melanie todd

Central Piedmont Community College

Charlotte, NC, USA
Over 16 years of professional experience of proven skill & design quality.
Self motivated and confident in making independent decisions.
Skilled Graphic Designer with versatile competitiveness.
Highly organized, result oriented in customer satisfaction.

Work Experience

WSOC-TV / Cox Media

Creative Services Senior Designer

Took initiative to go beyond what was expected of detail and communications
within the newsroom.
Created graphics & maps for all daily newscasts while maintaing quality under the guide lines of the news stations specific format.
Attended daily meetings with producers & reporters to discuss major stories of the day, gave valid feedback for the design approach and process.
Communicated how graphics produced would help carry the story visually
for the viewer.
Worked side by side with other designers discussing different approaches for specific layouts for graphics added late into the newscast.
Designed news related and promotional graphics for a fast paced work environment.
Created graphics for special report series.
Created graphics under severe time constraints for breaking news stories.
May 1992 - May 2008 Charlotte, North Carolina, United States

Education

Central Piedmont Community College

A.A.S.Advertising and Graphic Design

Estimated graduation date: Spring 2015
Present Charlotte, North Carolina, United States

Skills

Adobe Creative Suite CS6 Branding Logo Design Posters Public Speaking Microsoft 2011 Interactive PDF’s,