Resume

EXPERIENCE

Amy Allsopp Creative   2001 – Present
Services include branding, graphic design, and copyediting

Recent clients: SouthEast Effective Development, North Seattle College, Church Council of Greater Seattle

Capitol Hill Housing
Communications Manager   2012 – 2016
Wore many hats as primary communications staff person for housing and community development organization

  • Branding – Collaborated with stakeholders and outside agency to develop and implement new visual identity for all materials organization wide
  • Print collateral – Designed and/or contracted with outside designers, edited, and managed production of all materials
  • Digital communications – Edited and maintained website, e-newsletters, and Facebook pages

Initiative for Global Development 
Communications Manager   2007 – 2011
Developed communications collateral for start-up global poverty group

  • Branding – Created and implemented brand guidelines for existing logo
  • Print collateral – Designed, edited, and managed production for multiple publications; collaborated with outside agency to produce event materials
  • Digital communications – Maintained website, established e-newsletter and Facebook presence

Global Partnerships 
Communications Coordinator   2005 – 2007
Designed and coordinated marketing and fundraising materials for poverty-relief organization

  • Collaborated with fundraising team to design materials for donor communications and events
  • Coordinated with program staff and managed production of website and print collateral

Seattle International Film Festival 
Promotions Manager — Managed advertising, collateral materials, and community outreach   2005
Copy Editor — Edited content for all festival publications   2004

University Book Store 
Graphic Designer   1995 – 2004
Collaborated with team members on marketing and merchandising for multi-location retail store

  • Provided graphic design, creative direction, and print production for a wide variety of marketing campaigns and print collateral
  • Edited copy for printed materials, newsletters, and advertising
  • Served on branding committee and led implementation of new look & feel for all collateral

COMMUNITY / VOLUNTEER

Wooden O Theatre Productions 
Pro bono design and editing   2001 – 2008

  • Designed and edited Shakespeare in the Parks marketing materials
  • Edited copy for fundraising materials

Our American Theatre Company 
Pro bono design   2005 – 2006

  • Served on advisory board and provided design expertise for marketing materials

EDUCATION / SKILLS

BFA, University of Idaho

Adobe Creative Cloud (InDesign, Illustrator, Photoshop), MS Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint), websites (WordPress, experience designing with HTML and CSS), email marketing (Constant Contact), social media (Facebook, etc.), proofreading/copyediting (AP style), Mac OS and MS Windows