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http://palmerbohan.wix.com/palmerbohan ABOUT: I'm an award-winning art director and marketing communications designer, specializing in creative layout, brand strategy, photography and development through all areas of an organization's communications. I've worked with large corporations and small start-ups, but have always had a strong passion in also partnering my creative design with non-profit clients in arts, education, social justice and philanthropy. I've had the privilege of working with businesses and organizations in the fields of healthcare, performance/fine arts, education, travel/hospitality, fashion, business, athletics, automotive... I've been a designer, a photographer, an art-educator and a volunteer - always with dedicated management of projects from original concept, design and messaging, through production. Print - Publication - Presentation - Special Events Marketing - Digital - E-Marketing - Web EXPERTISE: (Mac & PC) Design: Creative Suite (Creative Cloud) InDesign, Illustrator, Photoshop, Acrobat, Keynote, K4 Cross-Media Publishing Office: Word, Excel, Powerpoint Web/Digital: Wordpress, HTML, Fireworks, Flash, Dreamweaver, Muse E-Marketing/Social Media: Eloqua, Exact Target, Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, Instagram, Tumblr, Behance Photography: DSLR, Lightroom, Photoshop

Art Director @ Extensive photo direction (product and model shoots), involving full production planning (direction, layouts, propping, sets and styling). Art direction and project management, leading teams including photographers, stylists, junior designers, production assistants, copywriters and developers on various client campaigns and projects. Work with account team as well as client-facing. Projects/Clients: 1-800Flowers/The Popcorn Factory/Fannie May Northshore University HealthSystems 88 Brand Partners From April 2015 to Present (9 months) Greater Chicago AreaArt Director, Photographer @ Award-winning art director, providing design and direction through all marketing, promotional, social media, branding and advertising needs. P+BC offers print and digital design, writing, advertising, art and photo direction and the highest level of project management. Projects/Clients: Abercrombie & Kent Luxury Travel Haimark Travel Hyatt Sears Auto TBA Global Quammen Health Care Consultants CCO Healthcare Partners Navigant Consulting Idilus LLC The University of Iowa Hospitals & Clinics Juris Capital LLC The University of Iowa Alumni Association Skirt Sports The Second City The Lyric Opera of Chicago The Art Institute of Chicago Ravinia Festival Marvell Repertory, New York City Chicago Public Schools LEARN Charter School Network Allowance for Good Teen Living Programs From November 2003 to Present (12 years 2 months) Senior Designer @ Senior designer for professional practices consulting firm, (healthcare, energy, construction, disputes & investigations) focusing on design of projects for internal communications as well as external-facing marketing, collateral and thought leadership. Brand management of Navigant communications. Project management of corporate events and special events promotions. I also manage relationships with outside vendors, overseeing production and printing for quality control. brand management graphic design print / communications e-marketing / web design / digital assets social media From August 2008 to 2015 (7 years) Graphic Designer @ Contract designer working in-house with internal museum design staff for: exhibition branding, signage, promotions, educational materials and events Exhibitions: The Silk Road and Beyond: Travel, Trade and Transformation Charles Sheeler: Across Media Julius Shulman: Modernity and the Metropolis So the Story Goes Cézanne to Picasso: Ambroise Vollard, Patron of the Avant-Garde The Modern Wing Chagall's America Windows From 2006 to 2010 (4 years) Graphic Designer @ Promotional, advertising and marketing/communications for high-end travel company. Major redesign of all destination brochures and luxury travel magazine. Intensive art/photo direction for all international photography used throughout all marketing materials and online presence. From 2003 to 2005 (2 years) Graphic Design Manager @ Design Manager for seven communities in the Classic Residence family. Art direction for all major marketing, including advertising, collateral, event materials and online digital assets. Photodirection over national advertising campaign. From 2003 to 2004 (1 year) Graphic Designer / Art Director @ designer for such clients as higher education, arts organizations and small business start-ups From August 1999 to September 2003 (4 years 2 months)

B.A., Graphic Design and Sociology @ University of Iowa From 1993 to 1997 Certification, Digital Photography @ Chicago Photography Center From 2012 to 2013 Teacher Certification, Art Education, Type 10, K-12 @ Northeastern Illinois University From 2009 to 2011 Carol Palmer Bohan is skilled in: Art Direction, Graphic Design, Photography, Photo Direction, Mac, Creative Direction, Nonprofits, User Interface Design, WordPress, Dreamweaver, Web Design, Advertising, Graphics, Branding & Identity, Magazines