Patricia McMahon
mcworxdesign@yahoo.com
http://www.mcworxdesign.com
415.479.5356

Summary

Production Artist/Graphic Designer with 3+ years of experience in publication and music industries for both print and web. Core skill competencies: Attention to detail, design sensibilities; highly competent in major design software packages; ability to collaborate with group and work with multiple forms of media. Personal traits: Creative; positive; energetic; embraces challenges.

Skills

Graphic/Web Design, Desktop Publishing and Illustration: Photoshop, Illustrator, Fireworks, Painter, Image Ready, Fireworks, PageMaker, Quark, Flash, Snag it, Acrobat Reader/PDF, Debabilizer.

Web Production and Development: Hard-coding HTML, CSS, SSI's, VI Editor, Pico, BBEdit, Homesite, Vignette, Arbor Text Editor, Telnet, WSFTP, Fetch, WinZip. Working knowledge of CGI, Perl, JavaScript, DHTML.

Platforms/Other Software/Hardware: Macintosh, PC, Unix, scanner, digital camera, tablet.

Experience

International Data Group (IDG)- The worlds leading IT media, research and Exposition Company. IDG and its many divisions operate 400 IT-related, content-based Web sites and 280 print publications worldwide.

Graphic/Web Producer
IDG, Inc. - IDG.net, ITWORLD.com,                                                                                                      5/2000 — 9/2001
Supported and maintained Javaworld, LinuxWorld and UnixInsider. The JavaWorld site alone has 400,000 unique visitors and over 3.5 million page views per month. Produced creative such as cover images, logos, icons, webcast images and printed materials. Collaboratively worked with the editorial, design and production teams to produce focused online content by performing tasks such as HTML/java-script, CSS production, maintenance of existing Perl/CGI scripts, creation of forms, templates for sites, and maintenance of cross-browser compatibility for quality publishing. Accomplishments included creating unique cover images and illustrations using digital camera, scanner, and raw art. Met the editors' specifications, and assisted with the successful redesign of sites. Examples can be seen at my site at http://www.mcworxdesign.com.

               

Graphic/Web Producer
IDG, Inc. - PC World.com,                                                                                                                      9/1999 — 4/2000
Supported and maintained PC World site. Web production of PCWorld magazine content. Transferred monthly issues of the print magazine articles and images to online. Refined and designed images. Assisted in the development of new editorial sections and new product lines by working in coordination with the editorial, copy, design, technology, and business development groups. PCWorld.com is the winner of three Maggie Awards for Best Online Publication and is a leading online resource for management-level PC buyers and users with a reach of 1.3 million unique visitors per month. Accomplishments included contributing to increased site page views due to successful image production, HTML/SGML conversions and chart production from print to web.

               

Client Project Manager
IDG, Inc. - PC World.com,                                                                                                                      5/1999 — 8/1999
Responsibilities included project management of ad campaigns, special online events, sweepstakes, and advertorials. Optimized and resized creative for client, Tiny PC. Creative analysis of campaigns. Wrote and edited copy. Substantially drove traffic to client site via co-branding sweepstakes campaign, maintained client satisfaction and continued contractual agreements.

McWorx Design, Sole Proprietor - Part-time independent contractor while employed full-time at IDG, Inc.,           10/2000 — present

Graphic Designer / FM Grinding and Asphalt Surfacing, Inc.
Logo design and production for company identity and branding.

Web Designer / Peanut and the Apocalypse Band
Creative design and animation of website, http://www.peanutandtheapocalypse.com.

Graphic Designer / Keith Andrew Band
Graphic design of print CD cover and website for jazz musician. Printed cd cover available for review as part of portfolio.

Graphic Designer / Point Connect, Inc.
Created navigational buttons to add to company’s existing site.

Brown and Toland, Inc.

Database Coordinator,                                                                                                                          1/1996 — 3/1999
Managed/updated database of over 1,200 physicians. Created/Maintained code tables. Updated physician profiles. Successfully completed/passed Geocities geographical mapping seminar for database training in Missouri.

Education

Double Bachelors with honors: Liberal Arts and Broadcast Communications, San Francisco State University.                                                 

Other Coursework: Print Production, Graphic Design, Color Theory, Typography, Product/3D Design, Interactive/Visual Design, Desktop Publishing, Web Design, UC Berkeley.