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510 Willow Lane, Stockbridge, GA 30281
770-310-2299
AmandaGalpinGooge@gmail.com
www.Amanda-Galpin-Googe.com


Experience in User Interface Development, Corporate Identity, Print Collateral, Advertising, Publications and photo manipulation & enhancement. Design for websites, email, social media, magazines, newspaper, brochures and flyers.


Skills





Web and graphic design skills: HTML/CSS     |     Adobe Creative Cloud


Professional Experience




Boys & Girls Clubs of America - UI Developer
Atlanta, GA     |     04/2015 - Present

Mission: To enable all young people, especially those who need us most, to reach their full potential as productive, caring, responsible citizens.

  • Maintain content on BGCA.org our public facing website (lead 2024 switch to WordPress), deliver engaging digital design initiatives to build brand awareness
  • Improve the look & feel of digital banners/images, to increase conversion rates and better target donors, youth and parents
  • Ad hoc projects for divisions across the organization including web templates, augmented reality and engaging digital design initiatives to build awareness, and increase Movement reach
  • Create artwork for social media including Instagram Guides

The Creative Group - Boys & Girls Clubs of America - Graphic/Web Design
Atlanta, GA     |     01/2014 - 03/2015

Hired at Boys & Girls Clubs of America to assist with Web and Email development.

  • Designed and coded website and microsites on Sharepoint 2007
  • Designed and coded emails and email templates

Cartera Commerce (formerly Vesdia) - Web Designer
Atlanta, GA     |     10/2009 - 12/2013

Cartera Commerce was the leading provider of card-linked marketing solutions that increase revenue and customer loyalty for merchants, banks, issuers and loyalty programs.

  • CSS Web Stylist
  • HTML Coding
  • Worked with Umbraco Content Manager
  • Designed client emails/web banners
  • Designed merchant web ad banners
  • Designed client websites
  • Designed Cartera related print/web ads

Hilltop Design Group - Production Artist
Atlanta, GA     |     06/2007 - 12/2008

A full service advertising, design and branding company specializing in high-end Real Estate ad campaigns, collateral print material, signage and websites.

  • Refined conceptual designs and ideas
  • Completed layout, copy fitting, copy changes, pre-press preparation, and fulfilled deadlines
  • Produced mock-ups for presentations
  • Worked closely with printers from quoting to press checks

Morris Multimedia - Graphic Designer
Savannah, GA     |     11/2006 - 05/2007

Various publications, including daily newspapers, non-daily newspapers, arts and entertainment weeklies, and shoppers. The company also owns and operates specialty publications in real estate, automotive, gaming, tourism, and the United States military.

  • Conceptualized and developed magazines: Statesboro Magazine (purchased from S.O.S. Media), Savannah Spaces, New Homes Resource Guide
  • Completed layout, copy fitting, copy changes, pre-press preparation, and fulfilled deadlines
  • Designed editorial pages and advertising
  • Redesigned other publication covers and mastheads

Secrets of the South Media - Creative Director
Savannah, GA     |     09/2002 - 10/2006

Parent publisher of multiple home and lifestyle magazines and also a full service marketing/advertising agency.

  • Conceptualized and developed magazines: Statesboro Magazine, Secrets of the South, New Homes of the South, Georgia Southern Endzone
  • Completed layout, copy fitting, copy changes, pre-press preparation, and fulfilled deadlines
  • Designed editorial pages and advertising
  • Quoted and assign printers according to cost and quality
  • Worked on multiple agency projects for clients

Haas Publishing - Senior Creative Production Artist
Duluth, GA     |     04/1999 - 09/2002

Newly acquired in 1999 by Haas Publishing, the Real Estate Guide was three real estate magazines published to cover the three major Atlanta metro regions.

  • Assisted in the restructuring of the production process
  • Designed quality, high-end advertising and property listing pages
  • Demonstrated outstanding photo retouching and color management skills
  • Worked closely with 2 additional production artists to complete book layout, pre-press preparation, and deadline fulfillment for the three magazines published monthly

SouthComm Publishing Co. - Creative Designer
Statesboro, GA     |     08/1995 - 04/1999

Works with over seventy Chambers of Commerce, Economic Development agencies and private business concerns across the Southeast.

  • Designed community quality of life publications
  • Quoted and assigned printers according to cost and quality
  • Photo scanning, retouch and manipulation/Topaz II
  • Completed copy changes, pre-press preparation, blueline/color key corrections and ensured publications met press deadlines

Education





Art Institute of Atlanta     |     Atlanta, GA     |     Web Design

Art Institute of Atlanta     |     Atlanta, GA     |     Visual Communications

Georgia Southern University     |     Statesboro, GA     |     B.B.A. Marketing/Advertising - Minor in Art