BSonoras_DigitalDesigner_portfolioShowPDF2016
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Brenda M. Sonoras is an experienced multimedia professional currently managing a media communication team at Marathon Petroleum Company. She has a strong background in graphic design, video production, and digital media, having worked with notable clients like Ford and Comcast, and owned a multimedia production company. Her extensive skill set includes expertise in the Adobe Creative Cloud suite and a track record of completing high-pressure projects for various audiences.
BSonoras_DigitalDesigner_portfolioShowPDF2016
- 1. www.linkedin.com/in/bsonoras 734 755-9414 [email protected] Brenda M. Sonoras http://www.linkedin.com/in/bsonoras Houston, Texas [email protected] 734.755.9414 Adobe Creative Cloud (CC) Suite: Photoshop, PremierePro, InDesign, Illustrator, Flash, Muse MediaEncoder, Dreamweaver. Microsoft Office, SharePoint Designer + more. Mac and PC. Marathon Petroleum Company LP Lead Communications Media Producer Texas City, TX • Manages Media Communication team, conducts performance evaluations, lead meetings 2/2013 – Present • Completes projects for division manager and works collaboratively with Executive Leadership, Human Resources, Safety, IT, Training, Global Affairs, Lab, Products and Community Relations Responsible for all Media Specialist roles, website home page and leadership pages, videos and photography, layout, coordination of resources for in-house studio and community affairs Converts client treatments to finished digital media projects: newsletter, graphics, video and photo assignments. Utilizes artistic techniques to optimize presentations, expert branding guidance on logos and trademarks, Subject Matter Expert (SME) on intranet sites, SEOs and website analytics. Client interaction development for video, print and/or web requests Maintains studio budget and thorough knowledge of digital software and computer updates Team Detroit Ad Agency Multimedia Specialist J. Walter Thompson – The Park • Created social media, web integrations, DVDs and broadcast file formats for cell phone Dearborn, MI apps, websites, airlines and TV with extreme deadlines. Clientele: Ford, Lincoln-Mercury, 10/2009 – 10/2011 DSO, United Way, Scotts Lawn Care, Shell, Carhartt, Sports Authority, Bell, Bosch, Ohio Art • Programmed and authored interactive DVDs, data discs and large file transfers for marketing pitches for client review airing on television, web, smart phones, and/or aircraft • Created an IT based Adobe software tutorial for employee training Comcast Spotlight Corporation Marketing Graphics Designer / Media Editor Bingham Farms, MI • Designed graphics for the marketing department including direct mail pieces, brochures, 02/09 – 10/09 business cards, posters and upcoming event postcards for business audiences • Created graphics and edited commercial tags and marries for Comcast clientele • Encoded, scheduled and programmed commercials for the specific Comcast viewing areas • Created award winning videos for employee achievements Limelight Media Group, LLC Owner / Producer Monroe, MI • Owned and operated a full-service multimedia production company 01/07 – 05/09 • Collaborated with client senior management and engineering teams on all projects • Produced marketing tools such as brochures, web video integration, charity campaigns, health & safety training, automotive production lines and manufacturing troubleshoots Ford Motor Company Multimedia Specialist Supervisor / Corporate Communications Liaison Ypsilanti, MI • Supervised media staff at two Ford facilities, conducted performance evaluations and meetings 06/96 – 12/06 • Corporate Communications Liaison assuring live or taped broadcast feeds from Ford World Headquarters studio to plant internal broadcast system • Designed hundreds of graphics for plant internal broadcast messaging system and videos • Produced, directed, shot, set-design, A/V set-up, AVID editing, branding, designed graphics and formatted file types for internal video broadcasts and charity media productions 1994-1997 SKYE TV, Warren, MI – ESPN and FOX Sports – Live Games Professional Sports Camera Operator 1994-1996 Specs Howard School of Media Arts, Southfield, MI - Video Supervisor / AVID Editing Instructor 1992-1994 WTVG-TV 13, ABC Affiliate, Toledo, OH - Sports & News Videographer Bachelor of Arts - Communications Technical Degree Education Siena Heights University Specs Howard School of Media Arts Major: Multimedia Studies Major: Media Production Creative Graphics Software
- 9. Producing an average of 90 Ford Retail First spots each month for on-air broadcast, often in a short amount of time. Team Detroit is a WPP owned U.S. ad agency recognized by Advertising Age as being one of the 10 best.
- 11. Team Detroit is FIVE legendary advertising agencies in one. JWT. Y&R. Wunderman. Ogilvy. and Mindshare, creating print, TV, digital, direct, experiential, and media ads for clients. As a proud member of the J. Walter Thompson Broadcast Studio-Multimedia Department team, we created graphics and DVDs with programmed menu links for mostly all produced spots. We would then author the DVDs for CEO meetings, web, print and/or television broadcasts.
- 12. Explorer Go. Do. :30 National Spot
- 13. https://www.youtube.com/watch ?v=Gh4HE9bNHK4&feature=pl ayer_detailpage Mustang V6. 0 to 60. :30 National Spot
- 16. As a graphic artist at Comcast, I created all content for the Comcast Spotlight Cable Marketing Department. My graphic designs were created for the entire Midwest United States market and consisted of campaign mailers, posters, brochures, postcards, business cards and commercial edit tags for Comcast Cable television ads. Front Back
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- 21. Created in Illustrator, these 16x20 posters were posted in all Comcast corporate offices around the nation.
- 23. Outside Page 1 of 2 I designed this quad-fold brochure using Photoshop and In-Design for the Monroe County Historical Society, Monroe, Michigan. It was distributed to 13 Welcome Centers throughout the State of Michigan for the “Pure Michigan” campaign.
- 24. Inside Page 2 of 2 I designed this quad-fold brochure using Photoshop and In-Design for the Monroe County Historical Society, Monroe, Michigan. It was distributed to 13 Welcome Centers throughout the state of Michigan.
- 25. Limelight Media Group, LLC was a multimedia production company that I owned and operated in Monroe, Michigan. I designed brochures, business cards, posters, mailers and flyers for my local and national clients. I also produced, shot, edited and created graphics for television commercials, instructional videos, charity event coverage, sporting events, and everything else in between. Outside Page 1 of 2
- 26. Inside Page 2 of 2 Limelight Media Group, LLC was a multimedia production company that I owned and operated in Monroe, Michigan. I designed brochures, business cards, posters, mailers and flyers for my clients. I also produced, shot, edited and created graphics for television commercials, instructional videos, charity event coverage, sporting events, and everything else in between.
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- 28. Graphic Design & Adobe Flash Animation created for client television commercial which aired in the Detroit Metro and Toledo, Ohio areas. Please view this Adobe Flash animation under “BACKGROUND” on my LinkedIn page. www.linkedin.com/in/bsonoras
- 29. Graphic Design & Adobe Flash Animation created for client website. Please view this Graphic Design and Adobe Flash animation under “BACKGROUND ” on my LinkedIn page. www.linkedin.com/in/bsonoras
- 30. Graphic Design & Adobe Flash Animation created for Comcast client television spot. Please view this Adobe Flash animation under “BACKGROUND” on my LinkedIn page. www.linkedin.com/in/bsonoras
- 31. Graphic Design & Adobe Flash Animation created for Comcast client television spot. Please view this Adobe Flash animation under “BACKGROUND” on my LinkedIn page. www.linkedin.com/in/bsonoras
- 32. Adobe CS4 & 5 Photoshop, Fireworks, DreamWeaver, After Effects, Dreamweaver, InDesign and Flash programs were used to help in the design of the following websites. I have had experience updating the look of company websites, creating a site for a new company, and working as a team member on updating site content. This page portrays a mock update for a company that launched in March, 2011. I incorporated some of the original design and provided options for generating more hits, business, and future projects. The company made cutbacks and chose not to budget for upgrades, however.
- 33. This page portrays a page from a brand new company that was to be launched in 2011. This was a group project. My pages consisted of the “inflatables” page with photos as well as the “Policies Page”. http://www.cis.monroeccc.edu/design10/jely/group_project/ Adobe CS4 & 5 Photoshop, Fireworks, DreamWeaver, After Effects, Dreamweaver, InDesign and Flash programs were used to help in the design of the following websites. I have had experience updating the look of company websites, creating a site for a new company, and working as a team member on updating site content.
- 35. I have produced a variety of media packages and designed hundreds of graphics for Ford Motor Company during the 10 years I supervised at the Rawsonville and Ypsilanti, Michigan plant media departments. Please view this demo reel under “BACKGROUND” on my LinkedIn page to get an idea of what I am capable of designing and creating. I have highlighted some of the work I produced for Ford, GM, United Way and others. www.linkedin.com/in/bsonoras
- 38. www.linkedin.com/in/bsonoras 734 755-9414 [email protected] Brenda M. Sonoras http://www.linkedin.com/in/bsonoras Houston, Texas [email protected] 734.755.9414 Adobe Creative Cloud (CC) Suite: Photoshop, PremierePro, InDesign, Illustrator, Flash, Muse MediaEncoder, Dreamweaver. Microsoft Office, SharePoint Designer + more. Mac and PC. Marathon Petroleum Company LP Lead Communications Media Producer Texas City, TX • Manages Media Communication team, conducts performance evaluations, lead meetings 2/2013 – Present • Completes projects for division manager and works collaboratively with Executive Leadership, Human Resources, Safety, IT, Training, Global Affairs, Lab, Products and Community Relations Responsible for all Media Specialist roles, website home page and leadership pages, videos and photography, layout, coordination of resources for in-house studio and community affairs Converts client treatments to finished digital media projects: newsletter, graphics, video and photo assignments. Utilizes artistic techniques to optimize presentations, expert branding guidance on logos and trademarks, Subject Matter Expert (SME) on intranet sites, SEOs and website analytics. Client interaction development for video, print and/or web requests Maintains studio budget and thorough knowledge of digital software and computer updates Team Detroit Ad Agency Multimedia Specialist J. Walter Thompson – The Park • Created social media, web integrations, DVDs and broadcast file formats for cell phone Dearborn, MI apps, websites, airlines and TV with extreme deadlines. Clientele: Ford, Lincoln-Mercury, 10/2009 – 10/2011 DSO, United Way, Scotts Lawn Care, Shell, Carhartt, Sports Authority, Bell, Bosch, Ohio Art • Programmed and authored interactive DVDs, data discs and large file transfers for marketing pitches for client review airing on television, web, smart phones, and/or aircraft • Created an IT based Adobe software tutorial for employee training Comcast Spotlight Corporation Marketing Graphics Designer / Media Editor Bingham Farms, MI • Designed graphics for the marketing department including direct mail pieces, brochures, 02/09 – 10/09 business cards, posters and upcoming event postcards for business audiences • Created graphics and edited commercial tags and marries for Comcast clientele • Encoded, scheduled and programmed commercials for the specific Comcast viewing areas • Created award winning videos for employee achievements Limelight Media Group, LLC Owner / Producer Monroe, MI • Owned and operated a full-service multimedia production company 01/07 – 05/09 • Collaborated with client senior management and engineering teams on all projects • Produced marketing tools such as brochures, web video integration, charity campaigns, health & safety training, automotive production lines and manufacturing troubleshoots Ford Motor Company Multimedia Specialist Supervisor / Corporate Communications Liaison Ypsilanti, MI • Supervised media staff at two Ford facilities, conducted performance evaluations and meetings 06/96 – 12/06 • Corporate Communications Liaison assuring live or taped broadcast feeds from Ford World Headquarters studio to plant internal broadcast system • Designed hundreds of graphics for plant internal broadcast messaging system and videos • Produced, directed, shot, set-design, A/V set-up, AVID editing, branding, designed graphics and formatted file types for internal video broadcasts and charity media productions 1994-1997 SKYE TV, Warren, MI – ESPN and FOX Sports – Live Games Professional Sports Camera Operator 1994-1996 Specs Howard School of Media Arts, Southfield, MI - Video Supervisor / AVID Editing Instructor 1992-1994 WTVG-TV 13, ABC Affiliate, Toledo, OH - Sports & News Videographer Bachelor of Arts - Communications Technical Degree Education Siena Heights University Specs Howard School of Media Arts Major: Multimedia Studies Major: Media Production Creative Graphics Software