
Professionally, I produce and direct multimedia -- including public relations, web design, electronic marketing, brand strategy, editorial content and video.
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Digital Media Manager
Manage e-marketing and social networking -- including ZACH's blog -- to enhance the online presence of Austin's largest arts organization.
Art Director, 2006-Present
Create Austin is "The Business of Creativity," matching ideas with talented designers, and providing designers with resources and guidance.
Multimedia Producer,
2007-2009
Produced multimedia -- video, animation, style sheets -- to build world-class, SEO-friendly editorial content from dry subject matter. Recorded and edited video for high-definition web broadcast and live television feeds.
Associate Editor, 2003-2007
Wrote monthly feature articles and a book review column for a national defense magazine with 150,000 readers; assisted with all aspects of multi-year magazine redesign project, which yielded a $700K profit.
Designer, 2003-2007
Worked with design firm to handle all publishing, print and Web design projects, advertising initiatives and general Web design governance.
University of Texas, Austin, TX
B.A. English, Plan I Honors
Editor-in-chief of Analecta, the student art and literary journal
Oxford University, Oxford, UK
Scholarship program: 18th C. race representation, Age of Reformation
I can't help it. I'm a proud Mac afficionado. I use Apple computers for most of my design projects and love the user experience, video cards and processing power.
Adobe's Creative Suite (Flash, Dreamweaver, Fireworks, Illustrator, Photoshop, InDesign) is what I use to design. I use CS4 at home and CS3 at work. I am learning Adobe Flex and occasionally use Adobe Premiere Pro.
Microsoft Windows software (Word, Excel, Access, PowerPoint, Outlook) is what I use to word process, edit, organize, merge, and present text and information. I'm super fast with it and know all the keyboard shortcuts, but please don't tell my boss.
FinalCut Pro is my preferred video editing software. I am currently working to be an Apple Certified FinalCut Professional.
HTML and CSS may seem old-hat to some designers, but my expert knowledge, continual study and innovation of both tools is why my Web pages are always light-weight and SEO friendly.
Millions of children in India are born into a life of poverty and no family. TMF provides these orphans with food, water, clothing, shelter, education, medical care, love and hope.
Greenlights focuses on five key pain points felt by nonprofits: financial management, resource development, board excellence, leadership advancement, and strategy and planning.
The Texas Council on Family Violence promotes safe and healthy relationships by supporting service providers, facilitating strategic prevention efforts and creating opportunities for freedom from domestic violence.
The Texas Counseling Association is dedicated to providing leadership, advocacy and education to promote the growth and development of the counseling profession and those who are served.
The National Domestic Violence Hotline, 1-800-799-SAFE, answers a variety of calls and is a resource for domestic violence advocates, government officials, law enforcement agencies and the general public.
Belle and Sebastian is my very favorite band.
I was invited to sing and dance on stage at a 2001 concert and have been dancing ever since.