Patrick Raymond

Current

• Marketing Communications Manager at Berklee College of Music
• Freelance Graphic Designer at PWR Creative (Self-employed)

Past

• Marketing Associate at Communispace Corporation
• Assistant Director of Student Activites at MIT
• Assistant Director of Student Life for Campus Programs and Publicity at University of Vermont

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Education

• University of Vermont
• University of Rhode Island

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Connections

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Industry

Marketing and Advertising

Patrick Raymond’s Summary

A hard-working professional with 8+ years of print and web design experience, 6+ years of event planning expertise, and 6+ years of marketing know-how. An award-winning writer with a background in journalism, creative writing, blogging, and copy. A friendly, reliable co-worker who thrives in a fast-paced environment and works well independently or on a team.

Patrick Raymond’s Specialties:

Technology: Mac and PC; Adobe CS3 (Acrobat, Dreamweaver, Illustrator, InDesign, Photoshop); MS Office (Excel, Word, Powerpoint); Apple iLife and iWork; HTML; CSS; Movable Type; video editing

Patrick Raymond’s Experience

• Marketing Communications Manager

  Berklee College of Music

  (Educational Institution; 501-1000 employees; Music industry)

  July 2008 — Present (1 year 1 month)

• Freelance Graphic Designer

  PWR Creative (Self-employed)

  (Self-Employed; Myself Only; Design industry)

  June 2006 — Present (3 years 2 months)

  Help clients find their vision and then translate that into a visual identity to meet their needs. Develop complete design and marketing solutions for clients, including identity/logo development and publishing services.

• Marketing Associate

  Communispace Corporation

  (Privately Held; 51-200 employees; Market Research industry)

  March 2008 — June 2008 (4 months)

• Assistant Director of Student Activites

  MIT

  (Educational Institution; 10,001 or more employees; Higher Education industry)

  September 2006 — March 2008 (1 year 7 months)

  Coordinated all aspects of planning and promoting large-scale campus events, such as the Spring Weekend concert, rethinking and reinventing the program, culminating in the school’s first sold-out show this decade. Provided direction and support to students and their 300+ organizations, working with them to strengthen the visibility and diversity of student programs. Facilitated leadership workshops, retreats, and other trainings. Coordinated marketing efforts for the Student Activities Office. Designed promotional materials, including websites, publications, and posters.

• Assistant Director of Student Life for Campus Programs and Publicity

  University of Vermont

  (Educational Institution; 1001-5000 employees; Higher Education industry)

  September 2003 — June 2006 (2 years 10 months)

  Planned and promoted weekly events for students. Responsible for bringing great talent—including musicians Cake, Gavin DeGraw, and The Roots, and comedians Dane Cook and Wanda Sykes—to packed venues across the Vermont campus. Lead Campus Programs Office, managing an overall budget of approximately $465,000 and supervising professional and student staff. Coordinated all publicity and outreach to the university community, both on and off campus. Designed promotional materials, including print, web, and apparel. Created and maintained popular “Bored” event website and blog, writing event previews and concert reviews.

Patrick Raymond’s Education

• University of Vermont

  BA , English , 2000 — 2003

  Concentrated Coursework in Creative Writing and Film/Media Studies · Minor: Consumer & Advertising

  Activities and Societies:

  Resident Assistant, Inter-Residence Association

• University of Rhode Island

  Journalism 1998 — 1999

Additional Information

Patrick Raymond’s Interests:

Discovering new music or spending time with familiar artists and albums, writing creatively, tackling my ever-growing reading pile, organizing my iTunes library, playing Guitar Hero, and rooting for the Boston Red Sox.

Patrick Raymond’s Groups:

American College Personnel Association (ACPA)

•    University of Vermont Alumni

Patrick Raymond’s Honors:

UVM LGBTQA Services’ Betty Jo Brauer Staff Award (2006); UVM Advisor of the Year (2006); National Association of Campus Activities’ Most Original Article of Clothing (for UVM design) (2005); The Kansas City Star’s Ernest Hemingway Journalism Award (1998)

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