Julia Salerni

Junior Designer

New York, NY, USA

Work Experience

Freelance

Freelance Graphic Designer

+Utilize Adobe Creative Suite (InDesign, Photoshop, Illustrator) and Adobe Acrobat to generate new ideas and concepts for clients.
+Create and produce dynamic designs including invitations, promotional ads, brochures and logos for print and web.
+Produce AutoCAD construction documents, renderings and presentation materials on a contract basis.
+Retouch and manipulate photographs as required
+Communicate regularly with clients to discuss budget, deadlines and expectations.
January 2006 - New York, New York, United States

Freelance

Freelance Tutor

+ Meet regularly with students to teach AutoCAD, 3DSMax, and Adobe Creative Suite concepts and technical skills in an understandable manner.
+ Encourage students to work independently and help set realistic goals in order to complete each project by the given deadline.
February 2010 - New York, New York, United States

Consolidated Edison

Junior Designer

+ Design, draw and interpret gas, electric conduit and cable layouts and prepare cost estimates.
+ Ensure Con Edison facilities are supported, protected and relocated during construction in a timely, cost effective manner.
+ Interface with municipalities and external planning teams to consider environmental impacts and schedules of work.
+ Visit site locations before and during construction to ensure accurate representation of field conditions on layouts.
February 2011 - New York, New York, United States

Parsons The New School For Design

Assistant Manager, Operations School of Art, Media + Technology [AMT]

+ Managed the schedule builder database organizing information for over 1200 classes and 350 faculty.
+ Designed communication tools to keep students and faculty updated on curricular developments and policy changes.
+ Collaborated with the dean’s office to strategize, implement and execute operational and curricular procedures.
+ Implemented the “paperless office” program in an effort to eliminate paper documents and organize electronic files.
July 2008 - February 2011 New York, New York, United States

Parsons The New School For Design

Senior Office Assistant, Communication Design and Technology Department [CDT]

+ Administratively supported over 800 students, faculty and staff members within the CDT department.
+ Worked with accounts payable to ensure timely payments to guest lecturers, faculty and external contractors.
+ Oversaw budget for employees working with partners including the MacArthur Fund and the Open Society Institute.
+ Hired, trained and managed all student workers and delegated daily responsibilities.
May 2006 - July 2008 New York, New York, United States

Martha Stewart Living Omnimedia

Product Coordinator, Martha Stewart Everyday Retail Merchandising [MSE]

+ Supervised all aspects of product development, packaging and merchandising for the MSE Holiday brand.
+ Facilitated information between MSE teams, K-Mart buyers and external vendors for timely product arrival in stores.
+ Redesigned, maintained and managed the inventory tracking system for over 2500 holiday items.
+ Coordinated photo shoots from initial idea conception through post production.
May 2004 - February 2006 New York, New York, United States

Education

Parsons The New School For Design

AAS Interior Design

+ Selected as the 3DSmax tutor for all AAS Interior Design students for the 2009-2010 academic year
+ Active member of the mentoring program
+ Recipient of the 2010 Parsons Design Inspiration Award for inspiring others in the practice of interior design
+ Academic projects chosen to appear in WORK, a yearly Parsons publication showcasing exemplary student work.
August 2006 - May 2010 New York, New York, United States

Altos De Chavón La Escuela De Diseño

Summer program, drawing class for credit

August 2009 - August 2009 La Romana, Dominican Republic

State University Of New York At Binghamton

BS Management Information Systems, BA Italian (Double Degree)

+ Dean's List
+ Cum Laude
August 1998 - May 2002 Binghamton, New York, United States

Stony Brook University

Summer study abroad: Rome

July 1997 - July 1997 Rome, Italy

Languages

Italian (Conversational),

Awards

Parsons The New School For Design

2010 Design Inspiration Award

2010

Skills

Adobe Illustrator, Adobe InDesign, Adobe Photoshop, Microsoft Word, 3dsmax, Adobe Acrobat, Adobe Indesign, Autocad, Hand Drawings + Renderings, Microsoft Access, Microsoft Excel, Microsoft Outlook, Microstation,