Kate Mulligan
katemulligan.com |
408.674.6460 | mulligan@mail.com
Summary
Over
ten years in digital design and communications for South Bay and
Monterey county fine arts organizations, and individual artists.
Skilled in interactive content creation , web maintenance, SEO.
Responsible for multiple sites utilizing 10 gigs of server space.
Well versed in information/content/UI design, copy editing, social
media, and digital photography (Canon Rebel T3 & Pentax SLR
istD.) Familiar with composite graphics, large scale formats, color
correction, image editing, and all things Adobe. Formerly employed in
the South Bay as an Artist in Residence at The Lucille Packard
Children’s Hospital (Triton ArtReach), SJSU ArtPath, PAPPA,
(Palo Alto Parents and Professionals for the Arts) The Palo Alto Art
Center, and the Euphrat Museum. Currently self employed as a digital
designer for professionals in the arts and entertainment industry.
Goals
To
nurture artistic expression as global soul food.
To
weave context, content, and culture into design driven visuals.
To
cultivate ideation and collaboration into the business of art, and
the art of business.
Accomplishments
Examiner.com – National and Monterey county food critic/photojournalist
Promo designer - KSAR West Valley College Public Television Station
APME Gazette - Photojournalist for San Jose 2005 conference
Youtopia/Kidsinit – Creative Director and project lead for the 501©3 non profit organization, focused on developing a creative based online learning engine for at risk youth. In 1999 NASA Learning Technologies Project Index listed Youtopia as a cutting edge tool incorporating the arts and sciences with technology for social benefit. Funding was supplied in part by WANG Govt services and many Silicon Valley businesses from 1995 – 2000.
Seagate – Ideation for HR campaign to reduce cycle time; creating over 100 graphics and copy concepts for review by the President of Global Branding /Director of Communications.
UI Design – Saratoga Music Boosters, The Saratoga Education Foundation, ClarkBurroughs.com, JohnKurtyka.com, JonKwak.com, MaryParkerson.com, AmuckProductions.com, IanFreebairn-Smith.com, West Valley Court Reporting Division & West Valley Staff and Organizational webs
Web maintenance; currently managing a 10 gig server space through Wild West Domains entitled GOKatie.com with 10 active sites.
Textile Design/Tee shirt production; The Kentucky Derby (Christine George Designs) The Triton Museum (Lou Bermingham's one man show May 20, 2011) Amuck Productions, Mark Shunney (MarkWorks for Santa Cruz 2009 Art Intervention)
Evites, E mail blasts, Social Networking, Newsletters – Various artists, Jim Gott, Jessica Johnson, Friends of the Monterey Symphony, Examiner.com, Clark Burroughs.
Experience
2007 – 2011 All skill sets employed for the following clients: Christine George, Clark Burroughs, Ian Freebairn-Smith, Mary Parkerson, Amuck Productions, Saratoga Music Boosters, The Saratoga Educational Foundation, The Monterey Symphony, Examiner.com, Jon Kwak, Lou Birmingham, Coeur d’Olives, Mark Shunney, Addison Penzak Jewish Community Center, The Heritage Theatre, McAfee Center, Tvia.com, Alfred's Floor Coverings.
2004 – 2006 Digital Design student at West Valley College
2001 – 2003 Artist in Residence for ArtPath, ArtReach, The Euphrat Museum, The Palo Alto Art Center, PAPPA (Palo Alto Parents and Professionals for the Arts), including various community art fairs during the summer.
2000 – 2002 Ensemble Solutions UI testing, Tvia.com UI interface design
1995
– 2000 Youtopia/Kidsinit Creative Director and Project Champion
Education
Albany
State University; Magna Cum Laude, BA Cultural Anthropology, with a focus on
communications and documentary film.
Continued studies in Interactive
content design and digital design related programs:
UCLA extension
course; Interactive writing.
Mac schools; Photoshop.
SUSC;
Macromedia Director.
West Valley College; Dreamweaver, and Flash
Animation.
Examiner.com: SEO and social media training via contract employment.
Awards and Memberships
Project Youtopia was listed in the NASA/ATCC Learning Technologies Project Index 1999
20 + year member of Screen Actors Guild, representing over 30 national products
1999 World Congress International Executive Who's Who
2008 Madison Who's Who (experts in commerce and the arts)
String book: http://larcdesigngroup.com/km/comm.html
Please see public profile on LinkedIn for references.
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