Basso Design Group is a digital marketing agency located in Troy, MI. Our goal is to use any piece of technology to help market your business. We specialize in services such as web design and development, search engine marketing, social media, mobile apps, and managed local listings.Our designs and campaigns win large industry awards for what they bring to our clients. Since 2003 we have helped our clients succeed, and have earned a reputation as one of the best digital marketing firms in Michigan and the country. If you are interested in any of our services, please contact us today at www.bassodesigngroup.com.

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I gained a lot of valuable experience working at MichBusiness for my internship. I’m in charge of creating & scheduling HTML/CSS email blasts to their various distribution lists.I also do a lot of work on their various WordPress event websites and was starting to do some video production and motion graphics work for them as well.Accomplishments● Designed HTML/CSS email blasts● Sent proofs and made sure eblasts got approved before scheduling● Used Photoshop slices to export eblast graphics● Used Illustrator to design buttons and banners for eblasts.● Used Acrobat to make PDF edits● Used Illustrator to vectorize graphics● Designed WordPress email templates● Accessed our web server to make backend tweaks● Make changes to various WordPress sites● Created forms with conditional logic● Made updates to sponsor & event pages● Styled link colors and hover effects using CSS● Linked email blasts to events to display correct sponsors for the event● Created video intros/outros using AfterEffects● Filmed and edited video clips using Premiere Pro● Helped co-workers with whatever IT issues they needed help with● Used RealMagnet to schedule eblasts and send tracking reports● Sent code through premailer HTML pre-flight converter to ensure proper formatting for emails● Created Outlook versions of eblasts that co-workers could send out individually on their own● Used spam trigger checkers to ensure eblasts will not get marked as spam● Used Google Docs to keep myself organized and easy access to common code snippets or email address for me to copy & paste● Created filters in Outlook to automatically sort incoming emails into folders based on the criteria I set to keep my email inbox organized● Participated in wellness activities● Backed up WordPress websites files and databases and transferred them to our dev server● Created WordPress child themes● Installed and configured WordPress plugins● Created navigation menus items

I redesigned their WordPress site and added some functionality to it. This involved a lot of CSS styling and page content edits.Accomplishments● Redesigned WordPress website● Styled link colors and hover effects using CSS● Styled to be responsive to look good on all devices● Made content changes● Added functionality by installing & configuring plugins● Added embed videos to pages

I worked on the following sitesSLPT.comThis is one of the projects I worked on for Designers and Partners. I made a bunch of content changes as well as installed & configured the translation plugin. I even used the translations I was provided with to create all the translated pages and ensuredthey were formatted the same in both languages.Accomplishments● Made multiple content and CSS edits● Added translation functionality by installing & configuring the WPML plugin● Translated pages with consistent formatting● Changed all the links of translated pages to link to the translated versionsVari-Form.comAnother project I did for Designers and Partners was making changes to the locations and their associated markers on the map using an imgmap.Accomplishments● Made multiple content and CSS edits● Used imgmap to make changes to map location markers so that theyappeared in the correct location on the map when you hover your mouse over the name of the location in the menu

Working with Eric Bulls landed me various Graphic Design projects that I have completed for Status Vodka.

A couple InDesign projects for text books.

Helped with the high school website and created sub-sites for the school store, bowling team, & jingle bell run.