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Sarah Julie Beckett
Hello, I'm Sarah, a multi-disciplined designer based in Chicago, where I live with my husband and two cats. I currently serve as a Creative Manager / Senior Designer for an in-house marketing team. I design pieces for print, web and provide photography. I attended the Illinois Institute of Art - Schaumburg where I earned degrees in both Interactive Media Design and Digital Photography.
Email: sarah@sarahjulie.com
Resume
EDUCATION
The Illinois Institute of Art - Schaumburg
December 2009
Bachelor of Fine Arts in Digital Photography
The Illinois Institute of Art - Schaumburg
June 2008
Bachelor of Fine Arts in Web Design & Interactive Media Design
EXPERIENCE
Draper and Kramer Mortgage Corp.
Creative Manager
Previous:
Manager of Marketing and Communications (2015 - 2016)
Team Lead (2014 - 2015 )
Marketing Coordinator (2010 - 2014)
Recognitions: GDUSA Inhouse Design Award 2015
Oct 2015 - Current
Partner with Digital Designer to create graphics and photography for consumer-facing site, business development site, individual sales team microsites, and social media •assist in the design and development of corporate websites • conceptualize and photograph advertisements to be featured in national and local mortgage and real estate publications • collaborate with Video Production Designer to conceptualize and review projects for social media and website use • maintain photo studio, photo library and photo equipment • attend and photograph events as needed • work closely with clients on development of various marketing projects • assist in corporate as well as loan officer social media marketing strategies • enforce brand integrity and promote brand through marketing materials such as: flyers, mailers, newsletters, billboards, advertisements, promotional items & e-mail layouts
Lisa Predko Photography
Photography Intern
September 2009 - December 2009
Assisted on location as well as in studio for various productions • general studio and equipment maintenance
Bridgeline Software
Contract Interactive Designer
October 2008 - November 2008
Contract web design as well as assisting in production
Omnibus Advertising
Graphic Design Intern
June 2008 - August 2008
Assisted in the production of advertisements for local car dealerships • create flash banners for use on cars.com • creation of designs for car dealer landing pages
Peggy Notebaert Nature Museum
Turtle Walker
Fiddler
LAB Butterfly Haven Lab
September 2018 - Current
Engage with guests while in an exhibit to enhance their experience • take the turtles out for “turtle time” in warmer months
SKILLS
Adobe Photoshop
Adobe Illustrator
Adobe InDesign
Adobe Dreamweaver
Adobe Lightroom
HTML
CSS
Microsoft Office
Canon
Nikon
Proficient PC & Mac
Sublime Text