(jk) the portfolio of jessica keller
 
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  jessica keller { jessica@jessicagoree.com } 860.716.9646
   
 
 
MISSION:
"you know, i'm not sure where it comes from. my guess, is that it's my personal observation on the world, and my design is simply a product of the analysis. every time, every observation is passionate, thought out, and emotional; therefore, my work ends up a reflection on how i feel and what i see. it is my favorite thing in this world to do, and hope that one day, i will be able to affect people with my design and my thought process. that's my goal."

 
   
Experience>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Outhouse Communication , fairfield, Ct
  art director
  Developed print campaign concepts and art direction for brands such as Diageo, the united nations, and lillian august. collaborated on concept and art direction for tv campaign series for krispy kreme. developed self promotional material for outhouse including brand identity and 'adbesity' promotional materials. new business pitches: bic, bobs, sugarbush, javapop, swiss army, saucony, bigelow tea, webster bank
   
  Digital Pond, San Francisco, CA
  design intern
  Designed layouts for a variety of promotional pieces for the NIKETOWN Atlanta store. Developed a promotional campaign for Johnson & Johnson to become sponsors in the 2008 Beijing Olympic games. Learned the branding specifications for companies such as Nike, HP and Johnson & Johnson. Worked closely with Art Directors, Print Production Specialists, and other designers. This internship made recognition within my school; thus, the school wrote an article on my experience and is being used to promote the university.
   
  Chayo Mata, ny, ny
  designer & beauty editorial assistant
  involvement included assistant directing photo shoots for fashion photographer, Chayo Mata. I developed original concepts to produce a story on the photographs, then designed the graphics and layout to support my concept. These fashion editorial pieces have been published in more than 10 spreads for the Slovenian fashion magazine Gloss, and have also appeared as the cover art for the JCReport. Two of the images have been chosen by Voices Unabridged, Inc, an organization affiliated with the United Nations, to be sold at the second annual gala at the Industria Superstudio in NYC on november 30, 2006. All profits will be donated to women and children worldwide.
   
  Central Connecticut State University, new britain, ct
  Art Director & Designer
  Upon portfolio review I was selected out of the whole department, with two other students, into Central Design, under the supervision of a chosen Art Director. Here we designed pieces for non-profit organizations including a 144 page book for the town of Canton, CT, brochures for the Prudence Crandall Center, and numerous departments within Central Connecticut State University. The following semester I was awarded with the art director position. As Art Director I manage and critique the designers work, work directly with clients, and work directly with offset printers.

   
  Deejay Mori, ny, ny
  designer
  Designed CD layout and graphics for musicians album, Memento. Also performed updates to musicians website.
   
Skills>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Adobe Cs, cs2, Indesign, Illustrator, Photoshop
  Macromedia studio 8, Dreamweaver, Flash, Fireworks
  Quark Xpress Passport
  Microsoft Excel, Access, Word, Power Point
   
  Computer Languages HTML, Actionscript, Javascript
  Operating Systems Mac OSX , Windows
   
Education>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> B. A., Graphic/Information Design
  Central Connecticut State University
   
Awards & Recognition>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> ad club 2008/ gold/ consumer poster - single: u.n stand up speak out
  ad club 2008/ gold/ consumer poster - single: u.n poverty over *judges honorable mention
  ad club 2008/ gold/ self promotion - identity design
  ad club 2008/ gold/ integrated campaign - u.n. poverty over
  ad club 2008/ silver/ self promotion - direct mail
  ad club 2008/ silver/ integrated campaign - u.n. stand up speak out
   
  cadc 2008/ judges award/overcome adbesity
  cadc 2008/ gold/ outhouse communication stationary system
  cadc 2008/ silver/ stand up speak out integrated campaign
  cadc 2008/ silver/ adbesity direct mailer
  cadc 2008/ excellence/ diageo pop quiz newspaper ad
  cadc 2008/ excellence/ poverty over integrated campaign
  cadc 2008/ excellence/ i can end poverty poster
  cadc 2008/ excellence/ stand up speak out poster
  cadc 2008/ excellence/ stand up speak out tv
   
  United Nations/ Voices Unabridged, Inc/ November 2006
  Gloss Magazine/ November 2006
  Gloss Magazine/ October 2006
  Central Connecticut State University/ Art Director/ September 2006-December 2006
  Central Connecticut State University/ Internship Recognition Article/ Fall 2006
  Central Connecticut State University/ Designer/ January 2006-May 2006
  JC Report/ 2 cover images/ September 2006