Cincinnati CityBeat
Entertainment Newsweekly 2002 - Current
Cincinnati, OH
http://www.CityBeat.com 
http://www.BestofCincinnati.com

Web Master / Ad Design / Special Events Web Publication / System Administrator:
Primary responsibilities include:

• Serving as sole web-master to the CityBeat web site, responsible for creation of graphical, multimedia, and Copy content and publication.  Requires constant, fast-paced design and content changes in order to stay current with weekly print publication, the scope of which also includes keeping all blog, multimedia, and special events content current.  CityBeat.com maintains over 70,000 visits per month.
• Creation of graphical ad design for both web and print publication
• “Top-down” development of all CityBeat “Special Events” sites including BestOfCincinnati.com, and Cincinnati Entertainment Awards (CEA’s)
• In-house IT Support Staff (of one)

Skills required include:

• Technical Web Design Standards
• Micro Site Design
• Web Ad Graphical Design
• Multimedia Presentations
• Computer Maintenance
• OSX File Server
• OSX Mail Server
• Project Management
• Rolling with last-minute changes

Tools:

• Adobe CS3 Suite (Photoshop, Illustrator) 
• Macromedia 8 Suite (Flash, Fireworks, Dreamweaver)
• Pro-Tools
• Quark
• Logic Audio
• Mac OSX
• MS Office
• Transmit FTP
• VisualHub
• OSX Base Video Editing Tools
• Adobe Light Room
• CSSEdit
• MooTools Java Script Suite

Snitch
Newsweekly June 2001 - 2002
Blue Ash, OH - Louisville, KY.
Art Director :

Responsible for creation of all design including:

• Print Ad Design
• Layout of paper,
• Placement of editorial content
• Applying/creating Style Sheets
• Photos Placement and Editing
• Media kit facelift
• Moving print content to online

PocketScript, Inc.,
Specialty Medical Software Developer 1999 - 2001
Online Media Manager / Designer
Mason, OH

• Responsible for all graphical content intended for print/advertising, software GUI, and web design.
  
• Developed interactive GUI to be used on wireless PDA’s supporting MS WinCE platform
  
• Created all national advertising print copy (Wired Magazine, Medical Trade Publications)
  
• Designer/Web-master for PocketScript.Com, EscriptConnect.com
  
• Collateral Design
  
• Multimedia Sales collateral
  
• Trade Show Design - Booth and promotional Items

ARC Distributing
Wholesale Music Distributor 1998 - 1999
Cincinnati, OH

Advertising Coordinator / Art Director

• Developed Bi-Monthly Magazine Design
• Developed Bi-Annual Catalog for Clients
  
• Created ad design responsible for 30% growth in advertising dollars
  
• Responsible for all in-house design for Cincinnati Enquirer, Dayton Daily Voice, CityBeat
  
• Designed and created in-store music circular’s for Bigg’s Hypermarkets nationally.

Freelance Clients

Web Design
• Metaphor interactive • Champion Window • Uptown Cincinnati • City Iron • Kaup Pender Associates • Shake It Records • Getabasement.com • Basement Living Systems • Lydias House • Perry Bush Custom Homes and Design • TPO Landscaping • Universal Music Group • Lesher Center For The Arts • Contemporary Arts Center • Emery Center Apartments • Kaup for Council • Vote Judge Green Campaign • Lite Brite Independent Film & Music Festival • iPod Guides for Mid Point Music Festival • Walnut Hills High School • Holzer Medical • Walls of Steel • Hoyle Construction • MBS/Net, Inc. • Miss USA • Miss Teen USA • Jordan Recording Studios • Northside Chop Shop • Global Energy Inc.

Notable achievements:

2007 – Guest Speaker for eMedia Communications Dept. Panel at Raymond Walters Community College.
2005 – Third Place, “Best Web Site” by Ohio Society of Professional Web Journalists for CityBeat.com
2004 – First Place, “Best Web Site” by Cincinnati Society of Professional Web Journalists for CityBeat.com
2003 - current – Serves as sponsor for professional internships through Cincinnati State College

Certifications

Fireworks MX
MAC OSX 10.4 Desktop Administration

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