House On Fire is home to the portfolio of artist/designer Kristina Ackerman, who is a college graduate, is learning about beer, isn't a great swimmer, and boasts the following abridged CV:

EXPERIENCE

2007–Current
The Sunday Paper & Half Off Depot: Graphic designer/Web developer

  • Created fully-functional e-commerce website and complementary online retail workflow that carried the site from a zero-capital startup to an international brand
  • Collaborated with Production Director and VP of Marketing to continually develop identity and voice of Half Off Depot
  • Designed website and email templates according to current trends; wrote copy for special offers and aided in establishing and managing Twitter and Facebook presence
  • Designed print/online marketing materials and managed online product inventory and ad inventory
  • Redesigned newspaper website (SundayPaper.com), improving traffic/revenue over 50% in the first year; redesigned same site again in early 2011 for relaunch as a deal website. Became primary blog contributor and allowed site to maintained pre-mission-shift traffic rates

2006 – 2007
The FSView & Florida Flambeau, Edge Magazine & Student Welcome Pack, Tallahassee, FL: Production Manager

  • Supervised nationally-recognized Production department (6–10 designers) and acted as liason to Sales, Editorial, Distribution, Press and Corporate
  • Designed print ads, layouts, and covers for newspaper, magazine, and inserts
  • Designed and maintained publication Web sites
  • Edited magazine copy and provided additional editorial content

SKILLS

  • Print, Advertising, & Logo Design
  • Website Design/Implementation
  • Illustration
  • Editing and copywriting
  • Online/social media marketing

TECHNICAL

  • Adobe Creative Suite (CS–CS5)
  • HTML & Web Graphic Optimization
  • CSS
  • Advanced CMS installation/mgmt
  • Google Apps administration
  • Magento
  • ZenCart
  • Dotnetnuke
  • Basecamp, Jira, etc.
  • Wordpress
  • Microsoft Office
  • Mac & Windows OS

EDUCATION

2000 – 2004
Florida State University: Bachelor of Science in Studio Art

MISCELLANY

  • I designed and write KnuckleSalad.com, a crafts-and-cooking blog.
  • I recycle old game pieces and comic books into jewelry. My jewelry line, Gangbusters, is sold in local shops.
  • During college, I worked at an adult mental health center, where I taught group activities like arts and crafts, music, and dance.
  • I'm a founding memeber of local art collective Magic Is Science, which puts on sci-fi and geek-themed art exhibits 1–2 times a year.
  • In January of 2009, I founded a small group here in Atlanta that knits gifts for charity. We meet most Tuesdays.