Helen Ziga Email & Phone Number

Chamblee, Georgia, United States

I am a regionally exhibiting and selling visual artist. My studio is located at the Urban Art Collective in Chamblee, GA @helenzigastudioI handle social media and marketing for the Urban Art Collective @urbanartcollective5655

The Hambidge Center is Georgia-based Not-For-Profit that houses a 600+ acre creative residency program. Hambidge also hosts a temporary art gallery & studios (Cross-Pollination Art Lab) and other events in the Atlanta area.CURRENT: Independent contractor - Annual Auction FORMER: This role was part-time and temporary. My responsibilities included.

Duluth, GA

• I was a global creative lead and content manager for a large medical device company.
• Content Creation & Design - Creating content including copywriting, messaging concepts, presentations, brochures, environmental graphics, trade ads, illustration, photography, video, and other digital assets.
• Art Direction - US and global photo and video shoots, HCP and patient-facing materials
• People Management - Managing three internal creatives and several external vendors including design… Show more I was a global creative lead and content manager for a large medical device company.
• People Management - Managing three internal creatives and several external vendors including design agencies, digital media agencies, video production companies (4D, 360 and motion controlled), animation companies.
• Project Management - Managing global creative work requests from submission to project close, including vendor selection, project planning, brand guidance, and distribution of approved content

Marietta, GA

• I worked for 2 subsidiary companies in tandem, Summer Casual (outdoor furniture) and Techlon (outdoor textiles) Summer Casual Blog: http://summercasual.blogspot.com/?m=1
• Create sales and trend presentations for Summer Casual team
• Improve the web presence of both Summer Casual and Techlon through new website interface designs and web development as well as SEO
• Create and maintain an active social media campaign for Summer Casual
• Improve the color selection for the… Show more I worked for 2 subsidiary companies in tandem, Summer Casual (outdoor furniture) and Techlon (outdoor textiles) Summer Casual Blog: http://summercasual.blogspot.com/?m=1
• Improve the color selection for the annual Techlon textile catalog by creating several textile collections

Atlanta, GA

• Lead Instructor for 2 introductory design courses, Introduction to Graphic Design and Design Elements for NonMajors
• Advised faculty on goals of courses where I was Lead Instructor
• Faculty advisor to 20 students per quarter
• Teaching load 3 courses per 10 week quarter - Courses included typography, illustration, layout, web design, creative thinking and thesis
• Student Persistence Committee Member – Goal: to write and implement a plan on how to assist struggling new… Show more
• Student Persistence Committee Member – Goal: to write and implement a plan on how to assist struggling new students.

Atlanta, GA

Crafty Graphics, LLC was an online boutique design business on Etsy.com. I sold graphic design, illustration, clip art and art prints through two Etsy portals - www.CraftyGraphics.Etsy.com and www.CraftyGraphicsScraps.Etsy.com. I closed these shops at the end of 2012

• Commercial Freelance Clients:
• Prize Wheel (designed, published and maintained eCommerce site showcasing 85 SKUs, integration with PDG Soft eCommerce software, SEO analytics and consultation with client, PPC Marketing – managed $33,000 PPC marketing.
• Raffle Themes (created distinct parallel site to Prize Wheel for client, including design, publishing and maintenance of website, integration with PDGSoft… Show more Commercial Freelance Clients:
• Raffle Themes (created distinct parallel site to Prize Wheel for client, including design, publishing and maintenance of website, integration with PDGSoft eCommerce software, SEO analytics, PPC Marketing)
• Thermopro (web site design, SEO and publication)
• MDH Partners (commercial real estate web site design and publication, SEO analysis and consultation)

Dahlonega, GA

• Designed and developed first e-commerce site
• Created marketing materials for sales staff to continue to corner their specific apparel market
• RefrigiWear grew from a $17 to a $22 Million company from 2002-2004
• Generated email designs for email marketing campaign
• Oversaw the work of the Junior Graphic Designer.

Lansdown, PA

• Hoff Communications is a full-service PR and marketing agency
• Lead design team of 2 print and 2 web designers
• Regularly juggled 5-10 clients including the YMCA, MSAA, Mitsubishi Imaging, IDEAlliance, PrintNation and more
• Work included corporate identity, publication design, advertisement design, photo editing, print production and website design

Mfa, Sculpture, 3.75

Ba, Art, 3.5

Activities and Societies: WXAC DJ for 4 years, WXAC Assistant Music Director 1990-1992, WXAC Music Director 1992-1993, Amnesty.

Online Certificate, Facebook And Instagram Marketing, Passed

Activities and Societies: Courses Completed: - Welcome to Marketing on Facebook - Introduction to Facebook Pages - Creating a Facebook.

Social Media

Activities and Societies: Free Online Courses on How to Use Hootsuite Took the following online courses to date: - The Fundamentals of.

Education record

Activities and Societies: Managing Your Time - Short Online Course Managing Your Time - Short Online Course.