The document summarizes the professional experience of Erin Ritchie including roles as Gallery Director at Blueline Media Productions where she developed the brand identity, planned events, and increased awareness; as a Design Associate at Minted, LLC where she customized graphic designs and ensured print quality; and as a freelance Graphic Designer and Social Media Manager. Ritchie has skills in graphic design, photography, social media, customer service, and project management. She has proficiency with Adobe Creative Suite and WordPress.

1. professional EXPERIENCE
SUMMARY
Blueline Media Productions Bloomington, IN 1/2014-7/2015
Blueline Media Productions is a full-service creative agency dedicated to
honest and passionate branding and story-telling
Gallery Director
• Developed and defined the brand of the gallery
• Created the gallery’s mission statement
• Designed layouts and wrote copy for e-newsletters
• Created content to display and enforce brand identity
• Directed the gallery by laying out plans for growth
• Acted as ambassador of the brand
• Added additional events to the monthly calendar:
- Planned events from beginning to end, including idea
formulation, designing visual marketing materials, grassroots
promotional tactics, approaching donors, and project
management, with the goal of increasing the bottom line
• Increased brand awareness by planning public workshops
• Developed fundraising strategies
• Created and compiled a 16-page handbook
Creative business professional who excels in innovating solutions. Strong initator: turns thoughts into actions to serve your
company, our community, and the world. Constantly seeking to further skills by remaining an avid learner.
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Experienced in Adobe CS6:
PhotoShop
LightRoom
Illustrator
InDesign
Experienced in WordPress
Proficient using Canon DSLR to create
professional quality photographs
TECHNICAL EXPERTISE
ERIN RITCHIE
INDREAMLIKETONES.COM e.e.ritchie7@gmail.com
(219) 395-4466 1610 Broadway Alameda, CA 94501
SKILLS
Strong eye for great visual design
Innovative creativity
Skilled at working with
cross-functional teams
Strong interpersonal skills
Excellent written & oral command
of the English language
Strong customer service skills
Heightened sense of attention to detail
Exemplary organizational skills
Minted, LLC Oakland, CA 10/2015-1/2016
Design Associate/Print Quality Specialist
• Customized graphic design templates for clients, working with their
requests while maximizing visual impact
• Edited graphic design layouts
• Quality-checked graphic designs to ensure aesthetic perfection and high-
quality printing
• Mediated customer dissatisfaction with print quality by assessing the
source of print fallacies, correcting issues by photo editing and design
customization
Freelancer 7/2015-present
Graphic Designer and Social Media Manager/Consultant

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In addition to directing the gallery department, I worked across
teams, assisting all departments with creative services on a need-
based schedule including:
Copywriting • Assisting photoshoots • Product photography •
Event photography
Junior Curator
• Scouted talent for upcoming shows
• Worked closely with senior curator and artists to select work to be
displayed in exhibitions
• Collaborated with senior curator and artist to install artwork in a precise
and cohesive manner to maximize visual impact
Gallery and Event Coordinator
• Planned and coordinated all monthly events for the gallery
• Revamped existing practices that increased audience attendance by 500-
700 patrons
• Managed relationships with artists and curator to:
-Schedule important dates and meetings leading up to a new opening
exhibition
-Obtain information to be used in press-release writing
• Wrote and sent press releases to media contact list
• Developed copy to advertise events
• Facilitated set-up and take-down of art exhibitions
• Established positive and professional client relationships
• Conducted and directed video interviews with artists
• Hosted opening receptions of art exhibitions and artist talks
Intern
• Researched market trends to improve static practices
• Designed marketing materials to create eye-catching visuals
• Assisted branding department with copy writing
• Assisted branding department with marketing strategy development and
implementation
• Updated and maintained websites using WordPress
• Wrote and published blog entries and made content-related photographs
to accompany the copy
• Photographed and edited images using Adobe LightRoom and PhotoShop
EDUCATION
Indiana University-Bloomington, Indiana
College of Arts and Sciences
December 2014
Bachelor of Arts in Studio Art
Graphic Design, Drawing, Sculpture
Business Foundations Certificate
Kelley School of Business
Certificate in Arts Administration
School of Public and
Environmental Affairs