Michael Westphal Email & Phone Number

West Des Moines, Ia, Us

Fulton, Missouri, United States

In this role I wear a variety of hats. I run the institution's social media accounts, create digital and physical media for promotional efforts, design campaigns, manage graduate assistants, and complete other administrative tasks. This job requires coordination with multiple different faculty and staff for the vetting and confirmation of information, as well as project management skills.

Rock Island, Illinois, United States

For this temporary position I was in charge of creating digital ads for various clients in different sizes and styles. This was a high turnaround time position, with ads needing to be completed in as little as four hours. Additionally, I had administrative tasks to complete as well alongside my ad creations.

Columbia, Missouri, United States

This was a self-employed position in which I open up commission slots for people to submit art or design requests for me to create in exchange for payment. This work helped me consistently improve the quality of my illustrative and graphic pieces for future clients.

Columbia, Missouri, United States

I worked as the art director for Mizzou's advertising agency on a team named: Ever Eclectic. For the semester we worked with a single client doing research for them, coordinating ideas, and developing a campaign for them. The end result of this partnership was a 56-page campaign plan book (viewable on my portfolio), a research report, and a presentation of our findings/proposals.

Columbia, Missouri, United States

I joined working as a peer advisor for the University of Missouri's Journalism school to teach incoming students about the journalism program and what to expect for their first year.

Taoyuan City, Taiwan

I was asked to join this independent media creation agency by it's founder to help with the marketing aspects of the company as well as PR works. At the time, I was studying strategic communication, so I had foundational knowledge to assist with the business's marketing.

Bachelor'S Degree, Communication, Journalism, And Related Programs, 3.95

Activities and Societies: Honors College, Kappa Tau AlphaI graduated Summa Cum Laude with a Bachelor’s of Journalism with an emphasis.

Certification, Content Marketing

4.0

Activities and Societies: Soccer, Wrestling, Theatre, Thespian Society, Robotics, German Club