Production Artist at SeatonCorp
Greater Chicago Area
- Current
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- ESL Teacher at Instituto del Progreso Latino
- Media Specialist, Teaching Artist at Young Chicago Authors
- Production Artist at SeatonCorp
- Past
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- Intern at FreeStreet Theatre
- Senior Customer Consultant at FedEx Kinko's
- Crystal and Gem Manager at Von's Shops (Sole Proprietorship)
- Graphic Artist at The Exponent
- Graphic Design Intern at AlphaGraphics
- Section Editor at Purdue Debris Yearbook
- Intern Coordinator at Precision Media Corporation
- Intern at Precision Media Corporation
- Staff Writer/Summer Reporter at The Exponent
- Swim Instructor at YMCA
- Sales Clerk at Busy Bee Bakery
- Education
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- Columbia College Chicago
- Purdue University
- Connections
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- Industry
- Graphic Design
- Websites
"Cecilia" Beth Massura’s Summary
Marketing and design professional with experience in print and web. Particularly interested in projects relating to the arts and social change.
"Cecilia" Beth Massura’s Specialties:
XHTML, CSS. EFL certified.
"Cecilia" Beth Massura’s Experience
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ESL Teacher
Instituto del Progreso Latino
(Primary/Secondary Education industry)
July 2008 — Present (6 months)
Teach Beginner's English class for approximately 14 Spanish-speaking adults. Prepare lesson plans and activities.
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Media Specialist, Teaching Artist
Young Chicago Authors
(Writing and Editing industry)
July 2006 — Present (2 years 6 months)
Produce digital documents for publications and promotional materials. Write process/procedure documents and curriculum outlines. Train staff and teach students in using design and technology. Build and edit websites, including three editions of annual webzine (www.girlspeak.org). Update constituent database. Assist in grant proposal writing.
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Production Artist
SeatonCorp
(Privately Held; 201-500 employees; Staffing and Recruiting industry)
January 2006 — Present (3 years)
Design and edit digital documents and materials for print. Code XHTML/CSS for marketing emails and websites. Write client e-news content, company news articles and press releases.
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Intern
FreeStreet Theatre
(Performing Arts industry)
October 2005 — June 2006 (9 months)
Wrote press releases for performances. Coordinated with contacts for benefit events. Created standardized forms. Conducted inventory of recorded performances and resources. Assisted in grant proposal writing.
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Senior Customer Consultant
FedEx Kinko's
(Public Company; 10,001 or more employees; FDX; Printing industry)
June 2005 — October 2005 (5 months)
Acted as liaison between local clients and the location. Provided information and recommendations on product offerings. Placed and followed up on client orders. Handled customer service issues. Assisted with production when needed.
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Crystal and Gem Manager
Von's Shops (Sole Proprietorship)
(Sole Proprietorship; 11-50 employees; Retail industry)
May 2003 — May 2005 (2 years 1 month)
Purchasing, inventory, creating signage, customer service/sales
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Graphic Artist
The Exponent
(Non-Profit; Newspapers industry)
January 2003 — April 2005 (2 years 4 months)
Creating accompanying and stand-alone graphics
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Graphic Design Intern
AlphaGraphics
(Printing industry)
June 2004 — August 2004 (3 months)
Digital pre-press, layouts, visual identity, production
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Section Editor
Purdue Debris Yearbook
(Publishing industry)
August 2001 — May 2004 (2 years 10 months)
Coordinated with and delegated work to writers, photographers and designers to create student organization section of yearbook. Contacted officers of student organizations to collect information and photo submissions. Created page layouts in Adobe® Pagemaker®.
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Intern Coordinator
Precision Media Corporation
(Privately Held; 1-10 employees; Marketing and Advertising industry)
August 2003 — May 2004 (10 months)
Interviewed and hired to fill eight public relations internship positions. Conducted software and PR training for interns. Delegated projects to interns.
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Intern
Precision Media Corporation
(Privately Held; 1-10 employees; Marketing and Advertising industry)
May 2003 — August 2003 (4 months)
redesigned media kit, created client filing system.
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Staff Writer/Summer Reporter
The Exponent
(Newspapers industry)
August 2001 — August 2002 (1 year 1 month)
Wrote entertainment and human interest stories for the Features section. Conducted phone, email and in-person interviews. Assisted with layout and copy editing.
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Swim Instructor
YMCA
(Non-Profit; Recreational Facilities and Services industry)
May 2000 — August 2001 (1 year 4 months)
Taught summer swim lessons to children ages 5-12.
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Sales Clerk
Busy Bee Bakery
(Privately Held; 1-10 employees; Food Production industry)
October 1999 — August 2000 (11 months)
sales, order-taking, counter displays, housekeeping
"Cecilia" Beth Massura’s Education
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Columbia College Chicago
MAM, Arts Management - Arts in Youth and Community Development, 2006 — 2008
Received certificate in Fund Raising. Currently working on thesis paper on the use of online technology for community-based arts organizations.
- Activities and Societies:
- AIGA
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Purdue University
BA, BS, Visual Communications Design, Communication - Advertising, Economics, 2001 — 2005
Graduated with honors. Philosophy minor. Psychology and Communication specialties.
- Activities and Societies:
- Association for Women in Communications (Multimedia Coordinator), AIGA, Phi Beta Kappa, Sigma Delta Tau (Treasurer and Web Designer)
Additional Information
"Cecilia" Beth Massura’s Websites:
"Cecilia" Beth Massura’s Interests:
continuing education, amateur photography, vegan culinary arts
"Cecilia" Beth Massura’s Groups:
Association for Women in Communications, AIGA
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Purdue Alumni -
Columbia Alumni Association & Network - CAAN -
The Association for Women in Communications (AWC) -
AIGA | The Professional Association for Design -
Sigma Delta Tau Sorority Alumni
"Cecilia" Beth Massura’s Honors:
Phi Beta Kappa, inducted March 2003
"Cecilia" Beth Massura’s Contact Settings
Interested In:
- career opportunities
- consulting offers
- reference requests
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