Contact & Resume

Amanda Morris

Education

Studio Art Centers International Florence, Italy 

April 2008

Post Baccalaureate Certificate in Art Concentration: Photography

Minors in Italian Language and Jewelry Design

Emerson College Boston, MA

December 2006

Bachelor of Arts in Visual and Media Arts Concentration New Media

Minor in Photography

Dean’s List

 

National Geographic – Boston University Boston, MA

May 2005

Completed a National Geographic Digital Travel Photography Seminar

 

Sandwich High School Sandwich, MA

1999—2003

 

Skillset

Software Experience

  • Adobe Photoshop, Adobe InDesign, Adobe After Effects, Flash, Dreamweaver, Final Cut Pro, Maya 7.0, MS Office, OSX iLife Suite

Operating Systems

  • Mac OS X, Windows

Scripting Languages

  • HTML, CSS, ActionScript

Typing

  • 65-70WPM

Relevant Work Experience

Jack Morton WorldwideBoston, MA

Website Development Intern

January 2007— August2007

  • Created Web Pages, Email Blasts, PowerPoint Presentations for meetings and conferences, Screen Savers, image retouching and manipulation
  • Gained a working knowledge of SQL, basic database management, video compression, QA, podcasting, basic brand identity/marketing priciples, and web standards
  • Utilized HTML, XML, CSS, Flash, Photoshop, Quicktime, MS Office, and After Effects

The Berkeley BeaconBoston, MA

Production and Design Manager

2004—2006

  • Managed the production of the student run weekly newspaper.
  • Created graphics using Adobe Photoshop and Flash, managed layout using Adobe InDesign, and updated the website weekly while supervising an assistant.

The Emerson ReviewBoston, MA

Cover Artist

2005

  • Designed the cover of the oldest student run literary magazine on campus using Adobe Photoshop
  • 7 photographs published.

Castle Well Summer Abroad ProgramVenice/Bruges

Webmaster

2005

  • Led the production of the class website.
  • Created the development structure and delegated tasks to each team.
  • Supervised and trained an assistant.

The EVVY AwardsBoston, MA

2004

Emerson College’s version of the Emmy Awards, nominated for Best Audio Segment.

 

School Projects

  • Enter at Your Own Risk, 2006 —3-D Animation short created in Maya 7.0 and After Effects
  • Crickey!,2005 — Interactive Web game crated in Flash using ActionScript
  • Swashbuckling Steve, 2005 — Stop animation short film created in After Effects
  • Italian with Mario, 2004 — Interactive website created in Flash and Photoshop
  • Adventures for a Broken Heart, 2004 — Animation short created in Flash

Additional Experience

Barnes and Noble - Hyannis, MA

2003—2006

Bookseller/Cafe Worker