EDUCATION
Stonehill College (Easton, MA)
BA in Visual & Performing Arts / Graphic Design / Minor in Journalism
May 2009
Scuola Lorenzo de’Medici (Florence, Italy)
Academic Programs International
Spring Semester 2008
COMPUTER SPECIALTIES
Fluent in Adobe Photoshop, Illustrator and InDesign
Proficient in Adobe Dreamweaver, After Effects and Acrobat
Basic HTML
Apple and PC Platforms
Social Media Sites, including Facebook and Twitter
WRITING SPECIALTIES
News and Feature Writing
Copywriting / Copyediting
Interviewing
Press Releases
Creative Copy
WORK EXPERIENCE
Freelance Copyeditor at Boston's Weekly Dig (Boston, MA)
April 2010 – Present
I write creative body copy, and copyedit and fact-check news and feature articles and other content for Weekly Dig, Beer Advocate and Finder Boston.
Freelance Writer at Demand Studios (Santa Monica, CA)
March 2010 – Present
I research for and write informative and instructional online articles for eHow, Travels.com and Trails.com, and edit articles using comments provided by copyeditors.
Freelance Electronic Illustrator at Dartmouth Publishing, Inc. (Sudbury, MA)
January 2010 – Present
I work on freelance projects, which typically include multiple illustrations that are used in a variety of publications ranging from classroom worksheets to medical textbooks.
Graphic Design Intern at Henson Jackson Art Gallery (Stoughton, MA)
Januray 2009 – May 2009
I designed email newsletters advertising gallery events and distributed them to a mailing list. I created a gallery brochure and multiple flyers advertising gallery events and advertisements for use in local newspapers and magazines.
Senior Designer at InHouse Design (Easton, MA)
August 2008 – May 2009
I assisted art directors with the development of branding and identity guidelines for InHouse Design. I designed and produced marketing and promotional materials for organizations on Stonehill's Campus and in the surrounding community.
Features Editor at The Summit – Stonehill’s biweekly newspaper (Easton, MA)
December 2006 – May 2009
I assigned, organized, gathered and edited articles for the Features section. I interviewed sources, wrote news, feature, opinion and sports articles, took photographs and also designed biweekly layout for Features section.
Journalism Intern at Community Newspaper Company (Raynham, MA)
September 2008 – December 2008
I wrote and edited hard news, features and sports articles for four local newspapers. I investigated leads, conducted onsite interviews to uncover stories and took photographs. I gained exposure to professional editors and learned to write more concisely and utilize investigative journalism to obtain information.
GRAPHIC DESIGN CLIENTS
Cambridge Arts Council
Campus Ministry at Stonehill College
M&A Real Estate
Lamitie Images
NameMedia, Inc.
PHC Cleaners, Inc.
Rolling Stonehill – Student-Run Art and Culture Magazine
St. Catherine of Siena Parish (Wilmington, DE)
FEATURED ARTWORK
Cairn – Stonehill College’s Student-Run Art and Literary Magazine
The Design Annual 2009 – Stonehill College’s Graphic Design Exhibition
Space 242 – Art Gallery located in Boston’s South End
UniversalHub.com – Prominent Boston Blog
WeeklyDig.com – Boston’s free alternative newsweekly
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