Alana Renfro

Current

Account Supervisor at San Diego Film Festival
Senior Graphic Designer at Anaphora Interactive

Past

Graphic Designer at L7 Creative Communications
Mutual Funds Dividends Senior Specialist at LPL
Philanthropist at International Communications

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Education

The Art Institute of California, San Diego
University of California, San Diego

Recommended

16 people have recommended Alana

Connections

116 connections

Industry

Graphic Design

Websites

Alana Renfro’s Summary

Alana Renfro: Advertising, Graphic Design & Communications

Ultimately in every interaction, my goal is to exceed expectations while making a positive environmental, ethical and social impact.

Working with advertising and creative agencies, in addition to key clientele, a high caliber of creativity, efficient strategy, and proactive implementation is guaranteed.

With my background of Philanthropy in over 16 countries, such as Northern Ireland, Nepal and Pakistan, in addition to my Financial Services, Business Administration, Management, Presentations, and Account Services, I offer a well-rounded understanding of clients and diverse targeted audiences.

Alana Renfro’s Specialties:

Account Services
Advertising
Client Relations
Flash & Actionscripting
Graphic Design
Illustration
International Communications
Photography
Public Relations
Search Engine Optimization
Web Design & Programming

Alana Renfro’s Experience

Account Supervisor

San Diego Film Festival

(Non-Profit; 11-50 employees; Entertainment industry)

September 2007 — Present (1 year 1 month)

2007: PR & VIP Account Executive: While volunteering with the San Diego Film Festival in 2007, prior to the event I worked with Limelight PR. During the key event, scheduled VIP celebrities with Travis Parker at the W Hotel, then proceeded to manage the VIP lounge at the Pacific Theatres while directing over 6 talented volunteers, providing phenomenal service to our VIPs, and building long-lasting relationships with our sponsors, such as GQ & Sundance.

2008: Account Supervisor: I am working with the Executive Producer & Owner to integrate and provide incredible service for our top sponsors, such as GQ, American Express, and Heineken.
Senior Graphic Designer

Anaphora Interactive

(Privately Held; 1-10 employees; Management Consulting industry)

September 2006 — Present (2 years 1 month)

Anaphora Interactive: Alana Renfro: Brings strategic brand development and implementation to you through naming, market research, illustration, logo design, print collateral, web design, programming, and advertising to your target audience.

Experienced in SEO, ROI, Accounts, Advertising, and Presentations, I've personally designed for and provided top-level service for clients such as:

Anaphora Interactive has done recent work with local and national Advertising Agencies, such as Lambesis and L7, as well as Jessie Schwartzburg, Gaslamp Event Management, IBM, Dwell, and a few NPOs for philanthropy. Look for Anaphora Interactive sponsoring quite a few venues here in San Diego as well as a 'real' website with a hub of over 200 links and resources soon!
Graphic Designer

L7 Creative Communications

(Marketing and Advertising industry)

November 2007 — July 2008 (9 months)

L7 provides full-service solutions as a one-stop agency, executing creative strategies across both digital and traditional media. My projects range from: Identity to Print, Web Design and Programming to Television campaigns. It has been an absolute honor to work full-time with such a talented group of individuals. I enjoy continuing to collaborate with them as I freelance.

My website project I designed for Chimei Electronics Hospitality is now live and was featured in the San Diego Ad Club April 2008 News Flash and the client mentioned in the North County Times this May 2008 with a picture of our full agency (look for me on the right). Exciting!

May 2008: I requested to go from full-time designer to freelancing with L7 Creative and other local and national Advertising Agencies as I further advance my skill set in Web Design & Interactive Media at The Art Institute, with a sub in Advertising and 3D Animation.
Mutual Funds Dividends Senior Specialist

LPL

(Privately Held; 1001-5000 employees; Financial Services industry)

February 2005 — September 2006 (1 year 8 months)

Management of all Mutual Fund Dividends multi-million dollar house and client accounts. Oversaw staff, training, client relations, account services, and department management. Brought new methods of determining breaks and additional efficiency procedures to the department and staff. Recognition from VPs of new advancements I implemented.

Left LPL with great recommendations due to the pending birth of my daughter and to further my education in Graphic & Web Design at UCSD.
Philanthropist

International Communications

(Philanthropy industry)

June 1997 — November 2003 (6 years 6 months)

Philanthropy: Alana Renfro: Volunteer and mediator devoted to International Communications, from orphanages in Nepal, education in Middle East languages (Urdu, Arabic, Burushaski) and immersion culture, linguistics and relations with Burusho of Hunza in Northern Pakistan, political mediations with mentor in Northern Ireland in Maze prison with terrorists and politicians, past travel to over 16 countries.

Now continuing volunteer philanthropy passion and incorporation into daily life through volunteering, graphic & web design for NPOs, and leading positive change. We ALL can make a difference! Start today. What can you do?

Additional Information

Alana Renfro’s Websites:

Alana Renfro’s Groups:

American Institute of Graphic Arts (AIGA),
Behance Network (Behance.net),
Boys and Girls Clubs of San Dieguito Committee,
San Diego Ad Club (Ad 2),
San Diego Film Festival (SDFF),
The Rock Church Volunteer,
Naymz.com Top Reputation Holder 2008,
MySpace, Flickr, Facebook & Amazon