Amy Robinson Email & Phone Number

Brooklyn

New York, NY

• Contracts with individuals and small business clients to design promotional materials and create/maintain websites. Able to respond to last-minute demands and produce quality work.
• Projects have included: Promotional materials for numerous theatrical events including design and production of postcards, flyers, posters and programs; logo and packaging design, business cards and brochures.

New York, NY

• Lead Design Architect for the HMH Into Reading Teaching Guide (6 volumes), Teaching Pal (6 volumes) and Writing Workshop Teaching Guides for Grades 1–6. Duties include design, prototyping, templating, reviewing.
• Additional educational products include GoMath, HMH Algebra 1 and Math Connections.

New York City

• Collaborated on templates for four 208-page English 3D Pupil Editions and designed four 456-page Teacher Editions. Responsible for reviewing and finalizing pages prepared by outside production vendors.
• Designed 94 of 260 Guided Reading student cards and supervised the production of 26 teacher guides.

New York, NY

Performed transcription, copyediting and proofreading. Coded text files into HTML. Served as in-house graphic designer for client brochures and simple promotional materials. Basic bookkeeping duties. Full-time and free-lance assignments.

New York City

• Designed 176-page Comprehension Clubs Implementation Guide and collaborated with vendor, editorial and design teams to produce 324 reference cards and 36 folders.
• Worked with the design and editorial teams to produce five Pupil and five Teacher Editions for the System 44 program. Created templates for several sections, poured manuscripts, proofed and corrected drafts, finalized.
• Collaborated on templates for the iRead program guide and an array of downloadable resource prototypes, mocked up screenshots for technology team, designed classroom posters and corrected photographic images and artwork.
• Worked with design and editorial teams to produce MATH 180 Getting Started and Professional Learning Guides. Revised sample screenshots, created and retouched artwork and found solutions for data visualization.
• Designed the XBOOKS program guide in addition to reviewing and correcting additional material.

New York, NY

Worked with the design team to produce educational publications using InDesign.

New York, NY

• Supervised the conception, preparation, manufacture and distribution of promotional projects and materials, including catalogs, conference binders and brochures.
• Managed designers, copywriters, and other contractual staff in order to keep projects on schedule and ensure compliance with creative direction and specifications.
• Provided creative support and art direction and performed graphic design, copywriting, copyediting and proofreading services as needed.

New York, NY

• Served as in-house graphic designer for acting studio, creating promotional materials for business and theatrical projects as well as developing and maintaining website.
• In addition, performed general office and student services duties, including creation and maintenance of databases in Access and FileMaker and conducting research on theatrical industry and general business practices.
• Worked in the office through 2000 and then continued as a free-lance designer through 2004.

New York, NY

Wrote capsule reviews of film and television projects for the video section of the Barnes & Noble website.

New York, NY

Performed customer service duties.

New York, NY

Long-term temporary assignments with Walt Disney Publishing, Sprint PCS, GE Capital, Cowen & Co., and Neuberger & Berman Management, Inc. Designed and maintained databases and spreadsheets. Handled budgets, calendaring and travel arrangements.

New York, NY

Computerized research library.

New York, NY

Maintained database of films on video utilizing FoxPro and DOS-based programs. Worked with and created queries and reports. Administered objective data. Wrote summaries and histories of films and filmmakers, researched films and videos. Served as contact for video companies.

Certificate, Bookkeeping

Course work includes Bookkeeping I and II, QuickBooks and Payroll Administration.

Certificate, Powerpoint Training

Certificate, Keynote Training

Certificate, Graphic Design

Certificate course work: Graphic and Digital Design Basic Core, Color Theory, Typography, Book Cover Design, Adobe InDesign, Digital.

Meisner Technique

Ba, Film Studies, Russian Studies, 3.78

Activities and Societies: Classic Film Coordinator, Student Union Activities; duties included designing promotional materials, assisting.