Creative Director at Industrious Online
Greater Seattle Area
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- Creative Director at Industrious Online
- Web & Graphic Designer at Freelance Art & Design Services
- Past
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- Media Designer/Webmaster - Assistant at Main Sequence Technologies
- Web Administrator - Assistant at Lakeland Community College
- Photo Lab Technician/Manager at Dodd Camera
- Education
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- Franklin University
- Lakeland Community College
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Catherine Somerlot’s Summary
Web & Graphic Designer, E-Marketer, Social Media Entrepreneur, Fine Art Photographer, and Digital Artist.
Catherine Somerlot’s Specialties:
CSS/XHTML, Web/Graphic Design, Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign, Dreamweaver, "from-scratch" HTML/CSS, SEO, Photo-Retouching, Photography, Photographic Processing, Social Media, Web 2.0 trends, Digital Art.
Catherine Somerlot’s Experience
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Creative Director
Industrious Online
(Design industry)
January 2009 — Present (7 months)
Managing a team of designers to produce aesthetic, marketable websites for small companies. Designing websites, logos, and marketing collateral. Photographing and assisting in coordination of photo shoots.
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Web & Graphic Designer
Freelance Art & Design Services
(Graphic Design industry)
January 2002 — Present (7 years 7 months)
This is my own small business/freelance entity for work I've done on the side since 2002. I provide Web Design, Graphic Design, Photography, Photo-Retouching/Restoration, and Commissioned Art services for the Health & Wellness, Design, and Art Industries. My portfolio can be found on my website: http://www.csomerlotdesign.com
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Media Designer/Webmaster - Assistant
Main Sequence Technologies
(Privately Held; 11-50 employees; Computer Software industry)
August 2007 — November 2007 (4 months)
• Web Design (mock-ups, configurations, content updates, client website)
• Graphic Design/Advertisements -
Web Administrator - Assistant
Lakeland Community College
(Educational Institution; 501-1000 employees; Higher Education industry)
December 2006 — July 2007 (8 months)
• Web Design and content updates of college website
• Graphic Design/Advertisements on college cable station
• Photographed art gallery exhibitions
• Photo-Retouching -
Photo Lab Technician/Manager
Dodd Camera
(Photography industry)
November 2000 — November 2006 (6 years 1 month)
• Processed, printed, reprinted 35mm and APS film
• Printed/Edited digital files
• Utilized Agfa MSC 101.d & Agfa d-lab.1 labs
• Averaged 50-60 orders per day, 60-100 orders during busy seasons.
• Skilled with Color theory
• Manager of lab for 3 years
• Trained and supervised three lab employees.
• Produced a record $20,000 in one month from production sales as the manager, and continued to keep those numbers high for 3 years.
Catherine Somerlot’s Education
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Franklin University
Bachelor of Science , Digital Communication/E-Marketing/Web Design , 2006 — 2008
Graduated Summa Cum Laude, 2008. President's List (4.0 GPA), 2006-2008. Awarded the Franklin University Leadership Scholarship, 2008.
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Lakeland Community College
Associate of Arts , Photography, Graphic/Web Design , 2000 — 2002
- Activities and Societies:
- Phi Theta Kappa
Additional Information
Catherine Somerlot’s Websites:
Catherine Somerlot’s Interests:
Photography, Photo-Retouching, Digital Imaging/Art, Graphic Design, Web Design (CSS/XHTML), E-Marketing,
Catherine Somerlot’s Groups:
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Women 2.0 -
<<< Friends of Ireland >>> -
Linked:Seattle -
Ladies Who Launch -
Photography Industry Professionals -
Franklin University's Alumni Group -
seattle linked -
Creative Artists and Designer Network -
Seattle Website Design & Development Group -
Art&Design Lounge Club -
Fans of Digsby -
Women in Photography -
Twitter for Sourcing and Recruiting
Catherine Somerlot’s Honors:
• Franklin University Leadership Scholarship (2008)
• Member of Phi Theta Kappa (2007)
• Made the Dean's List while earning Associate of Arts degree (2000-2002)
• Two Northeast Ohio Scholastic Press Association (NOSPA) photography awards from the Kent State School of Journalism and Mass Communication Press day (2000)
• Three fine art photographs recognized for photographic excellence by Bowling Green State University (2000)
• Various other photography awards, exhibitions, and Web features (2004-2008)
• Graduated from High School in the Top Twenty with a 3.9 GPA (2000)
Catherine Somerlot’s Contact Settings
Interested In:
- career opportunities
- consulting offers
- new ventures
- expertise requests
- reference requests
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