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Kevin Jones
833 Penn Street · Whittier, California
90608 · (310) 698-7000 · jones_kev@mail.com
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EDUCATION
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Bachelor of Arts
in Graphic Communications
(Integration of courses in art, English, business, and sociology)
Whittier College, Whittier, California May 2003
Senior
Project: Created
original graphic designs for product merchandising for a small
retail store targeting the college student market. Projects included
logos, packaging designs, store visual displays and promotional
literature. Conducted extensive market research to ensure
effectiveness of graphic concepts and advertising copy.
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EXPERIENCE
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Writing & Editing
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Developed
story ideas, interviewed individuals, researched and wrote
articles, and assisted with layout for a local community magazine
- Wrote
freelance articles about local citizens and businesses for weekly
advertising mailer
- Wrote
articles for the new and Arts & Entertainment sections of the
college newspaper.
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Assisted
Editor with copy-editing, proofreading and production support for
weekly entertainment magazine.
Graphic
Design & Desktop Publishing
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Created and
designed graphics, logo, charts and advertisement for college
newspaper.
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Designed
business cards, logos, company letterhead, and invitations for
small businesses.
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Integrated
theme concepts in designing flyer, banners and brochures to
promote campus-wide career events.
Computers
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Developed
working knowledge of various computer software programs for
Macintosh and IBM compatible computers, including Microsoft Word,
Word Perfect, Filemaker Pro, PageMaker, Aldus Freehand, Quark
Xpress and Photoshop.
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Designed and co-authored first WWW
Home pages for two educational institutions.
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WORK
HISTORY |
Freelance
Writer/Graphic Artist.
Whittier, CA (5/01-present)
Editorial Intern.
Entertainment Weekly Magazine.
Ventura, CA
(6/02-8/02)
Intern
Out & About
Magazine.
Whittier, CA
(11/00-5/01)
Graphics Editor Quaker Campus
(college
newspaper). Whittier, CA (2/01-5/02)
Graphic Artist.
Career Services
Office, Whittier, CA (11/99-5/01)
Staff Writer. Quaker Campus
(college
newspaper). (2/00-5/00)
Various other part-time and summer jobs to help pay for college
tuition and expenses.
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ADDITIONAL
SKILLS |
Conceptual
skills with the ability to translate ideas into effective visual
presentations.
Strong command of the English language and its usage.
Professional, enthusiastic and able to communicate with a diversity
of personalities.
Ability to understand client’s needs and to produce quality results.
Organizational skills; ability to work under pressure and to meet
deadlines. |
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REFERENCES |
References and
work samples provided on request |
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