SKILLS
Web design
Illustration
Information architecture
Usability consulting
HTML/DHTML/CSS
JavaScript
Writing/copywriting
Copyediting/proofreading (stylebooks include AP, Chicago, Words Into Type and MLA)
APPLICATIONS
Photoshop
ImageReady
Paint Shop Pro
HomeSite
FreeHand
PowerPoint
Word
WS_FTP
CuteFTP
EDUCATION
Ohio State University
Master's degree in English and American literature
Phi Kappa Phi Honor Society
Creighton University
Bachelor's degree
Major: English literature
Co-major: Drama
Minor: Fine arts
REFERENCES
Sue Carlson
Production manager
W.W. Norton & Company
New York, NY
718.258.5325
Michael Megalli
Partner and cofounder
Group 1066
New York, NY
646.239.6939
Guy Spigelman
Director of marketing
Triangle Technologies
Israel: (972) 3-5758636
Japan: (81) (0)3-52158760
WORK EXPERIENCE
For almost 10 years I have provided publishing and communications support on an outsourced basis. Since 1997 I have worked primarily in the Web industry. Some projects I've completed solo; for projects with a larger scope, I've put together teams of consultants and freelancers.
Below are the clients who have engaged me for extended projects since 1997, either as a freelancer or as an employee. For a more inclusive client list, go to Clients.
William Cook Studio
Web designer/editor/illustrator, 12/01 to present
- Developing, coding and publishing content for client Web sites
- Working as a freelance consultant to tech staffs and the marketing/sales teams
- Writing, storyboarding and developing print and multimedia sales presentations
- Creating illustrations and graphics as needed
ImageID
Senior producer, 3/00 to 12/01
- Developing, coding and publishing content on ImageID's e-commerce sites
- Working with Siegelgale to brand, architect and design ImageID's Vividot.com
- Designing Vividot.com site sections, page layouts and production templates
- Acting as the liaison between the tech staff and the marketing/sales team
- Hiring and managing front-end production staff and freelancers
- Writing, storyboarding and developing print and multimedia sales presentations
- Creating illustrations and graphics as needed
SmartMoney.com
Senior producer, 9/99 to 3/00
- Managing the production of SmartMoney magazine's daily Web publication
- Supervising two content producers, four production associates, three copy editors and one graphic artist
- Coding, staging and publishing SmartMoney.com's daily content
- Optimizing and creating graphics and illustrations
- Acting as the liaison between the editorial staff and SmartMoney.com's production department
- Hiring new production staff
Cox Interactive Media
Senior producer, CIM's DiscoverOmaha.com city site, 12/98 to 9/99
- Managing the production of DiscoverOmaha.com, Nebraska's most popular city site (MediaMetrix)
- Supervising five content producers and one Web designer
- Designing site sections, page layouts and production templates
- Coding, staging and publishing DiscoverOmaha.com's daily content
- Optimizing and creating graphics and illustrations
- Tracking daily and weekly site-traffic reports
- Working with senior producers across the country to build out shared content packages for the CIM network
World Media Company
Online editor of World Media's Omaha.com city site, 5/98 to 12/98
- Managing the online production of the Omaha World-Herald's arts and entertainment section
- Coding, staging and publishing Omaha.com's daily entertainment content
- Styling graphics for online publication
SmartMoney.com
Copy editor, 8/97 to 3/98
- Coding, staging and publishing SmartMoney.com's daily content
- Styling graphics for online publication
- Copyediting online content