Resume
Danae Moore
24700 McBean Pkwy, FK-33
Valencia, CA 91355
danaemoore{at}me{dot}com
Education
M.F.A. Graphic Design Candidate
California Institute of the Arts / Valencia, CA / Expected Completion May 2012
B.A. Graphic Design / Summa Cum Laude
University of San Francisco / San Francisco, CA / Completed May 2009
Minors in Dance and Mathematics
Dean’s List 2005–2009
Design Experience
Freelance Graphic Designer / Nov 2006 – Present
Valencia, CA, San Francisco, CA, and Seattle, WA
Design and execute a variety of projects, including posters, invitations, brochures, and identity systems, for clients throughout California and Washington.
Graphic Design Intern / June 2010 – Aug 2010
Green Dragon Office / Los Angeles, CA
Worked on a variety of artist and architecture books at this L.A.-based design firm. Responsibilities included designing initial layouts and typography for books and brochures, designing logos, expanding design systems across large books, managing content for large books, editing photographs, and producing mock-ups for clients.
Graphic Designer / Aug 2008 – May 2009
University of San Francisco Publication Office / San Francisco, CA
Designed posters, brochures, flyers, invitations, logos, and advertisements for the USF Magazine and various USF departments at the university’s in-house design group. Gained experience communicating with clients, working with other professional designers, preparing work to be printed, and working with various print shops.
Graphic Designer / Dec 2007 – May 2008
Graphics Center / University of San Francisco / San Francisco, CA
Designed posters, brochures, postcards, flyers, and logos for USF departments and on-campus clubs at USF’s student-run design firm. Gained experience collaborating with other students and working with a variety of clients.
Teaching Experience
Movement Class Instructor / Oct 2008 – Dec 2008
Providence Place / San Francisco, CA
Participated in leading a weekly movement class with a group of USF dance students at a local nursing home. Responsibilities included leading movement exercises and working one-on-one with adults, aiding and encouraging them to participate in exercises, improvisations, and creating choreography.
Assistant Dance Instructor / Jan 2007 – May 2007
Presidio Dance Theater / San Francisco, CA
Assisted a dance instructor in teaching 20 elementary- and middle-school-aged students in
a weekly dance class. Primary responsibility was leading groups of 6–7 students in rehearsals for their end of year performance.
Dance Instructor / Feb 2004 – June 2004
TOPS at Seward, K–8 Alternative Public School / Seattle, WA
Taught 12 middle-school-aged students in a weekly after school hip hop class. Included leading the students through an hour-long class, creating and teaching choreography, encouraging students to choreograph their own phrases, and organizing a performance
at the end of the semester.
Program Volunteer / Sept 2001 – May 2005
Little Bit Therapeutic Riding Center / Woodinville, WA
Worked as a Side Walker at a weekly 2-hour horseback riding class for mentally and physically disabled children. Responsibilities included building relationships with students who were often shy and/or had difficulty communicating, walking alongside riders helping them follow the teacher's instructions, and taking care of horses before and after class.
Computer Skills
Mac OS/PC, Adobe InDesign, Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Illustrator, FontLab Studio, Final Cut Pro, iMovie, Adobe Dreamweaver, basic HTML and CSS, Microsoft Office Suite
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