Storyteller/Digital Designer/Turnkey Media Maker: @sayitwithpixels - Richmond, Va. and Radiant Hall Studios, McKees Rocks , Pa.
1998 - PRESENT
Freelance traditional and digital creative artist & designer. Various mediums applied to support campaign goals for non and for-profit clients. Copywriting, design, camera ops, and printing services; collaborating with appropriate vendors if necessary. Currently writing and illustrating a graphic novel memoir with supportive art installation projects from my creative space at Radiant Hall Studios. Attended multiple writing workshops to better understand my target YA audience. Incorporating microstorytelling and flash fiction with supportive hybrid interactive transmedia establishes the form and function of my current storytelling practice.
Department & Program Full-Time Lead Faculty: Visual Communications Department - Digital Media Design and Web Design Programs; Community College of Beaver County - Monaca, Pa.
2003 - 2021
Educated students and community members, of all ages, on and off campus, in the classroom, on loca-tion and virtually. Developed real world influenced & transferrable curricula for multiple degrees and programs, ie; Communications, Visual Communications, Media Communications, Web Design, Web Programming, UAV Drone, HR Management to prepare learners for the communication design industry or university of their choice. Managed and maintained audio and video recording studios and multiple computer labs' equipment and software through annual budgets with IT support. Collected and reported assessment data to support retention strategies. Curated annual student art show and facilitated student created promotional media for their art shows. Art directed and edited annual student arts & literary magazine. Created cross-disciplinary learning experiences for interdepartmental students via design charrettes. Managed social media campaigns promoting design student activities on campus and their coursework. Sponsored the SGA Visual Arts and Music/Drum Clubs. Presented successful peda-gogy at international, national and local teaching conferences. Developed and maintained semester based course LMS instruction shells to support hybrid & virtual student success. Worked closely with student services and counselors to advise students in need. Taught creative summer & continuing education courses to the county youth and adults. Hired, mentored and supervised student lab techs, workstudys and Part-Time Faculty.
Designer- Print/Web: Herald-Standard - Uniontown, Pa.
2001 - 2003
Designed print ads for clients to sell their products, community announcements and more for a daily newspaper. Created a visual balance of word and image in the local target audience messaging.
Editor - Turnkey Media and Interactive Production : Park Group - Richmond, VA and Washington, D.C.
1997 - 2001
Turn-key facilities producing radio, television, and film projects for local, regional, national and international clients. Used scripts to create screen titles and credits during post-production (editing and sound for the screen) operations with scheduling, work order creation for deliverables, communicated with producers to prepare for client editing sessions, supervised technical assistant, and supported a team of editors and producers in both Richmond, VA. and DC locations.
Adjunct Professor: Communications Arts & Design Department - Kinetic Imagery Program; Virginia Commonwealth University - Richmond, Va.
2000 - 2001
Instructed Senior Studio students as they created digital graduation portfolios, proofread Curriculum Vitaes, and participated in mock interviews based on script of questions. Introduced how to create successful soundtracks for students’ video and animation projects.
EDUCATION
New Media & Web Design: Academy of Art - San Francisco, Ca.
2005 - 2007, M.F.A. 18/30 virtual credit hours completed.
Studied and applied advanced user-centered communication and design thinking approaches for real world interactive projects that incorporated research and creative development, script and copywriting, media production and deliverable creation to include typographic, graphic, web/mobile, photographic, videographic and animated content to sell products, tell stories, create interaction within the target audience, raise funding and more.
Visual Communications : Virginia Commonwealth University - Richmond, Va.
1998 - B.F.A. Multidisciplinary Studies, Cum Laude
Introduced to human-centered communication and design thinking approaches for real world projects that incorporated research and creative development, script and copywriting, media production and deliverable creation to create typographic, graphic, web/mobile, photographic, videographic and animated content to sell products, storytelling, create interaction within the target audience, raise funding and more. Achieved second seat in senior media arts graduating class and honorable mention for photographic series displayed in the senior photography & film show.
SKILLS
30+ years USER
Design Thinking; human-centered approach to problem solving
Turn-Key Project/Campaign/Event planning & management
Productive interdisciplinary team member
Profit & Non-Profit client support
Various media-based vendor collaboration
Apple/MACbook pro exclusive devices & PC cross-platform interaction
Screenwriting & Copywriter & Editor-proof-reading, MLA & AP formats & more Analog and
Digital Photography Digital Video Camera & Studio equipment operator
Digital Video and Animation Producer & Editor Analog and
Digital Film Producer & Editor Graphic & Logo Design-Daily, Quarterly & Annual Publications
Interactive & Mobile Design - UCD/UI/UX
Adobe Creative Suite Computer Lab hardware & software management
Black & White and Full-Color Document & Photographic Print Management
Audio Recordist & Editor
Scanners & other image capture devices
15+ years USER
Microsoft Office
Social Media Content creator/editor
Google Suite
Canva
ADDITIONAL INTERESTS & EXPERIENCE
Yoga, Cycling, Travel. High School Yearbook Photographer and Photography Editor, High School Photography Club President, Lettered in Band and Swimming (MVP), College Art and Literary annual contributor and cover designer.
PROFESSIONAL REFERENCES
Available upon request.
