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