Ashley McFarland

Current

Education Coordinator - AmeriCorps*VISTA at Asheville GreenWorks
Freelance Graphic Designer at Ashley McFarland Design

Past

Graphic Design Intern at National Multiple Sclerosis Society
Managing Editor at VewdNews
Office Manager at Little Theatre of Winston-Salem

Correspondence Representative, Intern at US Airways

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Education

Salem College

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Industry

Graphic Design

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Ashley McFarland’s Summary

Graphic designer trained in Adobe Creative Suite programs. Specializing in print and layout design. Interested in agency opportunities or in-house positions. An out-of-the-box thinker, embracing clear and memorable communication.

Ashley McFarland’s Specialties:

Adobe Creative Suite, HTML/CSS, Branding and Identity, Layout

Ashley McFarland’s Experience

Education Coordinator - AmeriCorps*VISTA

Asheville GreenWorks

(Environmental Services industry)

July 2009 — Present (5 months)
Freelance Graphic Designer

Ashley McFarland Design

(Graphic Design industry)

July 2008 — Present (1 year 5 months)
Graphic Design Intern

National Multiple Sclerosis Society

(Non-Profit; Non-Profit Organization Management industry)

February 2009 — July 2009 (6 months)

Work closely with our Marketing Manager to design and produce marketing and promotional materials, advertisements, and print publications including:
* Event Brochure design
* Event web buttons, widgets, etc.
* Event t-shirt designs and Bike MS jersey designs
* Chapter newsletter (quarterly)
* Gala invitations
Managing Editor

VewdNews

(Writing and Editing industry)

September 2008 — June 2009 (10 months)
Office Manager

Little Theatre of Winston-Salem

(Performing Arts industry)

August 2006 — September 2008 (2 years 2 months)

*Responsible for all print and electronic correspondence between members and Theatre and marketing/publicity presence on the Internet

*Offer significant technical/creative support to Marketing Director: prepare press releases, newsletters, additional publicity materials, and promote special events

*Manage database system of over 9,000 donors, members, sponsors, community organizations and volunteers
Correspondence Representative, Intern

US Airways

(Public Company; 10,001 or more employees; LCC; Airlines/Aviation industry)

June 2005 — June 2006 (1 year 1 month)

*At the request of Director Deborah Thompson, extended internship for an additional academic year after completion of full-time summer internship

*Published (as ghostwriter) the final “Your Turn” article in the September issue of Attaché magazine

* Worked with management to compose standard responses used by representatives throughout the Department