2011graphics/illustration resume

Corie Cox Ferguson illustrator & designer [email protected] 678-548-1071 Freelance Illustrator • October 2000 to present •Citizens for Progressive Transit Board member, Communications Officer Public relations consulting, social media management, illustration, media alerts and press conferences • Central Presbyterian Church Communications Committee • 1 50th Anniversary Campaign Press Kits and publicity Included press releases, event schedules, history of church and information on church’s role in civil rights as well as in Atlanta’s history. Results included “Wes Side Story,” special-interest piece by Wes Sarginson of WXIA; article in Atlanta Journal-Constitution; and inclusion in feature article in Atlanta Magazine on Dr . Martin Luther King Jr .’s funeral • “Central to Me” publicity campaign to increase awareness of church’s location and views • Increased church’s web presence through implementation and management of social networking sites • Currently organizing new branding campaign for church • Wrote and illustrated new pew piece brochures Full-service advertising and public relations agency, responsibilities included concepts and layouts for print work illustrations, headlines, direct mail pieces, magazine articles, radio and video scripts, clip art modification, media kits, form and survey creation, print bids, and job proposals • Awarded Pyramid Award for best newspaper ad • Awarded Pyramid Award for best brochure • Awarded Pyramid Award for best billboard • Awarded Addy Award for best invitation Art Director with Tom Mason Communications October 1996 to October 2000 From the Frontlines – article for TalentZoo website “My Ethical Feast: Is there room for cake with the bread and butter?” Article appeared on homepage of website from May 23 to May 30, 2007 “Mobile, Beyond the City Limits” – researched and wrote feature sections of annual Chamber of Commerce Membership Directory and Buyers’ Guide “New Y ear’s Eve Party” – article published in Alabama Arts Magazine Education University of South Alabama, Mobile Alabama English Major with Studio Art Minor • Bachelor’s Degree June 1998 • Awarded USA Alumni Scholarship Publications creativity line humor line work ethic line attention to detail line logophile line Are great designs in your future? CARE International, Illustrator for field guides for breastfeeding mothers, Peru Created custom, realistic illustrations for guide using styles native to Peru •Illustrations for various clients including: Earth Covenant Ministries Allison H. Suazo Architect Gallopade International Publishing Main Street Mobile

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Page 1: 2011graphics/illustration resume

Corie Cox Ferguson illustrator & [email protected] 678-548-1071

Freelance Illustrator • October 2000 to present

•Citizens for Progressi

ve Transit Board member, C

ommunications Officer

Public relations consulting, social media management, illu

stration, media alerts and press

conferences

• Central Presbyterian Church Communications Committee

• 150th Anniversary Campaign Press Kits and publicity

Included press relea

ses, event sch

edules, history of church and information on church’s role in civil rig

hts as well as in Atlanta’s

history. Results in

cluded “Wes Side Story,” special-interes

t piece by Wes Sarginson of WXIA; article

in Atlanta Journal-Constitution;

and inclusion in feature article in Atlanta Magazine on Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s fu

neral

• “Central to Me” publicity campaign to increase aw

areness of church’s location and views

• Increased church’s web presence th

rough implementation and management of social networking sites

• Currently organizing new branding campaign for church

• Wrote and illustrated new pew piece brochures

Full-service advertising and public relations agency, responsibilities included concepts and layouts for print work illustrations, headlines, direct mail pieces, magazine articles, radio and video scripts, clip art modification, media kits, form and survey creation, print bids, and job proposals • Awarded Pyramid Award for best newspaper ad • Awarded Pyramid Award for best brochure • Awarded Pyramid Award for best billboard • Awarded Addy Award for best invitation

Art Director with Tom Mason Communications October 1996 to October 2000

From the Frontlines – article for TalentZoo website “My Ethical Feast: Is there room for cake with the bread and

butter?” Article appeared on homepage of website from May 23 to May 30, 2007

“Mobile, Beyond the City Limits” – researched and wrote feature sections of annual

Chamber of Commerce Membership Directory and Buyers’ Guide

“New Year’s Eve Party” – article published in Alabama Arts Magazine

Education

University of South Alabama, Mobile Alabama

English Major with Studio Art Minor • Bachelor’s Degree June 1998

• Awarded USA Alumni Scholarship

Publications

creativity line