1. Erica
ehopwood@gmail.com
913.220.9062
Hopwood
skills education
Kansas State University, Manhattan, KS
BFA in Art
1020 Leavenworth St. Major: Graphic Design
Minor: Business Administration
Apt #1
www.cargocollective.com/ericahops Manhattan, KS 66502
employment
Graphic Designer/Art Department Manager Experience in:
Collegiate Marketing Services/Dreams Apparel Manufacturing
• Illustrator
Manhattan, KS; July 2008 - Present • Photoshop
• Developed e-marketing campaigns to advertise website and • InDesign
store promotions • Dreamweaver
• Conceptualized, designed and coded HTML email blasts • Mac and PC platforms
• Pre-flight for separation-based
• Created inviting and eye catching splash pages and web ads
printing
for web-store sites
• Digital photography and editing
• Managed, monitored, and applied for university licenses • HTML
through the Collegiate Licensing Company and the Licensing • Flash (Action Scripts)
Resource Group • Fireworks
• Maintained high standard of branding throughout all
marketing materials
• Created and managed filing system to keep each
school’s design catalogue organized and easily accessible
and understandable honors & activities • Member American Institute of
Graphic Artists, Kansas City Chapter
• Conceptualized and created designs for several apparel • Led design and technology
mediums including plastisol screen-print, embroidery, workshop for the Marysville Advocate
thermafilm, and heat-pressed transfers • Student Advisor for the Flint Hills
• Designed successful licensed apparel for six Division I Publication Workshop 2007
universities • Participated in Hallmark Hand
• Developed and broadened women’s and youth t-shirt lines Lettering Workshop - March 2007
for respective schools • Recognized for design of new logo
for Student Publications Inc.
• Created custom shirt designs to customer specifications
• Member Student Friends of the
• Improved customer communications and overall satisfaction Beach Museum
• Photographed products and digitally cleaned and manipulated • Member K-State Orchestra
images to standout on store websites • K-State Association of Residence
Halls - Secretary
• K-State Solar Car Racing Team -
Business Team Manager
Co-Manager of Advertisement Production • 2002 Kansas State University
Student Publications, Kansas State University Foundation Scholar
Manhattan, KS; August 2006 - May 2008
• Produced desirable newspaper advertisements
• Prepared and designed in-house promotional materials
interests
Swimming, hiking, bowling,
• Met strict deadlines for all clients regardless if directions were
playing the violin, architecture,
written or verbal
art history, art therapy, color theory,
• Troubleshot technical problems photography
• Coordinated and led twelve person production and design team