PERSONAL STATEMENT

I am a recent graduate currently looking for work within the media and publishing industry.

WORK EXPERIENCE

Gwynnie Bee
New York City, NY September 2012 — Present
Position: Operations Assistant

• Acting as a liaison between customer service, inventory management, as well as the picking, packing, and shipping departments of a successful fashion startup in order to ensure efficient production of quality goods and services to our customers.
• Writing editorial for product descriptions and assisting photo shoots.
• Learn more about concept behind the company and how it works here.

Impose Magazine
New York City, NY September 2012 — December 2012
Position: Editorial Intern

• Writing articles and aiding in the day-to-day maintenance and production of web content for a music, media, and culture magazine.
• Read my most recent articles here.

The Art of Losing, LLC
New York City, NY August 2012
Position: Freelance Graphic Designer

• Creating labels and signage for the period piece feature film, The Art of Losing - based on the life of poet, Elizabeth Bishop.

The Contest, LLC
New York City, NY May 2012 — June 2012
Position: Freelance Graphic Designer

• Creating logos and product labels for multiple corporate identities, a social networking website, and high school signage for, Contest — a coming-of-age drama.

Newlyweeds, LLC
Brooklyn, NY March 2012 — April 2012
Position: Freelance Graphic Designer

• Creating product labels, ID badges, book covers, and more for the stoner comedy feature film, Newlyweeds.
• Read more about the film here.

Vice Media Group — Virtue Worldwide
Brooklyn, NY January 2012 — April 2012
Position: Music Department / Vice Records Intern

• Editing graphics for advertisements and flyers.
• Assisting the Music Supervisor with music selection for VBS.tv shows.
• Maintaining an up-to-date PR Contact List for VBS.tv, and supplying accurate metadata for distribution.

Valleyarm Digital Music Distribution & Publishing
New York City, NY August 2011 — December 2011
Position: North and South America Consultant

• Supervising the Absolute USA Indie music compilation, complete with album art and marketing campaign.
• A&R, marketing, and social media management.
• Preview the Absolute USA Indie music compilation here.

Valleyarm Digital Music Distribution & Publishing
New York City, NY June 2011 — July 2011
Position: Digital Content Intern

• Maintaining social media, marketing and competitor research.
• Conducting artist profile interviews and writing a how-to article for a music column targeting independent musicians.

Filming Under Influence Productions
New York City, NY May 2011
Position: Freelance Production Assistant to a music video

• Assisting Production with hospitality and scheduling, the Art Department with props and wardrobe.
• View the music video here.

EXPERIENCE

Contributor to Impose Magazine
Brooklyn, NY February 2012 — Present
Position: Contributor

• Contributing articles with illustrations for the concert sketchbook series column, Drawn, for music publication, Impose Magazine.
• Take a look at the illustrations here.

One Club Creative Bootcamp Winner
New York City, NY January 2012
Position: Participant

• 2nd place team winner.
• An intensive 4-day workshop in which 20 teams competed to present the best ad campaign on behalf of a client for DRAFTFCB Advertising Agency.
• Find the mission of the One Club Organization here.

ADC [Art Directors Club] Member at New York City College of Technology
Brooklyn, NY January 2011 — September 2011
Position: Member and Contributing Illustrator

• Making illustrations for our student-run print magazine, SMH.
• Designing the poster for our "Meet the Pros" Series speaker Fiona Hayes in March 2011.

Event Coordinator for Church World Service benefit concert
Greensboro, NC September 2009
Position: Event Coordinator

• Raising funds by securing sponsorship of a performance venue, creating and distributing flyers, communicating with the Sponsorship Coordinator of the local chapter, and emceeing the event.
• Church World Service caters to the needs of refugees. Learn more about CWS here.

SKILLS

• Proficient in Mac OSX and MS Office (Excel, Outlook, PowerPoint, and Word)
• Mastery in all Adobe Creative Suite programs (Bridge, Dreamweaver, Illustrator, Indesign, Photoshop)
• Final Cut Pro
• Google Documents
• HTML & CSS

EDUCATION

New York City College of Technology
Brooklyn, NY August 2010 — June 2012
Degree Received: AAS in Art & Advertising Design
With Honors

Freie Üniversitat Berlin
Berlin, Germany August 2008 — December 2008
Field: German Politics and Culture
Study Abroad Experience

Virginia Commonwealth University
Richmond, VA January 2006 — June 2008
Field: International Studies