susan dancy
281-620-7545    sdancy@gmail.com

objective

To be a part of a creative team where my abilities may be fully utilized.

SKILLS

 

n     Copywriter graphic designer, web designer, traffic manager, digital photographer

n     Highly skilled in Indesign, Adobe Photoshop, Quark, PageMaker, Dreamweaver, Word and Excel

n     Working knowledge of  Illustrator, HTML and Flash

n     Work equally well in MAC or PC platforms

n     Design, layout and produce marketing materials including presentations, product literature, brochures, pamphlets, advertisements and newsletters

n     Extremely detail oriented and organized. As a traffic manager for Somerset Art’s in-house ad agency, I over-saw all incoming art through photography and design to print production and updating web pages

n     Strong written and verbal skills

 

Experience

 

 

2008     Optimum Computer Solutions    The Woodlands, TX

Web and Graphic Designer

n     Created concept and developed web sites for a variety of clients

n     Designed and wrote copy for all advertising

n     Re-designed and built new web sites for  company

 

2005-2007         Austin-American Statesman                       Austin, TX

Digital Specialist

n     Implemented new design for newspaper.

n     Created Project Assignment form that was adopted by ACN branches.

n     Created concept and design for all Special Sections.

n     Improved process for Classifieds Section.

n     Responsible for pagination, pre-flight and ftp to pre-press of digital files.

n     Photographed local events.

n     Bastrop Chamber of Commerce monthly newsletter.

 

 

2003-2005         Gregory Editions                                Sugar Land, TX

Marketing Director

n     Designed and managed more than 25 Web sites.

n     Designed ads for national publications.

n     Responsible for design and copywriting for all print media.

n     Implemented new signage and displays for trade shows.

 

 

1995-2003         Somerset House Publishing                   Houston, TX

Traffic Manager, Media Buyer, Graphic and Web Designer, Copywriter

n     Interviewed and wrote bios for each new artist signed to SHP.

n     Implemented new procedures to stream-line all incoming art production, photography and print media.

n     Developed company’s first Web site for presence on the Internet.

n     Expanded Web site to include e-commerce.

n     Sold, designed and maintained Web sites for about 50 art galleries.

n     Designed all print media.

 

1988-1995         Houston Audio-Video                            Houston, TX

Office Manager, Videographer

n     Misc. office duties including accounts payable and receivable.

n     Rent and sold AV equipment.

n     Videotaped depositions and events.

 

 

Education

 

1982-1987         University of Houston                                Houston , TX

n     B.A., Liberal Arts


1998-2000                Houston Community College              
Houston , TX

n     Classes in HTML, Web Design, Dreamweaver and Flash

 

references

 

Stephanie Allen, Executive Vice-President, Somerset House Publishing
sallen@somersethouse.com, 800-444-2540

Karen Steinem, Comptroller, OCS, Inc.
ksteinem@ocscrop.com, 281-364-0539

Donald Williams, Director of Communications, Bastrop ISD
dwilliams@bastropisd.net, 512-321-2292

Margaret Myrick, IT Programmer/Writer, The University of Texas
margaretmyrick@gmail.com, 512-963-6779