Washington Corporations
Missoula, Mont. • 2015-present
Web Designer
- Design and maintain multiple websites, including the Washington Companies.
- Design advertising, signage, and related graphic identity for the Washington Companies.
- Help plan public relations and marketing goals, manage social media presence.
University of Montana – University Center
Missoula, Mont. • 2013-2015
Media Specialist
- Designed and maintained multiple websites, including the University Center and DiverseU.
- Designed advertising, signage, and related graphic identity for the UC and related programs.
- Served on multiple campus-wide committees.
- As a member of the University Center Marketing Group, helped plan public relations and marketing goals, manage social media presence.
- Tech Liaison for UC. First point of contact for all technical issues, coordinated repairs with Student Affairs IT.
- Managed the UC digital signage platforms.
The Bookstore at The University of Montana
Missoula, Mont. • 2000-2013
- Designed and maintained multiple websites, both for The Bookstore and other campus entities.
- Designed advertising, signage, and related graphic identity for the store.
- Designed multiple wall calendars and day planners for use by the campus community.
- As a member of the store’s marketing team, helped plan public relations and marketing goals.
- IT responsibilities including hardware repair; network, server, and user support.
- Managed the store’s domain name purchases and DNS tables.
Major Projects:
MontanaGrizzlies.com
Editor-in-chief of a site that served as the official site of Grizzly athletics until January 2011 and continued in partnership with the Missoulian newspaper until August 2012, when the domain was sold to the University of Montana. MontanaGrizzlies.com was a fast-paced, deadline-driven site that focused on providing high-quality content before it was available anywhere else.
- Managed a small team of employees and interns.
- Created the overall site design and worked with database programmer to integrate design into the custom content management system.
- Created advertising and marketing materials for the site, including print and video ads.
- Wrote and self-edited post-game recaps under tight deadlines.
- Shot and edited video features, most commonly weekly press conferences. Also edited highlight videos of football and basketball games using broadcast footage.
- Shot and edited still sports action and feature photographs for website use, as well as print use in marketing.
- Extensive copy editing experience of written copy by staff reporters, often under tight deadlines.
- Managed comprehensive on-location website coverage of major Grizzly events in locations such as Missoula, Bozeman, Spokane, Wash., and Albuquerque, N.M.
- Provided pre- and in-game technical support for the live statistics system at basketball, football, soccer and volleyball games.
MontanaBookstore.com
Primarily responsible for the store’s main web presence. MontanaBookstore.com provides general information about the store, as well as e-commerce sales of textbooks, general books, Griz merchandise, and other store items.
- Adapted site designs to function with content management systems.
- Managed the e-commerce presence, including a team of student employees.
- Photographed and edited products for online sale.
- Oversaw multiple site redesigns and coordinated a transition to a new content management system.
Big Sky High School
Missoula, Mont. • 2008 – 2015
Tennis coach
Taught tennis skills to high school players, managed all aspects of a high school sports team, managed assistant coaches and volunteers, supervised teenage players during practice, matches and trips, communicated with media outlets, organized tournaments and other related competitions.
New Horizons Computer Learning Center
Missoula, Mont. • 2000
Facilities Engineer
Prepared classrooms for computer training courses; administrated the center’s computer network; provided computer and network technical support for the center’s staff.
Montana Kaimin
Missoula, Mont. • 1998-1999
Design Editor
Member of the Kaimin editorial board; led the four-person design staff, managed the work schedule; worked in a fast-paced, deadline-oriented, team environment; responsible for design, layout and editing of the daily Kaimin and GameDay Kaimin.