resume // Melissa Schmidt

experience

Senior Designer // BlueKey Web Design, Harrisonburg, VA
May 2006–November 2007
  • Design and creation of websites, flash animation, print collateral
  • Project management including design concept, information architecture, site markup, and content migration

Principal Designer // UngarDesign
December 2005–May 2006

  • Freelance design for various clients; projects including posters, brochures, books, CDs, logos, and websites
Senior Graphic Designer // Mine Action Information Center, Harrisonburg, VA
July 2004– December 2005
  • Design and layout of 112-page semi-annual journal, plus various PR kits, brochures, books, flyers, and booth displays
  • Photo database management
  • Digital pre-press
  • Supervision of graphics department

Graduate Assistant // James Madison University, Madison Center, Harrisonburg, VA
August 2002– May 2004

  • Design and markup of various public and departmental websites

Graphic Designer // Foothill Printing and Graphics, Angels Camp, CA
June 2003–August 2003

  • Web design, graphic design, digital pre-press.

Marketing Assistant // Maverick Media,
Santa Rosa, CA
July 2001–July 2002

  • Design and creation of all printed advertising for radio station corporation, including magazine and newspaper ads, promotional books, newsletters, and sales presentations

Ad Designer // The Union Democrat, Sonora, CA
June 2000–August 2000

  • Design and editing of ads for daily newspaper
  • Proofreading

Cartographic Aid // U.S. Forest Service,
Sonora, CA
May 1997–July 1999

  • Creation of digital maps of forest road system
  • Rectified map scanning
  • Route software testing
  • Road map updating

skills

  • Photoshop
  • Illustrator
  • InDesign
  • GoLive
  • Dreamweaver
  • Flash
  • QuarkXpress
  • Freehand
  • HTML/CSS
  • MS Office

coursework

  • Principles of visual communication
  • Digital design
  • Digital layout
  • Typography
  • Digital imaging
  • Web page design
  • Web authoring tools

education

James Madison University, Harrisonburg, VA
2002–2004 // Master of Music, Performance

Sonoma State University, Rohnert Park, CA
1999– 2001 // Bachelor of Arts, Music

Also attended Santa Rosa Jr. College and
Columbia Jr. College



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