resume
Matthew D. Mercervisual thinker

work experience

15 letters inc.
Chicago, Illinois
Senior Designer
Responsible as creative lead on design and select production for a variety of accounts, including concept, information architecture, look and feel and execution. Clients range from local not-for-profits to large commercial online businesses in the commerce and service industries, including a large entertainment content provider, a web hosting company, a local film festival and more. Additionally responsible as creative lead in setting the visual style and helping in coordinating projects, managing designers to complete work. Also created original music and sound design for several interactive projects.
May 2004 - present

Otherwise Inc.
Chicago, Illinois
Designer
Responsible for design and production on a variety of accounts, ranging from identity campaigns to online media campaigns and commercial web sites. Clients included a major online travel agency, a major paper merchant, several educational not-for-profit organizations, upscale property developers, a local theatre group, an international network for the specialty coffee industry, broadband internet service providers, and online marketing agencies.
August 2001 - April 2004

School of Art
Kent State University
Graduate assistant
Instruction of graphic design computer course (HTML, Photoshop, Premiere, Flash). Other responsibilities included designing a variety of materials for the School of Art Gallery, managing a student-run studio, and assisting tenured faculty in introductory-level undergraduate courses.
August 2000 – May 2001

Organic, Inc.
Chicago, Illinois
Design intern
Helped design and implement e-commerce sites and online media campaigns including Target.com, Payless.com and MCSports.com.
May 2000 – August 2000
June 1999 – August 1999

NewMedia, Inc.
Cleveland, Ohio
Design intern
Helped design and develop business-to-business web sites; industries included industrial blasting, research and development, and educational supplies.
December 1999 – May 2000

Glyphix
Kent State University
Designer
Designed a variety of materials for several campus and non-profit organizations.
June 1998 – May 2000
 

education

Kent State University
Kent, Ohio
School of Art
Division of Visual Communication Design
Bachelor of Science (cum laude)
Master of Fine Arts
May 2001

 


Macromedia Flash Site of the Day: Foxriverdirect.com
Print Magazine Interative Annual Selection, Fall 2001
Kent State University Honors College, Superior Scholarship, 2001
KSU School of Art Student Art Annual, Best of Show (graduate), 2001
American Greetings Outstanding Graduate Portfolio, 2000
American Greetings Outstanding Graduate Portfolio, 1999

 


Adobe Illustrator
Adobe Photoshop & Adobe ImageReady
Adobe Acrobat
Macromedia Dreamweaver
Macromedia Flash
Propellerheads Reason
BIAS Peak
QuarkXPress
HTML
Cascading Style Sheets

 


Download PDF resume