UX Designer at SnagAJob.com
Richmond, Virginia Area
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- User Experience Designer at SnagAJob.com
- Past
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- Art Director/Designer at ARMY.MIL, L-3 Communications
- Graphic/Web Designer - ARMY.MIL at L-3 Communications
- Graphic Designer/Packaging at Pacific Trade International - Chesapeake Bay Candle
- Asst. Project Manager/Graphic Design Intern at Visual Design Studio 4 (VDS4)
- Advertising Student Workshop at The Martin Agency
- Education
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- Virginia Tech
- Parkland High School
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Shannon Sady’s Summary
Shannon Sady’s Specialties:
graphic design, art direction, layout, branding and identity, project management, user experience design, custom invitations, basic XHTML and CSS - also enjoy interior design.
Shannon Sady’s Experience
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User Experience Designer
SnagAJob.com
(Privately Held; Internet industry)
May 2008 — Present (1 year 3 months)
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Art Director/Designer
ARMY.MIL, L-3 Communications
(Online Media industry)
December 2006 — April 2008 (1 year 5 months)
Member of contracting team for the United States Army's Home Page - www.army.mil. Responsible for art direction, project management and supervision of creative team members. Recently led the redesign for army.mil, to include branding, information architecture, interface design and guiding the front end development team. Accomplishments include design for historical feature sites and Medal of Honor recipients, advertisements, and marketing materials - including posters and brochures.
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Graphic/Web Designer - ARMY.MIL
L-3 Communications
(Public Company; LLL; Defense & Space industry)
January 2004 — December 2006 (3 years)
Responsible for interface design and development, animated flash advertisements, compiling statistics, production of marketing materials - including posters and brochures. Art Direction experience on 5 websites - including the ARMY.MIL redesign, and 2 marketing campaigns.
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Graphic Designer/Packaging
Pacific Trade International - Chesapeake Bay Candle
(Graphic Design industry)
July 2003 — January 2004 (7 months)
Conceptualized and designed packaging elements and paper patterns for themed programs. Additionally aided in product development of these programs. Developed marketing materials including an Annual Report, Invitations, and Trend books.
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Asst. Project Manager/Graphic Design Intern
Visual Design Studio 4 (VDS4)
(Graphic Design industry)
May 2002 — May 2003 (1 year 1 month)
Highly competitive internship experience at a design firm run by two professors at Virginia Tech. Worked in a team environment to produce numerous projects for local companies and departments within the University. Various projects included: Annual Report, promotional items, posters, and interface design.
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Advertising Student Workshop
The Martin Agency
(Public Company; Marketing and Advertising industry)
January 2001 — 2001 (less than a year)
Participated in an advertising agency workshop held for 15 applicants chosen nationwide. Member of the winning team to complete a campaign for SEIKO and present to client.
Shannon Sady’s Education
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Virginia Tech
BFA , Graphic Design , 1998 — 2003
- Activities and Societies:
- Delta Delta Delta, AIGA
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Parkland High School
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Shannon Sady’s Groups:
AIGA, Refresh DC, DC Design Talks, RUX
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SXSW Interactive -
HYPE Richmond
Shannon Sady’s Contact Settings
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