Lia McDaniels
346 W. Wayne Ave.
San Jose, CA 94143
lia.mcdaniels@gmail.com
(408) 342-3465
Personal Statement
I love art and graphic design. My goal is to be the lead graphic designer of a major corporation. I believe my artistic vision can empower a company’s marketing efforts and create incredible brand awareness that will form a lasting impression on customers.
Job Experience
Activision, Seattle, WA
Graphic Designer
Jan 2006 to Present
- Planned and designed websites that include reddeadrevolver.com, manhunt.com, and godofwar.com
- Created logo designs for the video game packaging for many top selling games
- Designed a 20 page catalog for Activision.com
- Mixed and matched the soundtrack music and integrated into marketing materials for a commercial promotion
Wynn Casino, Las Vegas, NV
Animation Artist Intern
Jun 2005 to Aug 2005
- Helped create special effects for various Wynn commercials
- Developed and designed a secure data management system that includes a dynamic search function and collaborative views so that multiple clients can review simultaneously
- Created branding, company logos, corporate website designs, online applications and web-tool prototypes
- Helped design the internal website with the added functionality of an internal portal and instant messaging system using Flash and PHP
Education
University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA
Bachelor’s of Science in Media Productions, May 2006
Minor in Graphic Design
Software
Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Illustrator, 3D Effects, Macromedia Flash, Macromedia Dreamweaver, Javascript, Java, Microsoft Office
Interests
Biking, Reading, Running Marathon, Painting, Collecting Screenprints
References
References available upon request