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Graphic & Web Design Resume - 2008
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Sara Wilcox      Phone: 805-455-6269        sara@saramurals.com

OBJECTIVE
My objective is to obtain a compelling career in graphic and web design with a dynamic and innovative company offering opportunities for growth and advancement. I am looking for a multifaceted, creative position using my design talent, fine arts and presentation graphics background.
 
EXPERIENCE
2003 - Present  Web & Graphic Designer, Image Net, Carpinteria, CA
11/1998 – 11/2002
Design exterior and interior web pages from beginning to final stages, prepare all graphics, web palettes and screen layouts for site. Design custom logos for web and print, design magazines, business cards, stationary, brochures.
 
2/03 - 11/03 Muralist, Gardena Elementary School/
Children’s Planning Commission, LA, CA

5/2002 - 8/2002
Create drawings, develop themes, hand draw and paint 15 educational murals.
 
11/2001-4/2002 Graphic Designer, AAA Flag & Banner, Inc., Los Angeles, CA
Design and prepare artwork for custom banners, flags and signs, corporate identity and high-end digital imaging.
 
10/02 - 2/03 Graphic Designer, Bennett/Novak & Company, Los Angeles, CA
5/2001-9/2001              
Design custom logos, brochures, web sites and ad campaigns, prepare package design & layouts and design toys for popular children’s company.
 
3/1998 - 1/1999 Production Director, Critter Gitters Santa Barbara, CA
Oversee and prepare for entire TV production from costumes, prop design, location scouting, arranging vehicles to scheduling actors and animals, acting, assistant directing and field producing.
 
9/1997 - 9/1998 Consultant, David Mark Lane, AIA Santa Barbara, CA
Assist architect in design of landscape drawings, build 3D architectural models, add texture, render sketches, provide color consultations and create paste-up photography, type speculation documents.
 
8/1996 - 8/1997 Graphic Designer, Berkus Design Studio Santa Barbara, CA
Create camera-ready drawings for presentation to clients, architectural review boards, design competitions and publications. Other skills include logo graphics, drafting, sketching, ink drawing, coloring, paste-up photography and color consultations.

EDUCATION
Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ
Degree:Bachelor of Arts - Major: Studio Art, Emphasis on Painting
Santa Barbara City College, SB, CA
Major:Studio Art / Emphasis on Painting, Print, Ceramics
 
SKILLS
CS3 Suite, Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign, Dreamweaver, Acrobat Reader, Image Ready, GIF Animation, DHTML Menu Builder, HTML, Quark, MS Frontpage, MS Word, MS Excel, MS Internet Explorer, Mac and PC platform proficient
 
URLS: www.saramurals.com, www.johannesflowers.com, www.sbwinecountryevents.com, www.bluepacificlounge.com, www.fidgettofocus.com, www.artscarp.org, www.backpaincured.com, www.bodystudies.com, www.carpinteriastyle.com