Elaine Roxane Shaw

Springfield, VA | 571-332-2249 | elainewinterox@gmail.com | http://www.elainerwinter.com

Digital arts professional with 10+ years of experience in graphic design, project management, and multimedia content development. Expert at utilizing Adobe Creative Suite to produce digital materials. Successful in writing and editing web content, creating innovative print layouts, and establishing organizational systems for digital asset management.

Professional Experience

Capital Construction Consultants, Inc |  Washington, D.C.

Graphic Designer | 8/2018 to 3/2021

  • Designed graphics using Microsoft Visio and animated PowerPoint presentations with visually engaging content

  • Maintained company logo and branding with development of style guides and digital standards for print and web material

 Phoenix Companies, LLC | Lorton, VA

Engraving and Graphics Artist | 7/2017 to 11/2017

  • Supervised engraving and metalphoto production, providing graphic and design recommendations for quality deliverables

  • Maintained spreadsheets to track supply orders, set pricing, and calculated estimates for metal photo projects

  • Processed orders, created design proofs, and packaged items to send to customer

Manufacturing Technologies | Lorton, VA

Graphics Artist | 6/2016 to 1/2017

  • Created informational graphics for 22 government proposals using Microsoft PowerPoint, Adobe Photoshop, and Illustrator; resulting in 20 proposal wins 

  • Developed graphic Excel spreadsheet for tracking proposal IDs, proposal managers, capture managers, submission dates, due dates, date of wins/or losses for accurate and detailed recordkeeping  

  • Organized company graphic library within first few months of employment increasing ease of access and productivity rates

 Sands of Time Antiques | Washington, DC

Photographer/Photo Editor | 3/2014 to 8/2014

  • Arranged lighting, backgrounds, and camera settings to capture quality photos of artifacts

  • Utilized models and props to highlight antique jewelry, art, and decor pieces

  • Cropped and edited images in Adobe Photoshop and posted on website for sale

 American Diabetes Association | Alexandria, VA

American Science and Medical Research Intern | 8/2010 to 6/2012 (Contract)

  • Designed visual concept and layout for Diabetes Research Milestone timeline project including website coding, creative editing of videos and images

  • Composed and edited bulleted text to provide new engaging information on updated timeline

  • Maintain Featured Researchers in Forecast page on diabetes.org with industry leaders featured monthly.

  • Scanned and organized agency documents in alphabetized folders for easy reference and archived research articles from website

Additional Experience

Internet Strategy and Operations Intern, American Diabetes Association | Alexandria, VA

Communications Intern, Council of Better Business Bureaus | Arlington, VA

Video Editing Intern, Paolucci Productions Professional Multimedia Solutions | Fairfax, VA

  • Graphic Design Intern, U.S Hispanic Chamber of Commerce | Washington, DC

Adobe Software Tutoring

Core Competencies

  • Graphic Design, Multimedia Content, Digital/Printed Marketing Materials, Writing, Layout Design, Video Editing, Photography, Typography

Technical Skills

  • WordPress, PowerPoint, CSS, Adobe: InDesign, Photoshop, Illustrator, After Effects, Dreamweaver, Acrobat, Premiere

Education

Bachelor Degree in Arts and Visual Technology, George Mason University

Associates in General Studies and Liberal Arts, Northern Virginia Community College