Amy Elizabeth Haisten
Graphic Designer

Address: P.O. Box 682, Jackson, GA 30233
URL: http://www.ahstudio.org
E-Mail: ahaisten@ahstudio.org
Phone: 770.715.6891

Education:
LaGrange College, LaGrange, GA
Bachelor of Art in Art and Design
Concentration in Graphic Design - May 2003
Cumulative G.P.A.: 3.58

Central Georgia Technical College, Macon, GA
Computer Animation and Multimedia Diploma
Concentration in Web Design - June 2007
Cumulative G.P.A.: 3.87

Berry College, Mt. Berry, GA
Studied Studio Art, Art History, and Music
Cumulative G.P.A.: 3.43

Scholarships/Awards:
Dean's List, HOPE Scholarship, Transfer Scholarship (merit based), Joyful Noise percussion ensemble - first place in Mt. Berry Talent Show (Fall 1998)

Exhibitions:
LaGrange College Senior Show (May 2003), Night at the Dodd Student Art Show (Fall 2002, Spring 2002), Berry College Student Honor Show (Spring 2001)

Skills:
Macintosh, Windows, Adobe Creative Suite, Quark XPress, MS Office, HTML, CSS and exposed to Painter, After Effects, Toon Boom, Poser and 3ds Max

Experience:
ahstudio.org, Jackson, GA
Freelance Graphic Designer, Present

• Completes miscellaneous design jobs on a contracting basis

Adams-Briscoe Seed Company, Jackson, GA
Web Designer & Secretary, September 2005 - Present

• Designed and launched an original web site and maintains the content
• Provides customer service and fulfils clerical duties including answering phone, taking orders, helping customers, editing price list, and filing paper work

Central Georgia Technical College, Macon, GA
Adjunct Instructor, March 2006 – June 2006

• Instructed Computer Animation and Multimedia core courses and classes for print production concentration requirements

Benson Media, Inc., Ball Ground, GA
Graphic Designer, March 2004 – August 2005

• Spearheaded a design campaign for Colonial Properties Trust, one of the nation's largest diversified real estate investment trusts
• Skillfully designed visually intriguing and original pieces
• Designed original political campaign items, mostly direct mail pieces
• Executed production tasks and created logos for multi-housing industry design campaigns
• Performed pre-press operations and plated jobs to send to press

Ross Visual Communications, LLC, Locust Grove, GA
Graphic Designer, January 2004 – February 2004

• Composed layouts for various print media and designed logos
• Communicated with clients about their vision and edited jobs to suite their needs

Fulton County Daily Report, Atlanta, GA
Art Assistant, October 2003 – January 2004

• Prepared two daily sections for small law newspaper
• Cooperated with advertising department to design house ads and promos
• Updated weekly Coldwell Banker Ad
• Recreated past articles for featured clients presented as plaques, reprints, or PDF files

Design Group, LaGrange, GA
Intern, January 2003

• Assisted supervisor by editing projects, assembling mock-ups, and doing photo searches
• Digitally manipulated rug images for 828 International Trading Co. labels and posters
• Taped, weeded, and applied vinyl lettering for tradeshow booths and POP displays

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