SUMMARY
Sarah Skinner is talented, creative, deadline oriented and experienced web designer, highly skilled at synthesizing diverse conflicting design requests and project requirements into a unified and powerful market targeted result.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

WE CLICK LLC, New York, NY 1998 – present
Freelance artist Providing photography, retouching, website design and development for a variety of clients:

• World Dance New York (2002 - present) – Orientalist inspired photography for mass market DVDs, advertisements, websites, pamphlets for this niche oriented fitness and dance instructional DVD company.
• Con Edison (2001, 2003) Conceptualized, developed and built e-learning online applications for Environment, Health and Safety professionals in accordance with company design guidelines.  Utilized HTML and ASP.
• Tommy Hilfiger (1998 - 1999) CAD Artist. Creating pattern repeats and presentation artwork.

THE ECONOMIST, New York, NY – 2007
Senior Designer EIU is a subscription service providing the Economist vast publications electronically.

• Achieved complete redesign of 12 EIU websites. Collaborated with company offices worldwide to assess international website needs and guide the revision process. Developed design concept with enough flexibility to fit the needs of several websites with varying content while maintaining the core elements of a single corporate design signature. Created clean color scheme and graphic elements channeling user focus. Significantly improved page layout, navigation, site flexibility and functionality enhancing usability standards.  Coordinated upper managements needs with backend developers and 3rd party providers on site structure.
• Created concept to differentiate the site, while maintaining the corporate signature and integrating the design requests of multiple sponsors including Oracle, Cap Gemini Ernst & Young, SG, and Heidrick & Struggles. Developed print and web ad campaign to match the site.  Mediated the revision process, offering several design solutions and compromises to meet conflicting requests. Met strict deadlines. I received recognition for the Achievement Award website in shareholder meeting, citing it as a revenue and publicity success.
• Provided web ad campaign design services to sponsors and clients including AT&T, Accenture, KPMG, InsiteExec, Nortell Networks, Deloitte & Touche and Oracle. Worked with sales and marketing departments to gain client brand guidelines, design approval and ad placement.
• Produced marketing materials such as web landing pages, web ads, brochures, print ads, and postcards for The Economist products. Coordinated with marketing department, international editorial teams, web ops, upper management and printing companies.
• Deeply entrenched with and integral to the design and implementation of the MBA website which contains full functionality and extensive back end capabilities. Successfully completed this very time sensitive product in two weeks to meet sponsor requirements as well as coincide with the launch of a new high profile publication.

BELIEF INC.,New York, NY 2000
Interactive Web Designer Internet start-up Multi-faith publishing company.

• Contributed strategy to redesign site, created graphics for featured hot topics and designed comprehensive interactive mini site packages.

TRICOTTS LIESSE,New York, NY 1998 – 1999
Designer Specialist for Canadian fabric manufacturer

• Successfully launched popular price junior swimwear line for US.

LIDA STRETCH FABRICS INC., New York, NY 1994 – 1998 Creative Director Domestic circular knit fabric manufacturer.

• Company became the leading domestic swimwear fabric supplier that was known for innovative fabrics. Manage a creative and technical staff of 20 worldwide.
• Designed fabric line, created presentations and joined sales staff presenting fabric lines to clients.

EDUCATION

Multimedia Design for the WWW Certificate, New York University, NY, NY, 2000.

Bachelor of Fine Arts, Fashion Design, Specialization: Art & Knitwear, Fashion Institute of Technology, S.U.N.Y. New York, NY, 1994.

Abroad studies: Polimoda Florence Italy: Art History 1991, Nottingham England : Knitting 1993

21 Credit Hours, Black & White Photography, State University of New York, Plattsburgh, NY, 1989-1992.

Applications: Photoshop CS2, Dreamweaver MX, Visio, FTP: (CuteFTP, Cyberduck, Transmit etc) Microsoft word, Microsoft Excel, Novell. Blog applications (Word Press, Typepad). CSS & HTML. Final Cut Pro.