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OBJECTIVE

To work in a role that allows collaboration with other creative individuals, the challenge of learning new technology and software and offers career growth within the company

WORK EXPERIENCE

Aug2012-current: Patient Services Representative Float, Polyclinic

• Customer service and patient related services in a variety of Polyclinic departments
  • Schedule patient appointments, answer phones, take copays, organize paperwork

Apr2011-July2012: Marketing and Media Coordinator, JAS Sports Inc.

• Organize web and print marketing for stores and e-commerce sites
  • Design and upload weekly web banners
  • Design and publish email newsletters, sale materials, signage and related collateral
  • Work with mall marketers to promote sales and participate in mall events and promotions
  • Capture and edit in-house product photos
  • Grew Mail Chimp list with 11,000 new subscribers over 1 year
• Manage social networking sites for four different brands
  •  Collectively grew Facebook by 39,000 likes over 1 year
• Consult with clients, vendors, and local athletes/agents
  • Set up autograph signings and events in –store
• Customer service
• Use of software and tools, including Adobe Photoshop, Microsoft Office Suite, MailChimp, Hootsuite, Filezilla,  iStar POS and Office system

Jan2010-Present: Freelance Artist, Obsidian Portal, White Haired Man, LLC, and other various clients

• Consult with clients and manage related projects
  • Provide digital illustrations and sketches based on client specifications
  • Film, edit and promote bi-monthly video blog segments, “Tuesdays with Nicole”
• Develop and maintain administrative tracking tools
  • Create and maintain time sheets to track time-worked and expenses
  • Ongoing correspondence to notify clients about project advancements and changes
• Use of graphic design and other software for each individual project including Microsoft Office Suite, Adobe Photoshop, Adobe After Effects; as well as learning new software JingPro, GarageBand

OTHER WORK EXPERIENCE

May 2012-Present: Blog Author, Dining In Seattle Restaurants

• Regular updates 3-4 times a week on blog
• Update and manage social media sites
• Write reviews, recipes and publish articles on local Seattle food news, events and products
• Record and publish a bi-monthly podcast
• Search Engine Optimization for all posts
• Edit site in Word Press dashboard

Jan2011: Artist and Participant, Global Game Jam Event

• Collaborated with artists and programmers to create a functional game in 48 -hours based on a theme
• Designed and contributed button icons, graphics and formatting game audio
• The final product, “Eat, Prey, Love”, was a matching game similar to ”Bejeweled”

Oct2006-Dec2009:  Artist and Student, Art Institute of Seattle

• Collaborated with other students to create films, animatics and similar production work
• Use of graphic design and animation software including Photoshop, Maya, AfterEffects

EDUCATION

Oct2006-Dec2009: The Art Institute of Seattle

• Bachelor of Fine Arts degree in Media Arts and Animation
• Dean’s List for 4 years

References available upon request