Resume
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OBJECTIVE:
To contribute my extensive creative talents and project management skills to an excellent team.
EXPERIENCE:
Ruth Kennedy Designs, Jan 2003- Present:
Sole proprietorship creative direction, design, and photography
- Short to long term contracts
- Currently, accepting small projects, including shooting portraits/events, and designing anything from logos to websites.
Visual Contractor; Sign Letter Depot, March – Current:
- Product Photography
- Branding
- Design
- Social Media Setup
Interim Marketing Specialist; Jack’s Family Restaurants, Nov 2015 – Jan 2016:
- Digital Analytic & Campaign Analysis
- Social Media Buying
- Photo/Graphic Imaging
- Building Presentations
Creative Director/Webmaster; Black Creek ISC, Nov 2014 – Jun 2015:
- Print ads

- Website management
- Writing press releases
- Images/iconography for software, books, and manuals
- PowerPoint presentations for sales and training
Assistant VP Membership-Leadership Dept; Civitan International, Jan 2012 – Nov 2014:
Non-profit project management, overseeing new clubs built in the United States
- Social media
- Three newsletters monthly
- Quarterly membership promotions
- Event planning
- Bi-monthly magazine for PR Department
Photographer; FEMA, (Temporary Contract) Jul-Sept 2012:
Disaster Relief Photographer (I was offered a permanent position, but reluctantly turned in down due to long-term deployments.) https://www.fema.gov/media-library/multimedia/collections/30
SKILLS:
- Visually creative

- Print design
- Web design
- Photography/Image editing
- Adobe Creative Suite (Photoshop, InDesign, Illustrator, Dreamweaver, Flash, Acrobat etc.)
- HTML with CSS and jquery (using Dreamweaver)
- Cooperate branding/brand compliance
- Google products/optimization (Ad Words, & Analytic)
- Microsoft Office (PowerPoint, Word, Excel, etc.)
- Social Media content (FaceBook, &, LinkedIn, Instagram, Google+, and Pintrest)
- Social Media Optimization Tools (Hootsuite, Offerpop, Survey Monkey, Track Maven, etc.)
- Project management
- Writing and editing
- Creative talent management & training
- Customer service
- Office management
- Excellent time management
- Extremely organized
- Detail oriented
- Self-motivated
EDUCATION:
BA, Visual Journalism, concentration in photography, image editing, and graphic design
(Industry-specific continuing education online)
VOLUNTEER/ COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT:
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