PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

EncyclopÆdia Britannica, Inc.

May 2009–Present

Senior Media & Design Specialist (May 2016–Present)

Media Asset Technician/Compositor (May 2009–May 2016)

  • Research, evaluate, and acquire media with consideration of needs, rights, usage, and budget; contact and negotiate with third party vendors when needed.

  • Provide editorial team with background information, verifying that subject matter is accurately identified and captioned.

  • Utilize Photoshop and batch processing actions to prepare images for print and online use; retouching ranges from minor cropping and resizing to extensive color correction and cleanup.

  • Use internal asset management system to log all photo information, create unique ID numbers, and upload files; maintain organized system of vendor information, including source files and contracts.

  • Manage photo aspects of project timelines and budgets, ranging from one-day turnarounds requiring free cost images to longer-term initiatives with photo budgets of $15,000+.

  • Maintain understanding of rights management, vendor agreements, and photo resources.

  • Autonomously complete recurring projects, such as quarterly HTML newsletter, e-book cover montage images, and textbook editing and page creation, using mainly InDesign and QuarkXPress.

Schawk!

May 2007–November 2008

Graphic Designer

  • As member of Accenture Creative Services team, provided creative support and guidance to worldwide Accenture clients; directly client-facing throughout creative and production process.

  • Worked independently to conceptualize, design and manage projects; provided design services for print and multimedia collateral using Photoshop, InDesign, and Illustrator.

  • Involved in all aspects of production, including selection of stock photography, vendors, paper stock, and finishing processes; conducted press checks to ensure quality of final product.

  • Maintained integrity of Accenture brand by following precise guidelines and working with Accenture Brand Review Hotline; processed and implemented critiques and alterations as requested.

  • Built relationships with a national client base of Accenture executives, officers, and executive assistants.

Spectrum Creative Solutions and Services

Summers 2006, 2004, 2003

Intern

  • Worked on assorted projects, mainly print collateral, including brochures, mailers, and yearbooks.

  • Assisted in print shop, customer relations, and direct mail operations.

Trumpet Advertising

Summer 2005

Intern

  • Researched the needs and offerings of the Louisiana State Parks system and spearheaded the conceptualization of a fishing trail to serve as a marketing tool.

  • Created a marketing plan and designed print collateral to promote the fishing trail.

Software

Mac and PC platforms

Adobe Creative Cloud

  • Photoshop

  • InDesign

  • Illustrator

  • Premiere Pro

QuarkXPress

MS Office

  • PowerPoint

  • Word

  • Excel

Asset management systems

SKILLS

Photo retouching

Corporate design

Publication layout

Asset management

HTML

Media rights and licensing

Logo design

Typography

Project management

Production

Illustration

Grammar

Spelling

Customer service

EDUCATION

State University of New York at Fredonia

2006

Bachelor of Arts in Graphic Design

General Assembly

2017

User Experience Design Boot Camp

Chicago Filmmakers

2017

Adobe Premiere Pro workshop

 

"The best photo editor we've worked with [on the Britannica Book of the Year] in the past 20 years!"

-Britannica colleague

"You never have a bad day."

-Former Britannica supervisor