Resume
Contact Details
Name	Carolin Messmer
Address	1746 East 14th Avenue Vancouver, BC V5N 2E2 Canada
Home Phone Cell Phone	604 225 0390 604 375 1266
Email Address Website	caro@messmeriza.com http://www.messmeriza.com
Languages Spoken	English, German, French
Citizenship	German Citizen, Canadian Permanent Resident
Career Objectives
Career Summary	My career to date, has given me a wide range of skills and international experience ranging from print and interactive design, to administration work, teaching, cooking, language translation, and youth leadership.
Personal Goals & Objectives	I am an honest, hardworking individual who believes in personal achievement and fulfillment. While I am ambitious and competitive, I am also a keen team player. I enjoy working with a supportive group of people towards a common goal. My determination to succeed to the best of my abilities encourages me to succeed at any goal with which I am entrusted. My strongest characteristics are my problem solving and listening skills. I’m also adaptive, have a strong use of initiative, excellent at handling responsibility and ability to communicate with all types of people.
Education/Qualifications
Institution	Fachhochschule für Gestaltung (University of Design)
Website	http://www.hfg-gmuend.de/uk/uk_index.html
City	Schwäbisch Gmünd
Country	Germany
Qualification	Bachelor of Design degree
Completed	July 2001
Duration	4 years
Institution	Freie Kunstschule (Independent Art School)
Website	http://www.freie-kunstschule.de
City	Stuttgart
Country	Germany
Qualification	Diploma of Design degree
Completed	April 1997
Duration	1 year
Work Experience
Company	Serengeti Design Group
Company Description	Graphic and Web Design services. Serengeti Design Group designs highly effective and memorable corporate communications materials.
Website	http://www.serengeti.ca
City	Vancouver
Start Date	09/2004
End Date	current
Job Title	Intermediate Graphic Designer
Responsibilities	· Concept, design and production of artwork for print and web applications · Supplier and some client liaison · Shared office duties
Programs used	Quark XPress, Illustrator, Photoshop
Company	71above solutions
Company Description	Graphic and Web Design Services
Website	http://www.71above.com
City	Vancouver
Country	Canada
Start Date	09/2003
End Date	08/2004
Job Title	Graphic and Web Designer
Responsibilities	· Freelance Designer for other design companies and looked after my own clients.
Programs used	InDesign, Illustrator, Photoshop, Dreamweaver, Image Ready, Word, Excel
Company	Paragon Internet Inc.
Company Description	Internet Marketing company
Website	http://www.paragoninternet.com
City	The company is based in Toronto and I worked remotely for them from Australia and Vancouver.
Country	Canada
Start Date	07/2003
End Date	04/2004
Job Title	Online Marketing Strategist for the German market
Responsibilities	· Online Marketing · Translation of Website Descriptions · Provide Website Descriptions · Find suitable keywords for Search Engines · Research of Search Engines · Submissions to Search Engines like Google and Google Ad Words, MSN, Lycos, Overture, Web.de, Bellnet.de, Allesklar.de, Fireball.de and T-online.de Keep reports of submissions Drive traffic to the German versions of their client's websites
Programs used	Internet Explorer, Netscape, Word, Excel, Dreamweaver (HTML)
Company	National Promotions and BYFriday
Company Description	Design, Promotional Merchandise and Marketing company
Website	http://www.npa.net.au http://www.byfriday.net.au
City	Canberra
Country	Australia
Start Date	10/2002
End Date	08/2003
Job Title	Graphic and Web Designer
Responsibilities	National Promotions has three divisions: Design, Promotional Merchandise and Marketing which work closely together on projects. Their design division is called BYFriday. I worked for both companies mainly designing brochures, corporate identity, annual reports, standup banners, printed adverts, electronic newsletters and websites and did design setup of promotional merchandise products.
Programs used	InDesign, Illustrator, Photoshop, QuarkXPress, Dreamweaver, Freehand, Word, Excel
Company	VIP Backpackers Resorts International
Company Description	International company providing a network of discount accommodation, travel and tourism services to backpackers.
Website	http://www.backpackers.com.au
City	Brisbane
Country	Australia
Start Date	05/2002
End Date	07/2002
Job Title	Graphic and Web Designer
Responsibilities	· Design of their printed publications · Redesigned their logo and corporate identity · Daily design and maintenance of their website · Managed their database of hosteliers and discounters by communicating with them frequently, ensuring they fully understand their responsibilities and requirements, fielding general questions and updating new information. · Assisted new hostels and discounters in creating a profile on VIPs website.
Programs used	ROS 2000 (Content Management System), Dreamweaver, Freehand, Photoshop, Word, Excel
Company	Currydog Communications
Company Description	Graphic, web and business consulting company providing services to the Whistler tourism industry.
Website	http://www.currydog.com
City	Whistler
Country	Canada
Start Date	09/2001
End Date	04/2002
Title	Art Director / Co-Founder
Responsibilities	· Developed websites, brochures, printed adverts and corporate identity design
Programs used	Freehand, Photoshop, Dreamweaver UltraDev, Fireworks, Image Ready, Word
Company	Create
Company Description	Small local design company.
Website	http://www.create.ca
City	Whistler
Country	Canada
Start Date	10/2001
End Date	12/2001
Title	Freelance Designer
Responsibilities	· Designed and programmed websites for local companies
Programs used	Freehand, Photoshop, Dreamweaver UltraDev, Fireworks, Image Ready, Word
Company	Ion Design
Company Description	Award winning graphic design firm offering a wide range of design and software services in traditional print, multimedia, and internet design.
Website	http://www.ion-design.com
City	Vancouver
Country	Canada
Start Date	08/2000
End Date	10/2000
Title	Freelance Designer
Responsibilities	· Designed CD ROMs and developed their functionality · Assisted designing websites
Programs used	Freehand, Illustrator, Quark Xpress, Photoshop, Flash
Company	Langani
Company Description	Outstanding and worldwide-recognized family owned company, producing high quality handmade fashion jewelry in small quantities.
Website	http://www.langani.de
City	Stuttgart
Country	Germany
Start Date	03/2000
End Date	07/2000
Start Date	10/2000
End Date	07/2001
Title	Graphic Designer
Responsibilities	· Maintenance of their website and design of new print publications as well as redesigning existing ones
Programs used	Freehand, Illustrator, Quark Xpress, InDesign, Photoshop, Dreamweaver UltraDev
Company	Evangelischer Reisedienst
Company Description	Youth Travel Agency
Website	http://www.erd.de
City	Stuttgart
Country	Germany
Position	1st cook and snowboard instructor
Responsibilities	· Lead a team of 2 to 4 cooks, cooking 2 main meals a day for 18-136 people (13 to 27 years of age) · Gave snowboard instruction during my spare time
Winter	5 trips to Switzerland, each 1-2 weeks
Company	Evangelischer Reisedienst
Company Description	Youth Travel Agency
Website	http://www.erd.de
City	Stuttgart
Country	Germany
Position	1st cook and Youth Leader
Responsibilities	· Lead a team of 2 cooks, cooking 3 main meals a day for 18-50 people (13 to 17 years of age) · Entertained the youths during the day by setting them activities
Summer	4 trips to Denmark and Sweden, each 3 weeks
Internship
Company	Hot House Marketing & Design
Company Description	Award winning marketing, graphic and web design company offering multiple services from strategy planning to corporate identity, website development and multimedia development.
Website	http://www.hothousemarketing.com
City	Victoria
Country	Canada
Start Date	09/1999
End Date	02/2000
Reason	Required as part of the Degree of Graphic Design
Responsibilities	· Designed printed adverts, corporate identities, stationary, annual reports and a book
Programs used	Freehand, Illustrator, Quark Xpress, Photoshop, Flash, Director
Computer Skills
Freehand
Illustrator
Quark Xpress
InDesign
Photoshop
Flash
Director
Dreamweaver UltraDev
Fireworks
Image Ready