athlete Award 2005-2006
Mississippi Eminent Scholar
Order of Omega Patrick W. Halloran Scholarship Recipient
1 of 76 nationwiderecipients
Phi Delta Chapter, Chi Omega Sorority Executive Board Personnel Chairman
REFERENCES
Linda Corti (former employer)
Associate Creative Director
inferno
901-278-3773
linda@creativeinferno.com
Jamie Burwell Mixon
Professor | Graphic Design
Coordinator of Graphic Design Emphasis
662.325.1904
jmixon@caad.msstate.edu
Rebecca Davis–Kelly
Assistant Professor | Graphic Design
662.325.1515
rdavis-kelly@caad.msstate.edu