UncommonGoods.com
New York City
Sept. 2004 - present
Graphic designer:

• Work with the creative director and the photographer to layout and design the print catalogs. 4 - 5 catalogs per year. Responsible for catalog production process, catalog paper buying, setting up press time with Quad Graphics and managing all pre-press handling of catalog files.
• Conduct 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.
• Manage 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.
• Update homepage on weekly basis. Work with CTO to design and build new webpages and graphics.
• Design and create print ads, mailings, edit logo and design corporate identity papers.

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

• Manage all press inquiries, press updates and interact with editors on daily basis to promote products and fulfill press requests.
• Increased press placements in 2006 over three-fold from previous year.
• Host annual press days to give editors a preview of new products.
• Plan, coordinate and design 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 The Today Show and CBS Good Morning America.

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Freelance Web Design and Management
New York City
Fall 2003 - present
Web designer. Design, build, organize and update information for websites of private individuals and small companies. Use Adobe Photoshop and Macromedia Dreamweaver. In some cases responsible for photography and photo editing for web. See websites.

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Smithsonian Postal Museum Internship, Washington DC
Summer 2003
Web Designer/Exhibits 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 Macromedia 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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Statler Hotel Technology Center
Cornell University
Fall 2002 - Spring 2003
Electronic Performance & Support Specialist . Worked in Hotel School computer lab. Maintained and edited the Statler Intranet site using Dreamweaver and Photoshop. Created and edited instructional PowerPoint presentations.

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Pure Oxygen Television Studio Internship
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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Fox Searchlight Publicity Office Internship
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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DeWitt Historical Museum of Tompkins County, 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.

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