Christopher J. Kelly EMPLOYMENT
7 REDWOOD LANE • ITHACA, NY 14850 • 607.220.3990 •
[email protected] CORNELL UNIVERSITY Ithaca, NY GRAPHIC DESIGNER
FULL-TIME: 09/04–09/10 (Alumni Affairs & Development) / 09/10–PRESENT (University Relations)
Graphic designer with project management responsibilities for print and web communications. Manage five to fifteen jobs daily, including EZRA magazine, proposals, donor gifts, invitations, programs, graphics for e-mail and web, and more. Serve as lead backup for design department during art director's absence: responsible for consulting on design with the senior director of marketing, coordinating and leading weekly department meetings (for a design team of 4), collaborating with both project and marketing managers on current and new jobs, ensuring design department projects stay on track, and representing the department to senior leadership, clients, and colleagues as requested by the senior director. Additional contributions to AAD include photo and template galleries for proposals and procedures for organizing/cataloging jobs. JON REIS PHOTO & DESIGN Ithaca, NY GRAPHIC DESIGNER / DIGITAL IMAGING SPECIALIST
FULL-TIME: 11/99–09/04
Expanded the studio’s graphic design and digital imaging capabilities. Design included promotions, brochures, advertisements, logos, and more for the studio and clients. Digital imaging services included digital photo retouching/ restoration, scanning, and archival digital printing. Other responsibilities included creating procedures for organizing and cataloging jobs, setting up digital pricing and design bids, interviewing potential web designers and design interns, handling print house arrangements, installing/upgrading programs, training and assigning design work to co-workers and interns, troubleshooting computer problems, and assisting with digital photo shoots on location. NYIT Central Islip, NY / INK SHOP PRINTMAKING CENTER Ithaca, NY PHOTOSHOP INSTRUCTOR
FREELANCE: 04/95 (NYIT) / 09/02–11/05 (Ink Shop)
Taught a continuing-education class and several workshops entitled “Digital Collage with Photoshop.” Planned instruction and developed demonstrations and hands-on exercises. NEW YORK INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY Old Westbury, NY GRAPHIC DESIGNER
FULL-TIME: 10/94–05/99 • FREELANCE: 06/99–09/99
Created a wide range of marketing and informational products for NYIT’s three campuses, as well as their online and Florida programs. Other responsibilities included creating procedures for organizing/cataloging jobs, interviewing designers, handling print house arrangements, installing/upgrading programs, computer troubleshooting, and training and assigning design work to co-workers, interns, and freelance designers. CYBEX CORPORATION Ronkonkoma, NY GRAPHIC DESIGNER
FULL-TIME TEMP POSITION: 06/94–10/94
Designed an array of marketing products for physical-fitness and rehabilitation equipment; developed a style guide and handled arrangements with printers. OTHER
COMPUTER
Volunteer design work for Long Island Teen Challenge, Namgyal Monastery, West Hill Educare, and Yoga Anand Ashram • Organizer of sustainability program and yoga classes for AAD • Neighborhood Watch program leader for my community • Freelance designer and Macintosh tutor • Radio announcer (FCC licensed) • Professional DJ. MACINTOSH
Print/Web Graphics – InDesign, Quark XPress, Publisher, Word, Illustrator, Photoshop, and Acrobat Presentation – PowerPoint, Acrobat, and beginner knowledge of Flash Animation – beginner knowledge of Flash and Director Project Management – NetSuite OpenAir, Toggl, ProWorkFlow, and Confluence Digital Asset Management – Portfolio EDUCATION
MA, COMMUNICATION ARTS
with computer graphics focus, NYIT, 12/97 (Dean’s List/Cum Laude) BA, STUDIO ART
Stony Brook University, 12/93 (Dean’s List) REFERENCES
AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST.