Britt Odom, Another Kind of Red
Skills:
- InDesign
- Photoshop
- Illustrator
- Quark Xpress
- Dreamweaver
- Freehand
- Fireworks
- Wordpress
- 37 Signals
- Can work in both Mac and Windows
Familiar With:
- Photography
- Pottery
- Magazine Branding and Layout
- Ad Design
- Package Design
- Web Design
- Making Short Films
Work Experience:
- Art Director
- The South Magazine, Bad Ink, Inc. [Savannah, GA; 2006-Present]
- A bi-monthly, regional magazine with a paid circulation base of 30,000 and a website, thesouthmag.com, that receives 10,000+ unique visitors a week. Designed and created print publication from editorial conception to pre-press. Worked with ad department, photo editor, managing editor, and freelancers to design the page layouts and execute the design of the magazine. Occasionally designed advertisements and in house marketing material.
- Project Graphic Designer
- Condé Nast Publications [New York, NY; Summer 2006]
- Conceptualize, design, and produce a full length magazine representing the 29+ Condé Nast publications.
- Senior Graphic Designer
- The Wave USA, Youth With A Mission [Nationwide; 2005]
- Hired to design a logo, poster series, program inserts, power point presentations, web banners, and a web interface for this interdenominational Christian mission group. Job took me to 39 of the 50 continental United States.
- Owner/Senior Graphic Designer
- OV CyberSolutions, Inc. [Norfolk, VA; 2003-2005]
- Owned and operated this digital media cooperative. Designed corporate and private marketing packages that included elements such as logos, banners, print advertisements, business cards, letterhead, clothing and apparel, and websites. Also expanded the business into commercial and portrait photography.
Education:
- BFA, Graphic Design
- Savannah College of Art and Design
- Savannah, GA; June 2007
- Old Dominion University
- Norfolk, VA; 2001-2005
Freelance Experience:
- City of Barnesville, GA:
- Photographed, designed, and produced a full stationary system, postcards, magnets and 2007 calendars for the city.
- Blogsavannah:
- Designed a logo, website, stickers, t-shirts, web buttons for a national blogging conference held annually in Savannah.
- The Yellow Wallpaper:
- Designed a logo, website, poster, and a promotional postcard for a FringeNYC Festival Play.
- Foundation for Christian Education:
- Designed and produced direct mail material for a national private education curriculum.
Life Experience:
- Traveled the country in 2005 in a converted retirement bus from Canada.
- Judged the AMM-MAA Awards in conjuction with Hancock Askew & Co in Savannah, GA.