Krissy King

Current

• Owner / Creative Director at Striking Idea

Past

• Sr. Art Director at Kintera
• Creative Manager at BSA Advertising
• Web Developer at Sky Desk

• Graphic Designer at Spectrum Marketing

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Education

• Platt College
• Diablo Valley College

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Industry

Online Media

Krissy King’s Summary

With over 13 years of experience in the Graphic and Web Design industry, I have always had the drive to be creative and am now lucky enough to work in a field that I truly love and have a gift for. I have worked for a number of small to medium companies, gaining experience and learning what it takes to design and develop what ever comes across my desk as well as managing projects from start to finish. My work benefits from a flexible and diverse set of technical skills, which makes me well rounded and able to offer complete design and development services.

Krissy King’s Specialties:

I am expert in the most current Web, Graphic and Multimedia programs (including Flash) and advanced skills in HTML/XHTML, CSS, JavaScript, Action Script and PHP programming. I and am quick to learn and adapt to any new programs or environments introduced to me. My love for creating and developing new concepts has driven me to succeed quickly in my field.

Krissy King’s Experience

• Owner / Creative Director

  Striking Idea

  (Design industry)

  March 2008 — Present (1 year 9 months)

  Conceptualize and design all creative needs from Web Design, Web Development, Flash and UI Design to Graphic Design, Product Branding, Logo’s, Illustrations, Marketing Materials and Collateral.

• Sr. Art Director

  Kintera

  (Public Company; 201-500 employees; Information Technology and Services industry)

  August 2001 — April 2008 (6 years 9 months)

  Managed creative work and production throughout the Creative Services team. Hands-on website design and development of HTML and CSS driven templates, various JavaScript functions and Flash in to a content management system for major non-profit organizations such as YWCA, Girl Scouts, Susan G Komen and the American Heart Association.

• Creative Manager

  BSA Advertising

  (Public Company; 51-200 employees; Marketing and Advertising industry)

  November 1999 — August 2001 (1 year 10 months)

  Managed and developed client presentations and collateral for the three west coast offices (Los Angeles, San Jose and San Diego). This included creating flash pieces, internet banners, brochures and print publications from design and overseeing it through to production.

• Web Developer

  Sky Desk

  (Privately Held; 51-200 employees; Information Technology and Services industry)

  February 2000 — August 2000 (7 months)

  Designed and developed various websites as well as other web content such as banners, flash introductions and tutorials. Created companies corporate identity and collateral.

• Graphic Designer

  Spectrum Marketing

  (Privately Held; 11-50 employees; Marketing and Advertising industry)

  November 1997 — November 1999 (2 years 1 month)

  Spectrum Marketing, a marketing and in-house print company, provided me with the opportunity to design for broadband companies across the country. I developed a wide variety of collateral pieces from brochures and direct mail to the company’s website. Here I learned the “ins and outs” of the printing process and other skills that are necessary to develop a quality product.

Krissy King’s Education

• Platt College

  BS , Media Arts , 1997 — 1999

• Diablo Valley College

  Arts / Engineering 1994 — 1996

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