Advertising Designer at SWIFT COMMUNICATIONS, INC
Reno, Nevada Area
- Current
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- Advertising Designer at SWIFT COMMUNICATIONS, INC
- Past
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- Freelance photographer/designers at MLH Creative
- Poynter Fellow at The Poynter Institute
- Grant Assistant at NASA
- Pulliam Fellow - design at The Indianapolis Star
- Design Editor at The Nevada Sagebrush
- Design Intern at The Courier-Journal
- Designer, photographer, PR at Nevada Small Business Development Center
- Education
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- University of Nevada-Reno
- University of Nevada-Las Vegas
- Connections
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- Industry
- Newspapers
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Mike Higdon’s Summary
Mike Higdon’s Specialties:
adobe, advertising, flash, journalism, new media, photography, print design,
Mike Higdon’s Experience
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Advertising Designer
SWIFT COMMUNICATIONS, INC
(Privately Held; Marketing and Advertising industry)
June 2009 — Present (6 months)
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Freelance photographer/designers
MLH Creative
(Media Production industry)
August 2008 — October 2009 (1 year 3 months)
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Poynter Fellow
The Poynter Institute
(Non-Profit; 51-200 employees; Education Management industry)
September 2008 — September 2009 (1 year 1 month)
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Grant Assistant
NASA
(Government Agency; Aviation & Aerospace industry)
February 2009 — June 2009 (5 months)
Designed a news game for a grant to the University of Nevada, Reno.
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Pulliam Fellow - design
The Indianapolis Star
(Public Company; 1001-5000 employees; GCI; Newspapers industry)
2008 — 2008 (less than a year)
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Design Editor
The Nevada Sagebrush
(Media Production industry)
August 2005 — October 2008 (3 years 3 months)
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Design Intern
The Courier-Journal
(Public Company; 501-1000 employees; GCI; Newspapers industry)
June 2007 — August 2007 (3 months)
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Designer, photographer, PR
Nevada Small Business Development Center
(Media Production industry)
July 2006 — May 2007 (11 months)
Mike Higdon’s Education
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University of Nevada-Reno
BGS in the Public and Journalism , Journalism, Political Science , 2004 — 2009
- Activities and Societies:
- The Nevada Sagebrush student paper
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University of Nevada-Las Vegas
core curriculum 2004 — 2004
Additional Information
Mike Higdon’s Websites:
Mike Higdon’s Interests:
Design, visual communication, camping, nature, entrepanuerial journalism, public journalism, photography, newspapers, technology, computers,
Mike Higdon’s Groups:
Society for News Design, Visual Editors, Sports Designer
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Society for News Design
Mike Higdon’s Honors:
Society for News Design Non-Daily Designer of the Year
Speaker at up and coming SND Conference in Las Vegas
Mike Higdon’s Contact Settings
Interested In:
- career opportunities
- consulting offers
- new ventures
- job inquiries
- expertise requests
- business deals
- reference requests
- getting back in touch
