CODY THOMAS

317.698.1825 codythomas001@gmail.com

EDUCATION

AWARDS & RECOGNITION

leadership EXPERIENCE

PURDUE UNIVERSITY - West Lafayette, IN Bachelor of Arts in Visual Communications Design, Minor in Spanish Graduated with Distinction STUDY ABROAD/INTERNSHIP PROGRAM - London, England

Sudler Award in the Arts, nominee Patti & Rusty Rueff Gallery Undergrad Exhibition, contributing pieces Purdue Promise 4-Year Scholarship Deanʼs List & Semester Honors

STUDENT CONCERT COMMITTEE - Purdue University PRODUCTION DIRECTOR - co-produced six concerts of various sizes, organized entire committee day of show to delegate tasks according to artistʼs rider and discussions with artistʼs manager, worked with music agencies to determine artists to bring to campus, marketed and promoted concerts

WORK EXPERIENCE

INDIANAPOLIS MONTHLY - Indianapolis, IN

PEOPLE FOR URBAN PROGRESS - Indianapolis, IN ART DIRECTOR & GRAPHIC DESIGNER - art directed fall 2013 lookbook photo shoot, developed & designed lookbook layout PURDUE UNIVERSITY BANDS & ORCHESTRAS - West Lafayette, IN GRAPHIC DESIGNER - designed all marketing materials for all band & orchestra ensembles including programs, media guides, educational publications, promotional cards, and banners THE EXPONENT Purdue University Newspaper - West Lafayette, IN AD DESIGNER - worked with ad representatives to design daily ads for university newspaper, adjusted to a fast-paced environment to develop multiple concepts for ads, designed covers for special edition inserts MORE2SCREEN - London, England DESIGN/MEDIA ASSISTANT - developed layouts for new brochure, edited images and trailers for promoting clients on companyʼs website and social media outlets, maintained social media content

may 2014

may - july 2012

sept. 2012 - may 2014

aug. 2013 - sept. 2014

summer 2012

spring 2013

feb. 2014

aug. 2010 - may 2014

fall 2010 - spring 2014

sept. 2012 - may 2014

SKILLS

ADOBE ILLUSTRATOR CS6 ADOBE PHOTOSHOP CS6

ADOBE INDESIGN CS6 MAC OS

WINDOWS MICROSOFT OFFICE

PHOTOGRAPHY ADOBE DREAMWEAVER CS6

HTML/CSS

CS6

ADOBE AFTER EFFECTS CS6 ADOBE PREMIERE PRO

ADOBE FLASH CS6

GPA 3.88/4.0

may - sept. 2013

aug. 2014 - jan. 2 015

FREELANCE DESIGNER - Indianapolis, IN specialties include branding and identity design, logo design, print/collateral materials, website management, invitations and stationery, print production

ART & PHOTO ASSISTANT - assisted Art Director in layouts, pulled and edited art for features, designed print and digital promotional materials for sponsored events, attended photo shoots and assisted photographer

may 2014 - present

WEST ELM - Indianapolis, IN VISUAL LEAD - lead visual team in designing in-store visuals according to visual standards including installations, vignettes and footprints, manage social media to visually reflect the west elm brand and product

july 2015 - present

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references available upon request