Katie Krcmarik
Freelance Graphic Designer & Art Director | Educator
Fenton, MI, USAWork Experience
Weight Watchers Of Western Michigan
Website and Graphic Design Specialist
Responsibilities included all print design and production and all website design, functionality development and content management for the Western Michigan and Northern Indiana franchise, the Italian franchise and the Greek franchise.
August 2002
- December 2004
East Lansing, Michigan, United States
Octane Design
Graphic Designer
Responsibilities included account management along with print design and production for John Deere Landscapes (formerly Century Rain Aid), website management and content update for Singh and National Birchwood, assisting with print production for a variety of clients, and assisting with website design for a variety of clients.
May 1999
- July 2002
Detroit, Michigan, United States
Mott Community College
Adjunct Faculty and Advisor
Courses Taught: Intro to Graphic Design Theory and Practice (online and in person), Graphic Design Survey(online and in person), Intro to Computer Based Art, Typography and Type Design, Publication Design for Web I, Publication Design for Web II, Intro to 3D Modeling and Digital Art, Two Dimensional Design, Studio 205, and various independent studies.
September 2005
- Present
Flint, Michigan, United States
Mott Community College
Temporary Full Time Faculty
One semester appointment to cover someone's sabbatical. Courses Taught: Intro to Graphic Design Theory and Practice, Typography and Type Design, Publication Design for Web I, Two Dimensional Design, and Studio 205.
January 2015
- May 2015
Flint, Michigan, United States
ITT Technical Institute
Instructor
Courses Taught: Rapid Visualization Techniques, Sustainable Graphic Design, Modeling in 3D, Animation I, Animation II, Design Project, Graphic Communications and Design Capstone Project, Graphic Design for the Web, Instructional Design, Visual Design Theory, Interactive Communication Design, Interactive Design with Flash, Broadcast Graphics, Video Production Techniques, Audio/Video Techniques, Graphic Design Production Processes and Digital Prepress.
March 2008
- March 2014
Swartz Creek, Michigan, United States
Freelance
Freelance Designer/Art Director
Responsibilities included art direction, initial concept development, layout, and production on a variety of print materials including brochures, posters, flyers, newsletters and advertisements as well as development and production of websites.
Clients: Fox Run, MQHA, Stoops Freightliner, Greater Flint Arts Council, Electro-Matic Products, Inc., Northville and Novi Garden Club, Michigan State University Department of Pediatrics, Kresge Art Museum, Weight Watchers of Western Michigan, and Atlantis Campus Communities
Clients: Fox Run, MQHA, Stoops Freightliner, Greater Flint Arts Council, Electro-Matic Products, Inc., Northville and Novi Garden Club, Michigan State University Department of Pediatrics, Kresge Art Museum, Weight Watchers of Western Michigan, and Atlantis Campus Communities
January 2003
- Present
Fenton, Michigan, United States
Michigan Education Association
Graphic Design and Multi-Media Specialist
Responsibilities included logo design, development of yearly calendar, development of conference and training materials, video taping and editing, basic web updating, tweeting, development of materials for elections, and other various print and multi-media projects.
April 2014
- January 2015
East Lansing, Michigan, United States
Electromatic Products
Contract Graphic Designer/Art Director
Responsibilities included art direction, initial concept development, layout, and production on a variety of print materials including brochures, mailers, and advertisements as well as development of their four websites.
May 2005
- August 2009
Farmington Hills, Michigan, United States
Education
Wayne State University
Bachelor of Fine Arts in Studio Art/Graphic Design
Graduated Cum Laude
September 1996
- December 1999
Detroit, Michigan, United States
Michigan State University
Master of Fine Arts in Studio Art/Graphic Design
Completed 44 credits but didn't finish degree
August 2002
- December 2009
East Lansing, Michigan, United States
Michigan State University
Master of Arts in Educational Technology
4.0 in Program
August 2013
- December 2014
East Lansing, Michigan, United States
Awards
LAND Conference
First Place Adjunct Category
2014
Mott Community College
Faculty Innovation Award
2013
BFLS Top Design Contest
Gold Award in Mailers, Bronze Award in Labels/Tags
2001
Skills
3ds Max,
Adobe,
Adobe Acrobat,
Adobe Creative Cloud:,
After Effects,
Blackboard,
Camtasia,
Captivate,
CSS,
Director,
Dreamweaver,
Excel,
Flash Including Actionscript,
Google Sketchup,
HTML5,
Illustrator,
Indesign,
MAYA,
Microsoft,
Office Suite: Word,
Photoshop,
Powerpoint,
Premiere,
Quark X-Press,
Various Screencast Software,
WordPress,