SOLO
DESIGNER - LAUREN RUSSELL DESIGN,
Severna Park, MD 5/00 - present
Produce
and direct the development and design of print and interactive projects
Manage
relationships with assorted programmers and ISPs
Develop
new client relationships
WEEKLY
CONTRIBUTOR - ONVIA.COM, Seattle, WA 1/01
- 06/02
Critique
the design of e-commerce Web sites selected by Onvia.com's editor
ART
DIRECTOR - THE CYPHERS AGENCY, Annapolis,
MD 6/98 - 4/00
Spearheaded
creative conceptualizing for all facets of advertising from initial pitches
to direct-mail campaigns and Web site development for an agency with close
to $2 million in annual billing
Implemented
and/or art directed implementation of concepts on a per project basis
in a department of 5 designers
Designed
editorial layout and produced advertising for 4 annual showhouse publications
SENIOR
DESIGNER -
CYPHERS WOOD, INC., Annapolis, MD 5/97 - 6/98
Developed
creative advertising for a variety of both consumer and business-to-business
markets
Maintained
creative department hardware
GRAPHIC
DESIGNER -
MID-ATLANTIC CUSTOM PUBLISHING, Baltimore, MD 8/95 - 5/97
Worked
in close conjunction with creative director to design advertising and
editorial layout for 5 publications
Prepared
monthly issues for printing
Managed
relationships with pre-press and print vendors
PRE
PRESS ASSISTANT- BARTON COTTON, Arbutus, MD 2/95 - 8/95
Preliminary
production of greeting cards and direct mail components for over 30 national
nonprofit organizations
GRAPHICS
ASSISTANT/INTERN - UNIVERSITY DIRECTORIES, Chapel Hill, NC 5/94
- 8/94
Worked
with a team of four to create yellow page advertising for over 5,000 advertisers
Created
yellow page layouts for 18 publications
