Lawrence, KS 66046
(785) 841-9523
reneblake@createtank.com
Designer, Writer, Illustrator - The Pub Crawl Magazine
Lawrence, KS March 2001 - December 2002, Summer 2003
- Designed business ads primarily using Photoshop and Quark.
- Wrote articles on various topics including human interest, news, reviews, and columns.
- Responsible for all stages of production including page design and layout, importing fonts and images, and saving each issue for publication.
- Web Design.
- Contracted graphic design projects including menus, logos, flyers, and photography.
- Corresponded directly with clients for ad sales and content.
- Wrote and illustrated a bi-weekly comic strip.
- Personally distributed the magazine to over 200 locations in the Lawrence, KS area.
Staff Writer - The Campus Ledger
Overland Park, KS January 2001 - May 2001, Spring 2003
- Reporter, writing news, human interest, and sports profiles for Johnson County Community College's newspaper.
- Won 2003 Award of Merit for news and headline writing.
Web Design, Writer - MowDownMusic
Lawrence, KS October 1998 - June 1999
- Designed, edited and wrote for online webzine/record label.
- Created graphics for both MDMmagazine and MDM Records, including CD cover art and promo materials.
- Ad design for MDM products and business advertisers in MDMmagazine.
Illustrator - Student Press Law Center
Washington D.C. Fall 1998 - Winter 1999
-Art for two issues of the SPLC magazine The Report, Fall of 1998 and Winter of 1999 issues.
Arts & Entertainment Editor - Southwestern Silhouette
Garden City, KS August 1997 - December 1997
- Handled all aspects of production for the A&E section including photography, page design, and layout.
- Wrote news, reviews, human interest, and a bi-weekly column.
- Wrote and illustrated bi-weekly comic strips.
- Won Kansas Associated Collegiate Press Awards for page design, column writing, and editorial cartoon.
INTERNSHIPS:
Staff Writer - RockKansas.com for CJ Online / Topeka Capital-Journal
Topeka, Kansas Summer 2002
- Wrote news stories and reviews on the local music scene.
- Web-based work - calendar and news updates, online photo galleries.
- Digital video taping of concerts.
- Digital video editing work using Final Cut Pro.
EDUCATION:
Johnson County Community College
Communication Design / Desktop Publishing 2001 - Present
- Earned Specialist's Certificate in Desktop Publishing with honors.
- Presently seeking an Associate's Degree in Communication Design.
SOFTWARE:
Abobe GoLive, Abobe Illustrator, Abobe InDesign, Adobe Pagemaker, Adobe Photoshop, Corel Draw,
MS FrontPage, MS PowerPoint, QuarkXPress, cross-platform ability.