CAREER EXPERIENCE
ASHLEY DOWNING 219-677-4773 www.ashleydowning.com ashleytellsstories@gmail.com
EDUCATION Ball State University; Dec. 2016 BA in Journalism, graphics
REFERENCES Betsy Meyer
BSU; Mentor 765-285-6000 ecmeyer@bsu.edu
Ryan Sparrow
BSU; Instructor of Journalism 765-285-3560 rjsparrow@bsu.edu
Stacy Johnson
Personal, Branding work 480-450-7653 stacyann5555@gmail.com
Ashli Smith
Owner; Spotted Monkey Marketing 765-273-7730 ashli@spottedmonkeymarketing.com
Designer I • USA Today Network, Gannett January 2017- Present • Handle budgeting and designing of newspaper products in various markets • Proofing news pages for errors • Utilizing precision page layout, hierarchy, typography, art direction and photo and type editing • Working under extreme pressure of a looming deadline all while retaining extreme accuracy • Work remote from Phoenix with our newspapers all over the country (New Jersey, Mississippi, Texas, New Mexico, California and more), we communicate via messenger, email and phone calls only with our clients • Survived the largest redesign in United State’s newspaper history on Oct. 30, 2017 when Gannett launched the redesign of all 109 newspapers Freelancer/Self-employed March 2017- Present • Work with local and remote clients for all design needs ranging from logo creation, resumes or birthday invitations Web/Social Media Designer/Spotted Monkey Marketing August 2015- August 2016 • Build simple, engaging Wordpress websites for clients • Craft graphics and text posts on Twitter, Facebook and Instagram for clients Design Intern/Omaha World-Herald May 2015- August 2015 • Design section covers and jumps for daily newspaper in sports, news, features and business sections • Cover 1A designer position for a week at the end of the internship during a staffing change Creative Director • Unified Media, Ball State University May 2015- August 2016 • Lead, manage a team of student designers (up to 40 people) • Direct art efforts across multiple platforms • Create design style for social media • Redesign online publication and print publication