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CODY THOMAS

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EDUCATION

AWARDS & RECOGNITION

leadership EXPERIENCE

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

Sudler Award in the Arts, nomineePatti & Rusty Rueff Gallery Undergrad Exhibition, contributing piecesPurdue Promise 4-Year ScholarshipDeanʼs List & Semester Honors

STUDENT CONCERT COMMITTEE - Purdue UniversityPRODUCTION 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 determineartists 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 layoutPURDUE 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 bannersTHE 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 insertsMORE2SCREEN - 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 CS6ADOBE PHOTOSHOP CS6

ADOBE INDESIGN CS6MAC OS

WINDOWSMICROSOFT OFFICE

PHOTOGRAPHYADOBE DREAMWEAVER CS6

HTML/CSS

CS6

ADOBE AFTER EFFECTS CS6ADOBE PREMIERE PRO

ADOBE FLASH CS6

GPA 3.88/4.0

may - sept. 2013

aug. 2014 - jan. 2 015

FREELANCE DESIGNER - Indianapolis, INspecialties 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 editedart for features, designed print and digital promotional materials for sponsored events, attended photo shoots and assisted photographer

may 2014 - present

WEST ELM - Indianapolis, INVISUAL 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

working knowledge of

in depth knowledge of

references availableupon request