JENNIFER EAST
Resume
VISUAL COMMUNICATOR
Proficient in conceptual design, full scale design, layout, production, illustration, photography, web design, marketing and client relations. Computer skills include artwork, presentations and documents designed with the Adobe Creative Cloud, (Illustrator, Photoshop, InDesign, Premiere Pro) Microsoft Office (Word, Power Point), and more. Experienced and enjoy working with others in team situations, group instruction and interaction, acting, writing, customer relations, hosting and sales. Passionate about nutrition and health. Designed, created, submitted and was approved for iTunes App for American Gentleman Magazine. An average six month process done in six weeks.
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Creative Director, Co-Founder of a nonprofit
bUneke.org, Orlando, FL
Graphic Designer, Illustrator, Videographer, Art Direction, Sales and Promotion. Responsible for all design, layout, photography, photo editing, production, promotion, coordination and sales for a monthly, full-color magazine for print and digital download. Nonprofit.
Founder, Creative Director
ACT Like A Child Magazine, Los Angeles, CA, Orlando, FL
Founder, Graphic Designer, Illustrator, Art Direction, Sales and Promotion. Responsible for all design, layout, photography, photo editing, production, promotion, coordination and sales for a bi-monthly, full-color magazine for print and digital download. Los Angeles based.
Creative Director
American Gentleman Magazine, Los Angeles, CA
Graphic Designer, Illustrator, Art Direction. Responsible for all design, layout, photography, photo editing, production, for monthly, full-color magazine for print and interactive publication app. Created and implemented the brand of American Gentleman.
Actor, Host
Los Angeles, CA, Orlando, FL
Local and national commercials, videos, television, film, please request to see acting resume.
Art Director/Director/Editor/Screenwriter
Los Angeles, CA & Orlando, FL
Art direction, Direction, Writer, Editor / attention to detail / set continuity for various video production companies.
Graphic Designer / Illustrator / Art Direction
Blue Water Creative Group, Viera, FL
Responsible for a monthly 40 page, full-color newspaper & 90% of the advertising art. Developed conceptual art, design and layout of all other promotional work, assisted photographers on set /photo edits and coders for the website design.
Graphic Designer / Illustrator
United Space Alliance, Cape Canaveral, FL
Graphic Support for the Launch & Recovery Systems Engineering Group, both Shuttle and Constellation Programs (Aries IX rocket), assisted photographers and provided art/set designs and animation concepts. Worked with the collage intern program to help them get acquainted with the space design program. Design projects range from web design, 3D animations, proposal artwork, corporate logos, full color posters, fliers, illustrations, t-shirt art, Power Point presentations, and more. Assisted also in the after launch video editing and ran large format printers for additional group support.
Floral Designer
Sinatra’s Floral Design, Merritt Island, FL
Responsible for floral design and creations, sales and customer service. Set up and breakdown of many social events. All web promotions, fliers, posters, sign-age, and tshirt art.
Creative Director
Bellevue College, Bellevue, WA
Responsible for a team of designers, photographers and production staff. Over saw all on-campus created art. Provided a new vision and direction for updated community relations campaign. Projects ranging from a new corporate branding, promoting new community awareness, posters, fliers, advertisements, t-shirt art, on campus literature and more.
Technical Illustrator, Graphic Designer
City of Seattle (Nelson - Coulson), Seattle, WA
Contractor and technical illustrator / graphic designer for the City of Seattle’s Water Pollution Department: Technical Publications. Responsible for computer illustration and design through production of manuals and promotional work. Highlight: Received an STC award for a community awareness poster.
Graphic Designer
Nasscor Inc., Bellevue, WA
Produced all in-house graphics for a national sauna and steam company. To include high end, full color product literature and advertisements, packaging, designed many one-color single sheet fliers, labels, and product manuals. Assisted photographers with models and set designs.
Graphic Designer
Tunturi Inc., Bellevue, WA
International Exercise Company, working with a small team of designers, responsible for product literature, packaging, photo shoots, and all in-house designs. Assisted photographers w/models and set design.
Freelance Graphic Designer
WA, CA & FL
Graphic designer, photographer, illustrator, instructor and more. Responsible for sales, marketing, promotion, client relations, and vendor contacts. Production of all product and service branding; corporate identity, web design, social media marketing, brochures, fliers, manuals, original illustrations, logos, consultation, and more, from conceptual design and production to printing, digital uploads, promotion, and accounting procedures. Experienced with the design, development, submission and completion of several fully interactive magazine Apps on the App Store. Commercial sales and professional instruction in color theory, computer illustration and hand-tinting b/w photography and more. Freelance photographer (shooting headshots for over three years in Los Angeles alone), photo editing, enhancement and photo-realism art creation.
EDUCATION
• Bellevue College, Bellevue, WA , AA, Graphic Reproduction Technician Degree.
• Seattle Central C. C., Seattle, WA, Advertising Art, Intensive graphic design program.
• Certified Food Handler
• Sinatra’s Floral Design Academy, Merritt Island, FL, Floral Design program
• Inglemoor High School • 4.0 GPA, Seattle Club of Printing House Craftsmen Scholarship, Bothell, WA
• John Robert Powers Modeling/Finishing School, Seattle, WA
• A variety of computer, business, art-related, personal growth, healthy lifestyle; seminars, workshops and classes ~ on going
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
• Screenplay writer, co-producer & co-director of the award-winning fllms, Fragile House, We Know You're There, Ruby Holland Foundation Documentary, Forgotten Enchantress, Founders Documentary and more.
• Published Work, “ADD in Poetry, One Family’s Journey with Attention Decit Disorder”. Wrote, illustrated and published my family’s story with Attention Deficit Disorder. Included public appearances, lectures and awarded best in show, newspaper articles, and more.
Instructor for multiple topics :
• Graphic Illustration (with ARTSTAR - after-school youth program in WA state),
• Graphic Design 101 (on-site private consultation with various companies),
• Color Theory (Sinatra’s Floral Design Academy, Merritt Is, FL),
• Navigating the Entertainment Business and Improv (Viera Dance Conservatory)
• Hand Tinting Black and White Photos (Bellevue Parks and Rec, WA state),
Published Work, “ADD in Poetry, One Family’s Journey with Attention Decit Disorder”. Wrote, illustrated and published my family’s story with Attention Deficit Disorder. Included public appearances, lectures and awarded best in show, newspaper articles, and more.
Below: Illustrations created for NASA and United Space Alliance
