Vital Information
Matt JacobsContact me via email for my address and phone number.
Objective
Gain a challenging, entertaining position in new media design.
Qualifications
» Learn new skills quickly.» Understanding of (and genuine interest in) information design.
» Excellent people skills. (8 years of training in interpersonal communication skills)
Education
University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, WI (09/98-05/02)B.A. Communication Arts and Political Science
Certificate in Integrated Liberal Studies
Relevant Courses:
» Life Science Communication 375: Web Design for the Sciences
» Life Science Communication 530: Print and Electronic Design
» Life Science Communication 699: Study in Readability of Health Websites
» Computer Science 302: Introduction to Programming
Deerfield High School, Deerfield, IL (09/94-05/98)» Life Science Communication 530: Print and Electronic Design
» Life Science Communication 699: Study in Readability of Health Websites
» Computer Science 302: Introduction to Programming
Web Experience
Jewish National FundWeb Operations Assistant (06/03-Present)
» Redesign sections of the website as needed
» Design and deploy a monthly email newsletter
» Design and deploy a monthly email newsletter
Hachette Filipacchi Media
Webmaster for MentorSeries.com (03/03-09/03)
» Maintain a database of over 100 photo workshops and 7000 photos
» Do a small amount of design work when necessary
» Act as a digitial assistant and documentarian on photo workshops
» Do a small amount of design work when necessary
» Act as a digitial assistant and documentarian on photo workshops
Spin Magazine
Paid Online Intern (01/03-05/03)
» Created XML Documents and edited/created images for upload to Spin website
» Maintained an HTML and plain-text weekly email newsletter
» Wrote copy for the newsletter and some articles
» Maintained an HTML and plain-text weekly email newsletter
» Wrote copy for the newsletter and some articles
College of Agriculture and Life Sciences, Madison, WI
Webmaster (08/01-05/02)
» Create sites for the student council and other student groups in the college.
www.capndesign.com/cals/sc/
www.capndesign.com/cals/sc/
University of Wisconsin Union, Madison, WI
Music & Entertainment Committee
As Volunteer (08/98-05/03):
» Act as the unofficial web director 08/00-today
» Lead development on an award-winning database-driven website
www.emmiemag.com
» Lead development on an award-winning database-driven website
www.emmiemag.com
Personal Site (08/98-today)
A place to experiment with design, exhibit my photos and maintain a weblog.
For more work samples, contact me
Other Work Experience
University of Wisconsin Union, Madison, WIMusic & Entertainment Committee As Director (09/99-05/00):
» Facilitated a 50 person committee that books 200 musical concerts per year with a budget exceeding $140,000.
» Ran general office operations including meetings, contracts and budgets.
» Ran general office operations including meetings, contracts and budgets.
Capitol Records 11/00-12/01
Paid Intern
» Act as the only contact for Capitol Records to a campus population of 50,000.
» Promote the label's roster of over 50 bands and their respective album releases via record release parties, radio and other forms of marketing.
» Promote the label's roster of over 50 bands and their respective album releases via record release parties, radio and other forms of marketing.
Impressive PR 5/01-8/01
Work Abroad Intern
» Garner press (articles, features, etc.) for the musical acts represented by Impressive.
» Gather press clippings, execute mail campaigns and general office duties.
» Gather press clippings, execute mail campaigns and general office duties.
Awards
» First Place in Web Design - ACUI Regional Design Competition 2001» First Place in Web Design - ACUI National Design Competition 2002
» Wisconsin Union Trustee Leadership Award 2002 for work on Emmie
» Finalist - May 1st Reboot Contest 2002
Skills
Bold = strong | Plain = basicOS: Mac OS9, OSX, Win 9x, NT, 2000, XP
Layout: QuarkXPress, Pagemaker, InDesign
Graphic: Photoshop, Illustrator, Fireworks
Web: Flash, Dreamweaver, LiveMotion, BBEdit, 1st Page 2000
Language: Java, Javascript, HTML, CSS, Actionscript, PHP, ASP, MySQL
Other: SoundForge, RealProducer, Premiere, AVID, Final Cut Pro, Powerpoint
References
Available upon request.