My Resume
ELIZABETH GIBBINGS
Email: liz.gibbings@gmail.com
Website: http://lizgibbings.com
Blog: http://lizgibbings.wordpress.com
SUMMARY
5+ years design experience
Mastery of: Illustrator, Photoshop, Captivate, Microsoft Word, Powerpoint
Experience with: InDesign, DreamWeaver, HTML / CSS, Flash, Microsoft Excel
EDUCATION
B.F.A. Degree in Illustration
University of Connecticut, Storrs, CT 5/2008
AWARDS/EXHIBITIONS
5/2008 - Winner of the Gloriana Gill Art Award for illustration, “Analyzing Dreams.” Published in the Long River Review, a campus literary and art magazine.
11/2007 - Shared first prize in an annual children’s book illustration competition organized by New York children’s book marketing agency Raab Associates.
5/2006 - Exhibited at UConn Fine Arts Undergraduate Senior Project Show, Storrs CT
EXPERIENCE
2/2012-10/2012
Print and Web Designer - Miranda Creative Inc., Norwichtown, CT
– Managed diverse client accounts (5 - 10) daily
– Rebranding/Identity work
– Ads for print & web
– Time sensitive & long term projects
– Managed/Advised clients’ use of social media
– Client Admin: Event planning, Working with Print Vendors, Online Ordering
4/2008-11/2011
Print and Web Designer - Human Resource Department - Organization & Sta ff Development
University of Connecticut, Storrs
Created for Web: site designs, banners / buttons, Powerpoint presentations, eLearning tutorials, logos
Created for Print: newsletters, course catalogs, brochures/mailers, T shirts designs, posters
- Experience in working with print vendors, knowledge of file formatting for both print and web projects
1/2007 - 5/2008
Graphic Designer and Programmer - UITS Web Development Labs
University of Connecticut, Storrs
Used Illustrator and Photoshop to complete projects for active campus websites.
Designed logos, banners, buttons and web pages.
FREELANCE
Mansfield,CT Advocates for Children - visual recorder 3/2011
MatchMakerCafe.com - logo design 2/2011
zentifi c.com - logo design 4/2009
Fuji Films - online design templates 10/2008
AFTERLIFE: UConn Illustration Alumni Show - o fficial poster 12/2007