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Cassandra Summer
18th St. S, Arlington, VA 22204
cassandra.summer@gmail.com
OBJECTIVE
To secure a position that broadens and enhances my skills with a variety of interactive media.
EDUCATION
James Madison University, Harrisonburg, VA
Bachelor of Arts, May 2008
School of Media Arts and Design, Concentration in Interactive Media
Double Minor: Music, Art
Cumulative GPA: 3.0
COMPUTER SKILLS
XHTML, CSS, Adobe Creative Suite 2, 3 & 4, Dreamweaver and Flash, ActionScript 2 &3, Final Cut Pro, AfterEffects, Audacity, ImageReady, GoLive, Microsoft Office Suite, Windows XP and Mac OSX.
RELATED COURSES
- Multimedia for the Web
- A focus on creating communication for the Web using a variety of design techniques.
- Interactive Multimedia Authoring
- Created effective interactive multimedia and animation using a range of applications.
- Advanced Multimedia for the Web
- Developed interactive media production skills that are suitable for publishing on the Web.
- Business Management of Digital Media
- Studied managing digital media production with consideration of new trends in production and distribution.
PREVIOUS EMPLOYMENT
- Viking Amplifiers: February 2009- present
- Web and Graphic Designer for local business.
- Designed and developed print and web materials.
- TIC Summer Camp: Summer 2009
- Web Design Counselor for students of all ages.
- Taught students web and graphic design techniques.
- ImagineDesign: September 2008-February 2009
- Graphic Designer/ Front-end Web Developer for a design company.
- Designed and implemented creative web and graphic designs.
- Academic Study Associates: Summer 2008
- Residential Advisor for a group of students in Florence, Italy.
- Used leadership and language skills to plan and lead activities and trips.
- James Madison University: May 2007-May 2008
- Webmaster for the Sociology and Anthropology Department at JMU.
- Duties consisted of meeting with professors to keep the site updated and re-designing as needed.
- Pinix Design Studio: August 2007-May 2008
- Freelance web designer for a local company.
- Duties consisted of creating custom designs for websites and other graphic materials.
SCHOOL ACTIVITIES
- Italian Club President: January 2007- May 2008
- Organized and led meetings, activities, and events.
- Second-level manager-Historian at JMU’s radio station; WXJM: August 2006- May 2007
- Organized and documented WXJM events.
- Second-level manager-Publicity at JMU’s radio station; WXJM: August 2007- May 2008
- Designed, created and distributed advertisements and campaigned for WXJM.
- Hosted radio show at JMU’s radio station; WXJM: August 2004- May 2008
- Hosted talk show at JMU’s radio station; WXJM: August 2007- May 2008
References available upon request.