hstryk(at)gmail.com
Education
2013, New School for General Studies
MA Media Studies
2006, BFA Hartford Art School at the University of Hartford
Media Arts/Art History (Magna Cum Laude)
Awards: Doris Kinsella Student Achievement Award
Independent Designer
Love Local Design, New Haven, CT
August 2011 – Present
Responsibilities – Designing websites, email marketing, branding & identity, print materials and building sites using HTML/XHTML and CSS. Providing motion graphics services for on-air promos and in-store displays and shooting and editing promotional video materials.
Art Director
G-Funk Sports & Entertainment, 181 Post Rd. West Westport CT 06880
January 2012 – Present
Responsibilities – Designing websites and marketing campaigns for sports and entertainment companies. Responsible for site maintenance and building sites using HTML, XHTML, CSS and PHP.
Web Designer
SureSource, 20 Constitution Blvd S, Shelton, CT 06484
October 2007 – January 2012
Responsibilities – Designing e-commerce websites and email marketing campaigns for major brands. Responsible for site maintenance and building sites using HTML/XHTML and CSS.
Print/Web Designer
Metro Marketing Resources – One Hamden Center – 2319 Whitney Avenue – Hamden, CT
December 2006 – October 2007
Responsibilities – Designing and preparing for print direct mail and marketing programs for nationwide restaurant chains. Preparing email-marketing campaigns using HTML. Designed and developed a website where clients can preview and order various marketing programs provided by the company.
Intern/Production Assistant
Captured Time Productions, LLC. – Litchfield, CT
January 30, 2006 – May 5, 2006
Responsibilities- Updating and maintaining the company’s website as well as log and capture of footage. Assisted on a two-day shoot in New York City, setting up equipment for shoots, distributing and collecting release papers and transporting equipment.
Knowledge and Skills
Software: Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign, Dreamweaver, Final Cut Pro,
Adobe After Effects, Logic Pro, TopStyle, Quark, Flash, WordPress theme builds, etc.
Languages: CSS, HTML, XHTML and some Javascript, PHP and Actionscript.
Technical:
Shooting experience: DSLR, MiniDV and 16mm cameras.
Designing and publishing multimedia content for online and offline presentation.
Experience in web site development and interface design.
Art direction for print and web marketing as well as copy writing and editing.
