St. Jude Children's Research Hospital • Memphis, TN
September 2009 - Present
Interactive Media Design Specialist
Responsible for providing online materials for organization's fundraising efforts, including Math-a-Thon, The St. Jude Marathon and Thanks and Giving.
- Convert PSD files to HTML and CSS templates
- Design marketing e-mails to promote online store
- Create banner ads for various national and international fundraising campaigns
- Develop materials to support organization’s social media projects
- Participate in migrating sites from legacy content management systems
- Collaborate with senior specialists in the development of new and redesigned websites
Shelby Systems, Inc. • Memphis, TN
March 2007 - September 2009
Webmaster, Project Manager
Responsible for layout, design and day-to-day maintenance of all company websites. Recently promoted to project manager, overseeing all operations related to company's forward-facing websites
- Created HTML and CSS templates from PSD designs
- Implemented systems for improving search engine ranking and accessibility
- Formulated detailed plans outlining project scopes, user personas, timelines and budget considerations
- Managed diverse teams across multiple departments to complete mission-critical, time-sensitive tasks
- Consulted with programming teams to develop functionality specifications and user interface designs
- Created company-wide documentation procedures
- Ensured that all sites were cross-browser compatible
NFCA • Starkville, MS
September 2004 - March 2007
Director of Web Operations
Oversaw all aspects of association's website, including daily maintenance, implementation of various rich internet and database-driven applications, upgrading existing user-interfaces and providing technical assistance to staff and membership
- Managed several development projects from start to finish
- Designed user-interface and data-management solutions for online applications
- Collaborated with third-party companies to design and implement advanced web applications
- Improved office network structure to streamline communication and data sharing
- Updated and designed several back-end, database-driven modules
- Utilized Javascript and PHP frameworks to improve client- and server-side scripting
- Responsible for hiring and management of communication interns
- Increased overall web traffic by 67% from 31 million hits in 2005 to 52 million in 2006
Communications Intern
Worked closely with Director of Media Relations to maintain and update website on a daily basis. Responsible for creative input into membership newspaper, including research and writing of feature and soft news articles
- Coordinated events involving organization’s national convention and leadoff classic tournaments
- Wrote press releases for organization’s website
- Designed marketing and advertising literature
- Conceptualized graphics for various uses
- Created, maintained and updated webpages for special events
Bachelor of Arts, Communication, Mississippi State University, August 2005