Resume

Christopher M. Thacker

New Orleans, LA

EDUCATION

Tulane University– New Orleans, Louisiana
• Bachelor of Arts in Graphic Design & Media Arts, December 2003
Design, Digital Imaging, Page Layout, and Feature Writing. Minor in English.

Guilford College– Greensboro, North Carolina
• Bachelor of Arts in Oil Painting, December 1999
Print making, Design, Ceramics, and Painting.

School of Visual Arts– New York City, NY
* Summer Semester, 1999
Oil Painting and Graphic Design.

University of Maasrticht– Maastricht, Holland
* Study Abroad Program, Fall 1998
Art History and European Literature.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Schollnick Advertising, LLC  2011 – present
Media Director
Responsible for media buying on T.V., radio, print and web as well as agency expenditure accounting. Also responsible for development of advertising and marketing campaigns and manage team for social media and web products development.

Louisiana Green Scene Magazine 2009 – present
Cofounder/Art Director
Responsible for ad design, layout, brochures, website, pre-press, ad traffic, social media and marketing materials.

Where Y’at Magazine 2004 – 2010
Managing Editor & Art Director
Responsible for the development, assignment and editing of all editorial content, managing writers and interns, ad design, magazine layout, pre-press, website, tech support, computer and software purchasing, social media, event promotion.

Freelance Work 2003 – Present
Graphic Design, Writing, Editing, Media Consultation, Event Production & Promotion
-Mid City Bayou Boogaloo: Designed all print, web, and billboard ads, coordinated ad placement and traffic, identified target markets and sponsors, designed layout of festival program, solicited printing bids, coordinated promoters, artists and vendors, established social media presence.
-Tulane University: Developed postcards for direct mail campaign promoting teacher certification courses.
-DK Publishing: Provided cartography services, fact checking, writing and editing for New Orleans Travel Guide.
-Green Tea restaurant: Developed brand identity through logo design used on menus, business cards, T-shirts.
-Delta Title: Developed PowerPoint presentation for employee training purposes.
-Cutting Edge Business Conference: Coordinated speaker lists, designed and printed all convention materials.
-LA Red Hot Records: Musician promotion including CD case design and creation of promotional one-sheet.
-Federal Bar Association: Developed PowerPoint presentation and designed ads for CLE on changes in the law.

AVW TELAV 2004
Database Management, IT, Networking & Consultation
Built & managed databases, tech support & PowerPoint consultation for convention panel speakers and presenters.

Offbeat Magazine 2003
Graphic Design Internship
Created cover designs, page layouts, page templates and media kits.

COMPUTER PROGRAMS & EXPERIENCE

PC, Mac, Microsoft Office X (Word, PowerPoint, Excel), Adobe Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign, QuarkXPress, iJoomla, WordPress, iPage, Constant Contact, IT, Database Management, Networking and CSS/CMS systems

PROFESSIONAL AWARDS

– Gold Standard Award, Circulation Verification Council, 2007 & 2008
– 1st Place Sports Feature Photo 2008, 1st Place Portrait Photo Feature (2009) and 2nd Place Editorial Illustration (2008), Press Club of New Orleans
– Offbeat Magazine 2010 Best of the Beat award for Best Neighborhood Festival, Mid City Bayou Boogaloo 2010