Courtney O'Connell

Freelance Interactive Art Director At Escholastic

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Position:

Freelance Interactive Art Director at Scholastic

Location:

Brooklyn, New York

Industry:

Design

Work:

Scholastic - New York, NY since Sep 2012
Freelance Interactive Art Director
Saatchi & Saatchi - New York, NY Dec 2011 - Aug 2012
Art Director
Zimmerman Advertising - Fort Lauderdale, FL Mar 2011 - Aug 2011
Interactive Art Director
Zimmerman Advertising - Fort Lauderdale, FL Aug 2009 - Aug 2011
Art Director
The Miami Herald - Miami, FL Apr 2009 - Aug 2009
Designer

Education:

University of Miami 2006 - 2008
Bachelor of Science in Communication, Visual Journalism, Studio Art (focusing on Graphic Design), Business Administration Philadelphia University 2004 - 2005

Skills:

Adobe Creative Suite
Graphic Design
Information Design
Layout
Logo Design
Art Direction
Mac
InDesign
Communication Design
Information Graphics
Logos
Art
Banners
Mailings
Newspaper
Advertising
Print
Production
Photoshop
Graphics
Corporate Identity
Design Thinking
Typography
Interactive Advertising
Social Media

Interests:

color, Gotham, travel, texture, music, quirkiness, pushing boundaries, laughing, efficiency, simplicity, rough glamour, photography, Coca-cola, cheese, fruity gum, skinny jeans, funky haircuts, Google and Apple.

Honor & Awards:

- Columbia Scholastic Press Assoc. Gold Crown - 2009 Ibis Yearbook - Associated Collegiate Press Pacemaker - 2009 Ibis Yearbook - First Place, 2009 Ibis Yearbook - CSPA Gold Circle Awards 2010 - 11 awards, including Theme and Concept, Informational Graphics Portfolio, Opening and Closing Spread Design - First Place - Zimmerman Advertising Infuzion Friendly’s campaign - Second Place, 2009 Ibis Yearbook - CSPA Gold Circle Awards 2010 - 7 awards, including Design Portfolio, Cover Design, Title Page Design - Third Place, 2009 Ibis Yearbook, CSPA Gold Circle Awards 2010 - 6 awards, including Table of Contents, Photo Illustration, Informational Graphics, section spreads - Certificate of Merit, 2009 Ibis Yearbook - CSPA Gold Circle Awards 2010 - 5 awards, including Informational Graphics, section spreads - Honorable Mention - 2008 Michigan State University Contest - Infographics - Runner-up in campus-wide, student section t-shirt design contest to wear for the last game in the Orange Bowl

Courtney O'connell

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Courtney O'connell

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Location:

United States

Courtney O'connell Winchester, MA

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Work:

Commonwealth of Massachusetts

Jul 2011 to 2000
Office of the Attorney General-Budget Division Department of Workforce Development
Boston, MA
Feb 2009 to Jul 2011
Contracts Specialist III Nardone Electric
Medford, MA
Oct 2008 to Jan 2009
Administrative Assistant Brigham's Ice Cream
Arlington, MA
Jun 2007 to Aug 2007
Marketing Intern/Sundae Party Coordinator

Education:

Bentley University
Waltham, MA
2008
Bachelor of Science in Marketing Cambridge College
Cambridge, MA
Masters of Management

Skills:

COMPUTER SKILLS Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, Visio, Access Lotus Notes, Adobe Photoshop, Dreamweaver, Massachusetts Management Accounting and Reporting System, Comm-PASS