
Lead Web Designer at Journal Register Company
Greater Philadelphia Area

Lead Web Designer at Journal Register Company
Greater Philadelphia Area
Freelance and corporate web designer with experience in full site development from concept to delivery. Direct experience with client relations, art direction, creating and implementing accessible CSS-based layouts, crafting web-based graphical elements (including banner ads), and overseeing project completion.
Photoshop CS3, Illustrator CS3, HTML/xHTML and CSS hand-coding, Jquery and ajax techniques, web design and layouts, information architecture, web-based usability standards, web standards, web accessibility
(Public Company; 1001-5000 employees; JRC; Newspapers industry)
November 2007 — Present (1 year 9 months)
Directly responsible for new website design and development, including design concepts, overall art direction, hand-coding css/html templates, working closely with programmers and network administrators to ensure product quality and browser compatibility, as well as participating in the overall goals and procedural issues within the online department.
Website projects include: business directories, the company's corporate website, content verticals, site design templates, css/html templates, logo creation and identity management, and complete online newspaper redesigns.
Various other duties include creating and editing online advertising (banner ads), managing projects from concept to delivery, facilitating communication between stakeholders and developers, and improving general organization/workflow in the online department.
(Privately Held; 1-10 employees; Internet industry)
March 2007 — November 2007 (9 months)
Creation and implementation of website design and development. Direct experience with web-based graphics, print layouts, and overall project management. Other duties included managing and responding to client related issues, updating numerous websites periodically, debugging websites for cross-browser capability, and designing various websites.
(Self-Employed; Myself Only; Internet industry)
March 2005 — March 2007 (2 years 1 month)
Freelance web designer, in charge of total implementation of new websites, or updating of existing sites. Work included site design, site development, direct client interaction, css and xhtml template creation, and overall project management.