resume
Anne Schultz
Austin, TX 78702 | 512-636-8116 | anne@spyr.net | www.spyr.net
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SOFTWARE & DESIGN TOOLS
- Adobe Creative Suite (CS4): Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign, Flash (some Actionscript 2.0), Bridge, Dreamweaver, Fireworks, Acrobat
- Microsoft Office: PowerPoint, Excel, Word, Outlook, Access
- Web Design & Development: HTML/XHTML/CSS, WordPress, Joomla, TextPad using Regular Expressions
- Final Cut Pro Suite: Final Cut Pro, Motion, Soundtrack, Compressor
- PC and Mac platforms
- Digital Identity, SEO, & Marketing: Facebook, Twitter, blogs, forums, email marketing systems, Google Adwords
- Photography: Canon XSI DSLR, experience using a studio & light table
- Video Production: Cannon XL-2 miniDV camera, Kino Flos, ARRIs, HMIs, softbox, bounce cards, diffusion, flags, gels (have experience using, do not own)
- Organization: Dropbox, Adobe Bridge, Excel
SKILLS
- Graphic Design & Illustration: print & digital graphics, illustrations, logos, cross-media campaigns, graphics for video, game assets, interactive design, ad banners, presentation design
- Photography: product & food photography, PR & event photography, own a DSLR, working with stock photography/ assets
- Web Design & Development: hardcode sites or work with content management systems, Flash elements, integrate shopping cards & blogs, custom CMS themes, rich media, SEO, webmastering, web video
- Digital Identity & Marketing: social media optimization – Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, YouTube, blogs, niche forums; pay per click ad campaigns with multivariate testing, link building, email marketing design and strategy
- Video Editing & Motion Graphics: capture, editing, sound correction, creating titles, lower thirds, motion graphics, optimizing for web or DVD
- Video Production: videography, grip/gaff, art, direction, continuity, make-up, production assistance, talent
- Organization: create workflows and organizational architectures to store and track assets, versions, and optimize ease-of-use for collaborators or clients
- Writing & Proofing: proof content for websites, enewsletter campaigns, marketing materials, creating copy for video titles, articles, web pages, as well as training manuals for collaborators or clients
- Research: product, competitor, networking and sales opportunity, and social media research for a variety of clients
- Speaking & Language: giving in-house, B2B, or educational presentations, networking at events, speak basic Spanish, intermediate Japanese
- Training: create training manuals for collaborators and clients, one-on-one tutoring sessions with non-tech savvy clients to empower control of their digital identities, have taught EFL to adults and children
WORK HIGHLIGHTS
Various Freelance Clients
Small businesses located around the USA | March 2009 – Current
Graphic design, illustration, web maintenance, web design & redesign, videography and editing, email marketing campaigns, social media outreach, customized Powerpoint presentations, etc.
Ebook Technician
Libre Digital, Austin, TX | February 2010 – August 2010
Packaging and troubleshooting XHTML/CSS & XML ebook files for the Epub and Mobipocket formats; understanding of IDPF standards, Epub validation, and cross-platform conversion.
Design & PR Consultant
Alexandra’s Cookie Dreams, Austin, TX | June 2008 – August 2009
Graphic design for print and web, product photography, website maintenance, PR & social media campaigns, pay-per-click advertising, general admin, mailing.
Creativity Alchemist
Smart Foods Healthy Kids, Austin, TX | January 2007 – February 2009
Production of videos for web and DVD, product photography, website redesign & maintenance, enewsletter campaigns, social media outreach, press releases, general admin.
Billing Clerk & Technology Operations
Merz Consulting, Adairsville, GA | October 2005 – November 2006
Admin support and billing clerk, data entry & database maintenance, physical file maintenance, customer service, IT, answering phones, mailing.
Head of Children’s Classes, Foreign Teacher Division
Aeon East Japan Corp., Tokyo, Japan | January 2003 – January 2004
Curriculum and content development, creating teaching materials (games, flash cards, props), teaching EFL classes in both children’s and adult’s divisions, training other teachers in children’s teaching technique.
Yearbook Photography Editor
Vassar College Yearbook, Poughkeepsie, NY | September 2001 – April 2002
Sr. Photography Editor, in charge of photography staff and responsible for shooting and processing all photos requested by section editors on deadline.
Vassar College College Relations Photographer
Vassar College Public Relations Office, Poughkeepsie, NY | Sept. 1999 – April 2001
Took photos of lectures, events, concerts, festivals, student productions as well as landscape/ architecture PR projects/stock on and off campus.
Education
Permaculture Workshops: various
Several weekend intensive workshops and various other lectures and events covering sustainable living. Most notable are the Sequatchie Valley Institute’s (TN, 2006) Food for Life, and Rhizome Collective’s (TX, 2008) Radical Urban Sustainability Training workshops.
Educational Information Institute: Saitama City, Japan
Japanese Language Placement Test Level II Course, 2003
Vassar College: Poughkeepsie, NY
Bachelor of Arts 2002: Psychology, Correlate: Japanese language
High course-load in studio arts (school did not offer studio arts correlate).
Kansai Foreign Language University: Osaka, Japan
Japanese Language & Culture Program 2001
Rome High School: Rome, GA
Graduated with AP Honors 1998: National Spanish Honor Society, National German Honor Society, National Honor Society, SAT 1500 Club, Top 5 in Class.
