EDUCATION
Parsons New School for Design, New York, NY
MFA in Design and Technology, 2011
Scottsdale Artists’ School, Scottsdale, AZ
Forensic Art, 2D/3D Facial Reconstruction, 2002
Old Dominion University, Norfolk, VA
Art Education K-12 Teacher Certification, 1998
Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA
BFA in Painting and Printmaking, 1996
Tidewater Community College, Virginia Beach, VA
AA in Fine Art, 1994
Savannah College of Art and Design, Savannah, GA
Illustration 1991
EXPERIENCE
RJW Collective New York, NY
MultiMedia Designer
Compositing and mock-ups for UI design, banner ads, email advertisements, and other applications. Collaborate on concept development, marketing strategies, web UI, UX for public interactive installations and more. Prepare presentations.
Hebrew Union College New York. NY Current
eLearning Technologist, Videographer and Editor
Assuring all cross campus classes’ audio and visual equipment connects properly, the settings are optimized and everything runs smoothly between LA, NY and Cincinnati.
Capture video, edit and create graphics for eLearning and other departments throughout the year; creating titles and graphics when needed along with file management and uploading to the internet and presentation.
London Squared Productions New York, NY
Interaction Designer, 2011-Current
Design, develop and execute an online interactive experience for the narrative “The Elephant Dollar”, the first chapter in the new book by Danny Dresden, Eager to Please.
VitalArt Freelance, New York, NY
Creative Director, 2001-Current
Design and asset creation for web, media, mobile, and print. Graphics from logos to poster. Illustration and image editing. VitalArt operated as a non-profit forensic art service from 2002 until 2006.
Parsons New School for Design New York, NY
Teaching Fellow, 2010
Developed and taught preparatory design curriculum for incoming first year MFA Design and Technology candidates.
Weekly World News New York, NY
Image Editor, 2008-2010
Researched and evaluated current news and cultural events and created humorous composite images for web and print publication under rigorous deadlines.
Backbone Digital NYC New York, NY
Studio Manager, 2007-2008
Directed general office, performed clerical functions, maintained office records, managed office calendar. Retouched for beauty, skin tone, compositing, color correction, and silo/masking.
Davis Studio New York, NY
Digital Retoucher, 2006-2007
Responsible for all large format canvas print production. Performed scanning and digital file management. Retouched for beauty and skin tone, compositing, color correction, and masking.
Lifetouch NSS Chesapeake, VA
Lead Production Manager, 2003-2006
Supervised, evaluated and motivated department of 40 digital retouchers. Traffic: prioritized, delegated and followed-up on all incoming work. Developed workflow tracking forms. Maintained performance records and reviews. Trained and supervised new employees in Photoshop. Oversaw scanning and digital file management. Established SOPs and best practices. Retouched for beauty, skin tone, compositing, color correction, and silo/masking.
Corners, Chesapeake, VA
Production Manager/Trainer, 2001-2003
Developed process improvements resulting in a 22% increase in productivity. Generated units of training, standard operating procedures, form letters and feedback forms. Maintained, updated and re-organized existing file systems, created new file systems. Monitored and evaluated morale and productivity – identified problems, executed solutions.
SKILLS
Creative Suite CS5, HTML and CSS, Flash, After Effects, Final Cut Pro, Maya
Wacom Intuos and Cintiq, Microsoft Office and PowerPoint, Keynote and Pages
Expert in visual design and asset creation for web, media, mobile, and print
Experienced in information visualization, presentation and narrative design
Experienced in design research, document development, user testing, and equitable evaluation
Experienced educator, production manager and supervisor
Solid analytical, problem solving, and troubleshooting skills
Active listener with excellent verbal and written communications skills
Detail oriented with outstanding organizational skills, both traditionally and digitally
ABILITIES
Able to prioritize and handle many tasks at once in a fast-paced environment.
Able to work with precision under rigorous deadlines and extended daily schedules.
Able to train, motivate, supervise others and experience in speaking for the group.
Ability to articulate and interpret precise comments.
Able to quickly assimilate to new information and situations.
HONORS AND ACTIVITIES
Semifinalist in the 2012 Adobe Design Achievement Awards in Interactive Media/ Installation Design
Finalist in the 2011 Adobe Design Achievement Awards in Interactive Media/ Installation Design
Exhibited by Icograda and Adobe at The World Design Expo 2011 in Taipei
Exhibited at MAX 2011 in Los Angeles
MTA Arts for Transit Interactive Installation, Lenticular Zoetropes, 14th St/Union Square Station New York, 2011
Semifinalist in the 2011 Adobe Design Achievement Awards in Traditional Media/ Illustration
The Hyrtl Project, Added to the Mütter Museum’s Permanent Collection, Philadelphia, PA, 2011
Microsoft @ MoMA, documentarian and testing of new painting software, NY 2011
Leadership Through Self-awareness and Emotion Intelligence, 2 day seminar offered though Columbia Business School, 2011
Lectured at Observatory on The Hyrtl Simulacrum, Brooklyn NY, 2011
Graduated Magna Cum Laude with Departmental Honors, Parsons 2011
MFA D+T Graduate Symposium Committee, Thesis Representative, Parsons 2011
Congress of Curious People, Coney Island Museum, Brooklyn NY 2011
Published, Immediacy, online academic journal of Media Studies, 2011
Awarded Graduate Dean Scholarship, Parsons, 2010 and 2011
Site=Sight, China Academy of Art, Hangzhou, Shanghai, China 2010
Design, Construction & Constraint Workshops, eArts, Shanghai, China 2010
Site=Sight, Tsinghua University, Presentation/Group Exhibit, Beijing, China 2010
The Art of Craftsmanship, Governor’s Island Gala Presentation and Screening, Louis Vuitton Moet Hennessy (LVMH), 2010
The Art of Craftsmanship @ MILK, Louis Vuitton Moet Hennessy (LVMH), 2010
Wide Open, Brooklyn Waterfront Artist Coalition (BWAC) Juried Art Show, NY, 2010
Published, Going Mutant: The Bat Boy Exposed!, Scribner, 2010
Introduction to Maya for 3D Development, Parsons Continuing Education, 2008
The Conference for Adobe Photoshop Users, 2005
Employee of the Season, 2nd Shift Lead, Retouching Department, Spring, Lifetouch NSS, 2004
Elected State Representative, National Art Education Association (NAEA), 1998
Outstanding Member and Leadership Award, NAEA, 1998
Graduated Cum Laude, Virginia Commonwealth University, 1996
Awarded VCU Undergraduate Grant, 1995 and 1996
Award of Excellence, 23rd Annual Art Show, TCC, 1994
Award of Excellence, 21st Annual Art Show, TCC, 1992
Member, International Association for Identification (IAI), Current
WORD OF MOUTH
“Jeanne is an innovative designer and possesses the rare combination of being both deeply artistic and a big-picture thinker. Her ideas are exciting and unconventional, her sensibility is refined and sophisticated … and as a lucky strike extra, she is mature, professional and an excellent communicator. I have no doubt that she has a killer career ahead of her.”
Carolyn London, Director of Creative Concepts at Nickelodeon and Writer and Director at London Squared Productions, LLC October 12, 2011
“An extremely creative artist, Jeanne is also a very grounded administrator. Jeanne can take charge of any situation. She is constantly upgrading her skills and takes real joy in learning. Jeanne sees a need and then fills it, a great person to have on your team.”
Chuck Dondero, Production Manager, Backbone NYC April 29, 2011
“Jeanne is not only a truly creative designer and orginal thinker, she is someone you can count on through the “thick and thin” of production. She has formidable time-management and people skills. Her energy and humor will keep any production humming.”
Anezka Sebek, Director, Parsons The New School for Design October 12, 2011
“Jeanne is very passionate and professional about her work, sharing new ideas and mentoring co-workers. She is detail-oriented and analytical, good at preventing fires and ferreting out the root of an existing problem. Highly recommended!”
Stephen R. Staley, Digital Processing Lead, Lifetouch NSS June 16, 2011