Wendy Turrentine
61 Glasgow Drive, Rocky Point, NC 28457
mrst.designer@gmail.com
www.wturrentine.com
910.685.3860
mrst.designer@gmail.com
www.wturrentine.com
910.685.3860
RELIABLE Renaissance Woman seeking new adventure in Graphic Design & Graphic Production!
PROFESSIONAL SUMMARY
US Navy Veteran, award winning graphic design professional with over 20 years-experience in Visual Communication, seeking a remote or contract position that will utilize skills and expertise in graphic design and print production.
Excellent communication skills, ability to act as mentor and advisor to staff and co-workers, encourage mutual accountability, professional ethics and respect. Positions held range from Art Director, Senior Print Production Manager, Teacher to Freelance Graphic Designer.
TECHNICAL SKILLS
US Navy Veteran, award winning graphic design professional with over 20 years-experience in Visual Communication, seeking a remote or contract position that will utilize skills and expertise in graphic design and print production.
Excellent communication skills, ability to act as mentor and advisor to staff and co-workers, encourage mutual accountability, professional ethics and respect. Positions held range from Art Director, Senior Print Production Manager, Teacher to Freelance Graphic Designer.
- Highly experienced individual with an excellent mentorship and management skill set
- Award winning designer by peers, both locally and nationally
- Diverse range of projects, including design and production of direct-mail postcards, front end web and digital graphics
TECHNICAL SKILLS
- Microsoft Office: Word, Excel, PowerPoint, G+
- Adobe Creative Suite Creative Cloud: Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign, Spark, Dreamweaver, XD
- Mac OSX Platform
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
SAGE Publishing, Thousand Oaks, CA
Contract Freelance Designer -- Remote
January 2022 -- Present
New Hanover County Schools/New Hanover High School, Wilmington, NC
Digital Media/Adobe Academy Instructor/CTE
2011 - May 2021 [Retired]
New York State-PTA
Freelance Designer - Remote
July 2020 - May 2021
Entrepreneur Platform Magazine Digital/Print
Freelance Designer - Remote
May 2019 - Present
Wordwright Web - Web Development, Wilmington, NC
Project Manager/Front End Designer
SAGE Publishing, Thousand Oaks, CA
Contract Freelance Designer -- Remote
January 2022 -- Present
- Design and produce a variety of projects including digital, print ads, rate cards and media kits.
New Hanover County Schools/New Hanover High School, Wilmington, NC
Digital Media/Adobe Academy Instructor/CTE
2011 - May 2021 [Retired]
- District C Coaching Fellows Program - As a District C Certified Coach, mentored and coached diverse student groups to solve complex problems for local businesses and organizations from the NHCS district and Cape Fear Community. Develop and implement solution and monitor the growth and relationships that are built through the program. The goal is to develop repeatable and replicable strategies for meaningful community engagement for the six counties served by CFC (Cape Fear Collective).
- Mentored students through the process of *ACA certifications and guidance for National and World competitions
through the Adobe Platforms. (*ACA/Adobe Certified Associate) - Over 60% of students obtained their Adobe Certified Associates' certificates.
- Created, developed and administered equitable content for the Adobe Academy curriculum during the COVID-19 Virus school closures.
- Managed and instructed diverse and multi-level curriculum of the Adobe Academy Visual and Digital Design to high school students in a fully functional Mac lab.
- Created and developed project-based lesson plans to cover two levels of instruction in fundamental design techniques, technical theory and software concepts utilizing the latest Adobe Creative Suite software.
- Assisted students with one-on-one instruction during tutoring sessions, mentored seniors with senior projects, and served as technical advisor to students that produce media projects for core classes.
- Advised students of career and education building techniques that will guide them in making real-world decisions in their immediate future.
- Site Certiport Administrator
- Recipient of the 2013 -14 “Promise Of Leadership” Award from UNCW -- Watson College of Education
- CTE National Technical Honor-Society Co-Advisor
- CTE (Career Technical Education) Department Co-Chair
- Adobe Academy Cluster Lead for New Hanover County Schools
- NHHS Leadership Team
New York State-PTA
Freelance Designer - Remote
July 2020 - May 2021
- Design, develop and produce digital graphic files for PTA promotions including fliers, badges and conference materials.
Entrepreneur Platform Magazine Digital/Print
Freelance Designer - Remote
May 2019 - Present
- Design, develop and produce graphic files for digital and print versions for bi-monthly,
multi-version editions of the magazine.
**2020 GD USA AMERICAN IN-HOUSE DESIGN AWARD -- May/June 2020 Edition**
Wordwright Web - Web Development, Wilmington, NC
Project Manager/Front End Designer
- Managed web development projects from conception to final design approvals
- One on one client interaction during design development to website launch
- Maintained and managed schedules for projects
- Presented design concepts to client, including revisions
- Created final electronic design files for programmer
The Early Years...
The POINT! Dance Studio - Philadelphia, PA
Freelance Designer
W.B Saul Agriculture High School - Philadelphia, PA
Freelance Designer
School District of Philadelphia - Philadelphia, PA
CTE Graphic/Advertising & Design Instructor
Vocational Career Technical Education instructor of Graphic Design to inner-city high school students. Instruction of basic computer graphics,
utilizing a 24-unit iMac lab. Applications taught included 2 & 3. Instructed a full curriculum on design techniques, printing aspects and employment and college direction.
• 2009, 2010 JEM/Mastbaum Yearbook Sponsor
• 2009 & 2010 WAD (World Aids Day) City Wide Competition Winner
• North Region Poetry Slam Program Designer
Goodway Group - Jenkintown, PA
Sr. Print Production Manager
Sr. Print Production Manager for an automotive advertising agency. Coordinated print production, from conception to completion, performed by print suppliers maintaining costs based on budgets. Recommended formats, stocks, and printing/letter shop techniques that would best fit the budget. Obtained quotes for sheetfed, web, digital and in-line printing. Purchased large volume printing for high profile projects. Local and long distance printing press approvals for Direct Mail and Newspaper Inserts. Performed Quality Assurance checks on letter shop performance and output. Developed and maintained job tracking reports and spreadsheets. Reconciled invoices for all projects managed.
ELSEVIER - Philadelphia, PA
Art Director
Planned, directed and managed the creation of all advertising campaigns created for the Medical/Surgical division of a global health-care publisher.
Other positions held...
• Senior Design Manager
• Assistant Creative Services Manager
• Advertising Production Coordinator
The POINT! Dance Studio - Philadelphia, PA
Freelance Designer
W.B Saul Agriculture High School - Philadelphia, PA
Freelance Designer
School District of Philadelphia - Philadelphia, PA
CTE Graphic/Advertising & Design Instructor
Vocational Career Technical Education instructor of Graphic Design to inner-city high school students. Instruction of basic computer graphics,
utilizing a 24-unit iMac lab. Applications taught included 2 & 3. Instructed a full curriculum on design techniques, printing aspects and employment and college direction.
• 2009, 2010 JEM/Mastbaum Yearbook Sponsor
• 2009 & 2010 WAD (World Aids Day) City Wide Competition Winner
• North Region Poetry Slam Program Designer
Goodway Group - Jenkintown, PA
Sr. Print Production Manager
Sr. Print Production Manager for an automotive advertising agency. Coordinated print production, from conception to completion, performed by print suppliers maintaining costs based on budgets. Recommended formats, stocks, and printing/letter shop techniques that would best fit the budget. Obtained quotes for sheetfed, web, digital and in-line printing. Purchased large volume printing for high profile projects. Local and long distance printing press approvals for Direct Mail and Newspaper Inserts. Performed Quality Assurance checks on letter shop performance and output. Developed and maintained job tracking reports and spreadsheets. Reconciled invoices for all projects managed.
ELSEVIER - Philadelphia, PA
Art Director
Planned, directed and managed the creation of all advertising campaigns created for the Medical/Surgical division of a global health-care publisher.
Other positions held...
• Senior Design Manager
• Assistant Creative Services Manager
• Advertising Production Coordinator
EDUCATION
American InterContinental University, Schaumburg, IL
Bachelor of Fine Arts in Visual Communication
American InterContinental University, Schaumburg, IL
Bachelor of Fine Arts in Visual Communication
- Concentration: Graphic Design
- GPA: 3.99 (Magna Cum Laude) American InterContinental University, Schaumburg, IL
- Concentration: Visual Communications
- GPA: 3.58 (Cum Laude) American InterContinental University, Schaumburg, IL
MILITARY SERVICE
US Navy (Honorable Discharge)
US Navy (Honorable Discharge)
PROFESSIONAL CREDENTIALS
Adobe Certified Professional Visual Design
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Adobe Certified Professional Visual Design
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https://www.wraltechwire.com/limelight/people/