Freelance Graphic Designer/ Artist in Austin, Texas - Jennifer Alt Design

EMPLOYMENT

2008 - Present    Jennifer Alt Design, Austin, TX
Freelance Graphic Designer / Artist

•  Logo
design and identity package
•  Conceptualize and design various publications to include brochures and magazines
•  Music flyer design
•  Website design
•  Apparel artwork
•  Commissioned artwork

2008 - Present     ACT Global Sports, Austin, TX
Marketing Coordinator

•  Presented at FIFA marketing conference in Holland on behalf of ACT Global Sports
•  Composed marketing package that granted ACT Global's acceptance as 1 of 5 FIFA 
   Preferred Producers in the world for football turf

•  Manage SEO, design and content for www.ActGlobalSports.com
•  Maintain company blog www.ActGlobalSports.com/blog
•  Design all marketing materials
•  Video editing
•  Trade show both design and promotion
•  Package design for company product samples

2006 - 2007     Blue Sky Publications, Boerne, TX
Senior Graphic Designer

•  Designed various publications including Country Lifestyle Magazine, Texas Hills
   Magazine, Boerne Real Estate Guide
and New Braunfels Real Estate Guide
•  Art directed a photo shoot for magazine article

•  Wrote cut lines for covers, assisted with editing, and selected pull quotes,
   photos and fonts for magazine layouts
•  Designed and sold advertisements for clients in each publication
•  Prepared files for final output for press
•  Executed projects within deadlines with great attention to detail
•  Promoted Country Lifestyle outside of the office at art galleries,
   public conventions and company mixers
•  Worked with Sequel and Magazine Manager, account managing programs
•  Other design projects include:
    - Novel Stairway to Heaven, by Mary Jane Ross
    - www.CountryLifestyle.net
    - Hill Country Tour of Homes for 2007
    - Hill Country Home Builder Association, Membership Directory for 2007-2008
    - Marketing package for golf resort Rinco of Texas, Inc.


2005     Supersaver Advertiser/Herald Newspaper, Mt. Shasta, CA
Graphic Designer

•  Designed advertisements for local companies
•  Typeset various newspaper articles
•  Laid out the classified pages and all advertisements for weekly publication
•  Edited ads to meet weekly deadline
•  Customer service

EDUCATION

2006 - Present     Academy of Art University, San Francisco, CA
87 Credits toward Bachelor of Fine Arts, Web Design & New Media

2007     Folio Show 2007, New York, NY
Completed classes in the design track lectured by art directors from
several companies including Billboard, Harpers, Pink, and Domino
•  Design track courses include:
     -  Editorial & design, making the marriage work
     -  Avoiding rookie mistakes
     -  The art directors role in an interactive medium
     -  Cover design
           
2006     San Antonio College,  San Antonio, TX

Associate of Applied Science Degree, Sequential Graphics

Honors
2006, 2004 - 03   Juried Visual Arts Student Exhibition, San Antonio, TX
2005                   President’s Honor List San Antonio College, San Antonio, TX

SKILLS

•  Fine Art          drawing, painting, art history, design, photography
•  Graphic Art     2D / 3D animation, publishing, imaging, typography
•  Software         InDesign,  Acrobat, Illustrator, Photoshop,
Dreamweaver 
                         
After Effects, Flash, Lightwave, Premiere Pro,  Quark, Word, Excel,

References available upon request.