Becca Dunn
Book Designer
New York, NY, USABecca Dunn is currently working as a freelance designer in Nashville, TN
She is most interested in typography, layout and branding. Her other interests include screen printing, traveling, riding bikes and reading as much as possible.
She is most interested in typography, layout and branding. Her other interests include screen printing, traveling, riding bikes and reading as much as possible.
Work Experience
Penguin Random House
Design Assistant
Designed interiors and covers for licenses such as Berenstain Bears, Dr. Seuss, Disney and Nickelodeon, helped with re-branding of Little Golden Books and Step Into Reading books, assisted the Vice President & Associate Director, handled all administrative duties for the
department, provided support for freelance artists and vendors, created contract requests and purchase orders, made mock-ups of book covers and box sets for sales and marketing
department, provided support for freelance artists and vendors, created contract requests and purchase orders, made mock-ups of book covers and box sets for sales and marketing
November 2013
- May 2015
New York, United States
Disney Hyperion
Design Assistant
Assisted the Creative Director, handled all administrative duties for design department,
provided support for freelance artists and vendors, created contracts, processed invoices
provided support for freelance artists and vendors, created contracts, processed invoices
August 2013
- November 2013
New York, New York, United States
University Of South Carolina
Graphic Design Lab Monitor
August 2012
- May 2013
South Carolina, United States
Chernoff Newman
Creative Intern
Designed materials for print, billboard and web; developed social media pitches for clients; copy-edited press releases; participated in traffic meetings and idea sessions for proposals
May 2012
- August 2012
Columbia, South Carolina, United States
Education
Columbia University
Publishing Program
A rigorous six-week course on book, magazine and digital media publishing.
May 2013
- August 2013
New York, New York, United States
Queen Mary University Of London
semester abroad
Spent a semester studying art history, poetry, British film, and Post-colonial literatures
September 2010
- December 2010
London, United Kingdom
University Of South Carolina
Bachelor of Arts, Bachelor of Fine Arts
Double majoring in English Literature and Graphic Design, recipient of the LIFE Scholarship and the Dean's Scholarship, member of the Capstone Honors Program, member of the National Society of Collegiate Scholars and Alpha Lamba Delta Honors Society.
· B.F.A. in Studio Arts, emphasis Graphic Design, minor in Art History
· B.A. in English Literature, minor in Southern Studies;
· Graduated Magna Cum Laude
· Awards: Distinguished Senior Award; Art Studio Scholarship; Baroody Scholar Award;
Merril Christophersen Award for Academic Merit; USC President’s Scholarship; Dean’s list
· Winner of the USC First Year Reading Experience Design Contest with Jonathan Lethem
· B.F.A. in Studio Arts, emphasis Graphic Design, minor in Art History
· B.A. in English Literature, minor in Southern Studies;
· Graduated Magna Cum Laude
· Awards: Distinguished Senior Award; Art Studio Scholarship; Baroody Scholar Award;
Merril Christophersen Award for Academic Merit; USC President’s Scholarship; Dean’s list
· Winner of the USC First Year Reading Experience Design Contest with Jonathan Lethem
August 2008
- May 2013
Columbia, South Carolina, United States
Maryland Institute College Of Art (MICA)
Pre-College Program
June 2007
- August 2007
Baltimore, Maryland, United States
Languages
English (Native),
Skills
Adobe Illustrator,
Adobe InDesign,
Adobe Photoshop,
Adobe After Effects,
Adobe Suite,
Bookmaking,
Copyediting,
Copywriting,
Digital And Film Photography,
Writing,