Ashley Bickel Resume
- 1. ashley bickel • 2945 N 77th Ave. • Elmwood Park, IL 60707 • 708.567.4007 • [email protected] WEBSITE DESIGNER, Freelance, May 2011 - Present Design websites using Adobe Creative Suite (Dreamweaver) Examples: http://www.fixmypctc.com/ GRAPHIC DESIGNER/ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT, Millennium Marking Company, Elk Grove Village, IL, May 2010 - Present Design layout for catalogs for customer orders Design banner ads/greetings for website Implemented logo to resemble ice cube for winter season Design promo items, such as postcards; 20th anniversary scratch tickets (for customer benefits) Create buttons or links on website (http://www.justritestampers.com/gallery/) Design packaging for stamp sets Take and edit photos; Design layout for pictures; Color correct pictures Enter invoices to be paid by MMC Enter orders made by customers In charge of mass mailings to customers LOGO DESIGNER, Wright-Way Rescue, Niles, IL, October 2010 Designed new logo for animal shelter; will be places on T-shirts; website; brochures; in 12 Petcos around Chicago-land area Designed large-scale logo to be placed on outside sign and bus Designed Facebook logo GRAPHIC DESIGN INTERN, Today’s Chicago Woman Magazine, Chicago, IL, June 2010 - September 2010 Designed layouts for pages in monthly magazine Designed print ads for magazine for outside companies Designed banner ads for website Designed background for twitter page (http://twitter.com/#!/TCWmag) Assisted on photo shoots; edited photos GRAPHIC DESIGN INTERN, Corridor Business Journal, Coralville, IA, January 2010 - May 2010 Designed layouts for newspaper/pamphlets Designed print ads for outside companies Designed banner ads for e-blasts Assisted with event planning E X P E R I E N C E Minor copywriting Regularly updated website INTERN, Answers Media Inc., Chicago, IL, December 2008 - January 2009 Head of Client Services Provided clients with needed accommodations Set up for client meetings Logged video for production Regularly updated website UNIVERSITY OF IOWA, Iowa City, IA, August 2006 - May 2010 S K I L L S Major: Art; Emphasis in Graphic Design Certificate in Entrepreneurial Management Supporting Courses: Graphic Design 1&2; Computer Graphic Design 1&2; Web Page Design; Typography; Photography; Digital Imaging; Art History; Intro to Marketing Strategy; Marketing Research; Consumer Behavior; Advertising Theory & Proficient in Microsoft Word, PowerPoint, Excel E D U C A T I O N Proficient in Adobe Bridge, Illustrator, InDesign, Photoshop Experience with Adobe Dreamweaver & Flash, Apple Final Cut Pro, Quark Goal Oriented, Organized, Perfectionist, Multi-tasker References available upon request Online portfolio: www.wix.com/abickel/port (being updated)