JOEL L. KUENNEN — RÉSUMÉ Name: Address:
Joel Lansing Kuennen 305 Pearl Street La Crosse, WI 54601 USA
Phone Number: E-mail: Online portfolio: Date of Birth: Place of Birth:
001-608-397-5480 joelkuennen@gmail.com joelsportfolio.blogspot.com June 27, 1984 La Crosse, WI USA
Publishing Experience Art Director/Managing Editor, Second Supper Newspaper, LLC -1/1/2008 - Present
Coordinate and design the visual elements of a weekly Independent Press. This includes article layouts, photo editing, advertising design, and promotional efforts. Managing the flow between the business and editorial sides of the paper is also my responsibility.
Editor-In-Chief, Second Supper Newspaper, LLC - 8/22/2007 - 1/1/2008
Coordinate, design (layout and advertisement), lead, and distribute a 32-page, tri-state, independent weekly which is focused on emboldening and fostering an under-represented regional youth culture while providing a stimulating alternative to traditional regional media.
Executive Editor, The Second Supper, LLC - 2006-2007
Design (layout and advertisement) and layout a 24-page weekly Satire, Music and Cultural Critique paper by deadline, lead and organize content meetings, delegate responsibilities to others, design advertisements for clients, make contact with and facilitate interviews through publicity agencies, distribution and handle general PR.
Staff Writer, The Second Supper, LLC - 2005-Present
Social commentary and critique, music interviews and product reviews.
Design Experience Assistant Graphic Designer - 2007-Present
Create banner designs for Nelson Flag & Display, a national supplier of street banners
Advertising
2006-Present — Advertisement designer for Second Supper Clients Include - Alltel ProCellular, Java Detour, Country Kitchen, Everclear, Quiznos, and Dominoes
Publication
2006-2007 — 24 page fake-newspaper, The Second Supper 2007-Present — 32 page alternative press, Second Supper
Promotions
Event Posters, Brochures, T-Shirts, Signs and Instructional material, Bookmarks, Post Cards, Stickers
Branding
Company/Organization Logos - Second Supper, Culture Shock, The Cavalier, MTCI (spec. work) Section Logos - Stile, Camera Absurda, La Crosse Arts & Culture, Top 7’s, Quaff it or Scoff it, etc.
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Leadership Experience Editor-in-Chief of Second Supper Newspaper, LLC - 2007-1/2008
Lead meetings, organize content and layout, provide moral support to employees, satisfy clients, act as conduit of communication between the editorial, business, and client. Function well as both a catch-all and a delegator. Oversaw the editorial shift from satire and fake news to a more respected Culture Zine for the region.
Culture Shock Art Director - 2007-Present
Select artists and provide logistical support for artists participating in Culture Shock events. Designed logo and necessary promotional materials for a regional art, culture, and music festival with ten to fifteen preshow events culminating in a week-long festival to take place July, 2008. The purpose of the festival is to try and showcase new and emerging art and music from the Upper Midwest.
Executive Editor of The Second Supper, LLC - 2006-2007 See page 1 for a summation of duties and responsibilities.
Research Projects Virtual Celebrity; Web 2.0 and the New Narcissism – 2007-Present Charles A. Diamond Project creator/observer; purpose was to create a virtual “star” using Web 2.0 social networks. Examples below: http://www.myspace.com/diamondstudd4u http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=778175313&ref=nf
Ideological Integration and Disjuncture in the EU – 2006-Present Studied the way in which EU integration was proceeding in Hungary and the personal disjuncture which occurs between people and generations during said ideological integration. To be published in the Universty of Wisconsin - La Crosse Undergraduate Research Journal
iDance Flash Mob – 2006
Organized a happening in which students danced to the music on their iPods for 5 minutes in the middle of campus and then dispersed. Collaborated on a documentary of the event. Available at: http://rhetor.vox.com/library/video/6a00c2251caeb08fdb00c2251ccd7d604a.html
Die Geburt des Surrealismus und seine Bedeutung fuer die heutige Zeit – 2005 A critical analysis of Surrealism and its role in the Modern Aesthetic.
Honors & Achievements Undergraduate Research Grant - 12/2006-05/2007
Awarded a $1,200 grant to study ideological integration and disjuncture in the EU; travled to Germany, Belgium, France, Austria, Hungary, spending the majority of the time in Brussels and Budapest.
Justus Liebig Universität; Giessen, Deutschland - 08/2004-07/2005 Awarded a position as exchange student for one year.
Emerging Talents Art Exhibition - 2002
Awarded a place at the Emerging Talents Art Exhibition at New Visions Art Gallery, Marshfield, WI
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Teaching Experience Practicum in New Media Production - 01/2007-05/2007 Group leader and observor for the Virtual Celebrity Project.
Writing Tutor - UW-La Crosse Writing Center - 08/2006-05/2007
Student mentor and tutor for American and foreign students wishing to improve their writing skills.
Speaker for UW-Wood County International Cultural Fair - 2004 and 2005 Keynote speaker on China in 2004 and presenter for Germany in 2005.
Language Skills English
Native Speaker
German - 1996-Present
Advanced in Word, Script, and Listening Skills
Spanish - 2005-Present
Basic in Word, Script, and Listening Skills
Higher Education University of Wisconsin La Crosse – 2002-2007 Bachelor of Arts – English Major and German Major, Anthropology Minor
Justus Liebig Universitaet, Giessen Germany – 2004-2005 Exchange Student - Anglistik
Relevant Course Work English 492 - Visual Rhetoric
A critical inquisition into the rhetoric of visual composition.
Anthropology 350 - Language and Culture
Language formation and praxis as relevant to cultural production.
English 403 - Individual Project
Practicum in New Media Production which produced the Virtual Celebrity Project.
Political Science 338 - European Government and Politics
An in-depth analysis of national and supernational European systems of government.
English 355 - Critical Theory
An overview and analysis of trends in critical theory and their application to the study of literature and cultural analysis.
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