Amber Quaid 361-442-3052
PORTFOLIO
amberquaid@yahoo.com
http://amberquaid.wix.com/amber
EDUCATION
Graduated: Summer 2016 Magna Cum Laude Major GPA- 4.0
Del Mar College - Corpus Christi (Dean’s list 2013-2014/ President’s List 2014) Associate of Arts in: Radio/ Television Production Digital Media Journalism Public Relationst
Graduated: Spring- Fall 2014 GPA 3.40
Arkansa Tech – Russellville Bachelor of Arts in Communication Emphasis in Journalism Print
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Stripes LLC. (Fortune 500 Company) - General Manager May 2011 - July 2015 Asst. General Mgr. June 2008- May 2011 Sales Associate Oct. 1999- June 2008 * Serve as first and primary contact for interviewees * Increased profits by double digits each quarter * Scheduled, hired and maintained a crew of 20+ employees * Maintained inventory, audits and store to top levels receiving numerous awards
NEWSPAPER EXPERIENCE
ArkaTech Newspaper - Manging Editor/ Layout Editor Aug. 2015 - Present Assisted Editor-in-chief with article selction, page layout, graphic design and copy edits for each paper. Helped maintain a staff of 10. Island Waves Newspaper- Managing Editor/ Layout Designer Dec. 2014- Aug. 2015 Assisted the Editor-in-chief and maintained contact with university affiliate, newspaper contacts and staff within the university. Actively involved in the day to day publication of news. Foghorn Newspaper Page Designer/ Reporter Jan. 2013- Dec. 2014 Wrote over 30 articles, made illustrations, made graphics, and created an award winning magazine. I shared ideas. wrote columns and design/layout of pages.
MEDIA INTERNSHIPS:
Radio DJ- KTKO (Night DJ) Bay Area Fellowship/ Church Unlimted (camera operator/shift leader) SKILLS:
Abobe- InDesign, Photoshop, Illustrator, Dreamweaver, Premier Pro, Audition, Flash
AWARDS: *Second Place Editorial Page layout ACMA 2016 *Honorable Mention Sports page layout ACMA 2016 *Honorable Mention News photo ACMA 2016 *Honorable Mention Art/Illustration ACMA 2016 *DMC Foundation Scholarship 2014 *Digital Media Student of the Year 2014 *Reporter of the Year 2014 *Literary Magazine Feature Photo1st place -TIPA 2015 *Public Relations Crisis Mgmt 2nd Place - TIPA 2014 *Sports Action photo 3rd place - TIPA 2015 *Front Page Deisgn 4th place - TCCJA 2014 *Sports News Story Honorable Mention TIPA 2015 *Honorable Mention Digital Media (SSA)-2014 *Honorable Mention Print- making (SSA) 2014 *Gold Standard Award (Valero) 2013, 2014 *Silver Standard Award (Valero) 2014, 2015