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Graphic Design
The Stevens Family
Jun 2013 - Present (11 years 6 months)
•Design the logo and branding for this improv theatre group.
•Design posters, fliers, and create abstracts for multimedia purposes.
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Graphic Designer
ComedySportz Improv Theatre
Jun 2013 - Present (11 years 6 months)
•Design signature show logos, posters, and flyers.
•Create show package cards with specific folding measurements.
•Create abstracts for multimedia purposes.
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Intern
CitySwarm, LLC
Feb 2013 - Present (11 years 10 months)
•Design ads for The RedEye Newspaper - digital and print
•Design email and marketing kit layouts
•Consult with founder to correct text, color, layout, image resolution
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Graphic Designer
Talk Hard
Dec 2012 - Present (12 years)
•Design the logo and branding for this live late night talk show.
•Design posters, fliers, and create abstracts for multimedia purposes.
•Design weekly graphics for desk pieces, sketch segments, and social media promos.
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Ensemble
ComedySportz Chicago
Oct 2009 - Present (15 years 2 months)
•Perform high-energy, interactive, family improv comedy show.
•As host, lead the audience through fast and comprehensive comedy improv games with deep audience engagement; constantly finding creative solutions to get audiences to respond with suggestions and engaging groups who are easily distracted by their friends.
•In the sound booth, sound effects for scenes and music cues when host ends the scene. Begins the show with energetic welcome, and introduces the players onto the stage. Also ends the show with energetic thanks, and plays the post-show music.
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Assistant Teacher
JCC of Chicago/SF
Nov 2001 - Jun 2013 (11 years 7 months)
•Works with 4 and 5 year olds, nurturing and assessing their social/emotional, physical, cognitive, and language development.
•Communicates with teachers, students, and parents to maintain a safe learning environment that revolves around the child’s interests and needs.
•Incorporates theatre, dance, and comedy to empower children into non judgmental and supportive roles, which are key contributors to creativity.
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Ghost Pirate
Metropolitan Pier and Exposition Authority
Sep 2004 - Dec 2004 (3 months)
Studied the character of the navigator and haunted the HMS Bounty with a map and compass, scaring families as they walked the hallways beneath the ship’s upper-deck.
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Tour Guide
Chicago Trolly and Double Decker Co.
Apr 2004 - Sep 2004 (5 months)
Dressed as a 1930s mob guy named Skinny Vinny, and gave two-hour segmented tours of the loop in Chicago’s downtown metropolis in an 8-hour day on top of a double-decker bus.
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Manager
Café Sapore, San Francisco
Apr 1996 - Jul 2002 (6 years 3 months)
•Managed business operations of cafe - customer satisfaction, inventory, menu planning, finances, hiring.
•Organized and designed catering events, food platters and production.