ADVERTISING + DESIGN
ALLISON JONES
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EXPERIENCE
EDUCATION Columbia College
ASSOCIATE INTERACTIVE ART DIRECTOR
Chicago IL - 2007 - 2011 Bachelors of Fine Arts Advertising Art Direction
The Marketing Store Worldwide Chicago, IL 2011 — Present
OBJECTIVE To obtain a position as an art director, with an emphasis on graphic design, illustration, and web design.
SKILLS My knowledge of web standards and design is thourough. I am experienced in HTML and CSS and feel comfortable designing or concepting for web and print.
Art direction of interactive concepts for McDonald’s, Southern Comfort, Redbox, and Coca-Cola. Responsible for creating information architecture documents from microsites to global sites. Working well within a team to meet crucial deadlines, as well as communicating clearly and effectively ideas, processes, and strategies. Communicating creative concepts to developers, account teams, and client. Presenting new ideas clearly and effectively. Producing solid executions with the Creative Suite to fulfill brand and the strategy requirements.
ART DIRECTION/DESIGN Columbia College Advertising Practicum Chicago, IL 2010 — 2011 Managed design, branding solutions, and print production for the Columbia College Advertising Practicum book. This book went on to be presented in Detroit, MI for the Regional American Ad Federation Student Competition and won 1st place.
SOFTWARE Adobe Creative Suite 5 Mac OSX Word Processing
DESIGN ASSISTANT MEMBERSHIPS
A SimpleScott Company Chicago, IL 2009 — 2010
STA AIGA American Ad Federation Columbia College Ad Club
Responsible for design, art direction, presentations, and project management. Worked with Adobe Creative Suite, as well as implementing some designs into HTML and CSS. Managed print production for the book “Designing Obama”. Created user experience documents, information architecture plans, and mood boards to assist with project presentations to clients.
REFERENCES
Available Upon Request
AWARDS Interactive Marketing Award 2011 Monopoly at McDonald’s American Ad Federation 2011 National Student Competition: District 6, 1st place
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