AugustPride - We provide quality design at a fair price

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“As long as you are willing to learn there will always be an opportunity to teach. However, being a teacher doesn’t subtract you from having something to learn.”

AugustPride, LLC is focused on encouraging, educating, and promoting the importance of community service through the visual and digital arts. We strive to create a unique environment where anyone can feel welcome.

Owner and creator of AugustPride, Stacey Renee Bowers has served as a designer for almost 20 years. She has mastered innovative and stimulating visual concepts for campaigns that set a high standard of excellence. Her specialties include corporate identity, web design, and illustration. She has taught web and graphic design on the collegiate level and continues to be a leader in the Southern region.

AugustPride’s recent accomplishments have been collaborating on the Grand Openings for the Harvey B. Gantt Center, Mint Museum Uptown, the relaunching of Pandora’s Sports Bar and Restaurant in Buffalo NY, Azariah’s Innocence and many more.

AugustPride offers a wide range of services and we partner with other companies to give you a complete design and marketing package. Including:

Web Design (HTML, XHTML, CSS, PHP, Java, Jquery, WordPress)
Graphic Design
Magazine/Newsletter/Newspaper Layout Advertising Design
Brochure Design
Logo (Corporate Identity)
Flyer/Poster/Invitation Design
CD/DVD Design
Custom Word and Powerpoint Template Design
Custom Illustration Design
Flash/Animation Design
Facebook/ Twitter Template Design
Education Training/Tutor

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Resume

PROFILE

Senior branding, marketing, design and multimedia professional specializing in building partnerships that drive revenue and brand awareness. Areas of expertise include building and reorganizing in-house creative departments, and delivering cost-effective project management. A technically astute individual viewed as a valued resource for clients, colleagues and students.

SUMMARY OF QUALIFICATIONS
Creative professional with 15 years of demonstrated design and marketing experience.
4 years multimedia and video production experience
4 years of upper level management experience.
3 years teaching and tutoring on a collegiate level.
Adept at supervising personnel and allocating resources.
Background includes all phases of concept to launch in multimedia and marketing.

TECHNICAL EXPERIENCE
ADOBE: Illustrator, PhotoShop, InDesign, After Effects, Flash, DreamWeaver, Fireworks, Bridge
WEB: WordPress, HTML, CSS, PHP, JavaScript, XHTML, Actionscript, Jquery, MySQL
QUARK: Quark Xpress
MICROSOFT: Word Perfect, Microsoft Office, Visio, Access
VIDEO: Final Cut Pro, Live Type, DVD Studio Pro, iDVD
AUDIO: Garage Band, Sound Track Pro
EDUCATION: Moodle, Blackboard, E-class Applications
OTHER: Content Creator, Traditional Photography and Printmaking, Bookbinding

EDUCATION
Teacher Certification
Central Piedmont Community College / Charlotte, North Carolina/ 2009
B.A. in Web and Interactive Media Design
The Art Institute of Charlotte / Charlotte, North Carolina/ 2009
Certificate in Web Design
The Art Institute of Charlotte / Charlotte, North Carolina/ 2006
B.A. in Graphic Design
Rutgers University/Newark, New Jersey /1996

WORK EXPERIENCE

Owner, Creative Manager
AugustPride/ Charlotte, NC/ 8/08 to Present

Media Flash Designer
Otto Environmental Systems North America, Inc./ Charlotte, NC/ Present

Web Coordinator
Goodwill of the Southern Piedmont/ Charlotte, NC/ 10/11 – Present

Multimedia Coordinator
Women in the Spotlight Goinglobal./ Buffalo, NY/ 2010-Present

Creative Director
Holly Cooper Communications/ Charlotte, NC/ 7/10 – Present

Multimedia Director
The Home Buying Guide of Lake Norman/ Huntersville, NC/ 5/10 – Present

Graphic Designer
The Mint Museum Uptown/ Charlotte, NC/ October 2010

Graphic Designer
Harvey B. Gantt Center/ Charlotte, NC/ 7/09 to 2/10

PT Multimedia Instructor
Central Piedmont Community College/ Charlotte, NC/ 8/08 to 12/09

Art Director
Working Charlotte/Huntersville, NC/ 02/09 to 9/09

Contract Multimedia Designer
Visual Impressions/ Charlotte, NC/ 8/08 to 11/08
Technology Used: Illustrator, Photoshop, Flash, Microsoft Office, Content Manager (Digital Sinage Software), Actionscript

Contract Web Designer
Charlotte Mecklenburg Schools/ Charlotte, NC/ 4/08 to 7/08

Project Manager
Manifesto Film Festival/ Perpetual Vision / Charlotte, NC/ 2007

Teachers Aide
Studio 101, Summer Camp for High School Students for The Art Institute of Charlotte/2007 – 2011

Creative Director
Xchange, Sponsored by WDIM of AiCH/ Charlotte, NC/ 2007 and 2008

Administrative & Marketing Coordinator
Raftelis Financial Consultants/ Charlotte, NC/ 4/05 to 9/06
Technology Used: Illustrator, Photoshop, Quark, Contribute, Microsoft Office, HTML, CSS

Art Director and Assistant Editor
River City News and Shopper/ Greenville, NC/ 2003 to 2004

Graphics Coordinator
Lewis Advertising/Newark, NJ/ 2000 to 2001

Graphic Designer
Corporate Expressions International/New Jersey/ 1997 to 1998

PROFESSIONAL PROJECTS

GoodWill of the Southern Piedmont
Web Coordinator

Work with Marketing and PR Department in creating graphics, website and other media materials.

Goodwill Clientele: GoodWork Staffing, Goodwill Construction Services, Cornerstone Celebration

Technology Used: Illustrator, Photoshop, Indesign, Dreamweaver, Flash, Microsoft Office, WordPress, HTML, CSS, JavaScript, Actionscript, Jquery, MySQL.

Holly Cooper Communications
Creative Director

Work with local, national and international companies in creating full marketing and advertising campaigns.

HCC Clientele: May Flowers Writer, B Multimedia, Charlotte Black Film Festival, Compare Foods, Palmetto Pregnancy Center, Change for Children Now

Technology Used: Illustrator, Photoshop, Indesign, Dreamweaver, Flash, Microsoft Office, WordPress, HTML, CSS, JavaScript, Actionscript, Jquery, MySQL, Mail Chimp (Email Campaign)

Otto Environmental Systems
Flash Developer

Coordinate and design all flash banners to promote company and it’s services.
Technology Used: Illustrator, Photoshop, Flash

Women in the Spotlight Goinglobal, Inc.
Multimedia Coordinator

Assist founder and president heads in creating state of the art graphics and web design.
Implemented new design concepts to existing marketing materials.
Worked closely with Public Relations on day to day chores and responsibilities.
Technology Used: Illustrator, Photoshop, Indesign, Dreamweaver, Flash, After Effects, Microsoft Office, WordPress, HTML, CSS, JavaScript, Actionscript, Jquery

Working Charlotte
Art Director

Worked with the company since its conception of January 2009.
Responsible for creating and maintaining monthly magazine, all marketing and related print collateral, and website maintenance.
15% increase in sales and employment awareness rose with first 5 months of initial publication.
National and local sponsorship increased by 45% during last two months.
9 of 20 featured profiles have obtained employment since the first publication.
Technology Used: Illustrator, Photoshop, Indesign, Dreamweaver, Flash, WordPress, HTML, CSS, JavaScript, Actionscript, Jquery, MySQL, Pre-Press

testimonials

“Stacey is one of the most talented graphic and web designers I have ever worked with in 20 years. Her creative thinking and high integrity sets her apart from most. She is a pleasure to work with and I will selfishly hire her at anytime I need some one with her high level of excellence and service. Two years ago, our relationship began as an employer hiring a freelancer, but now I consider her a dear friend and business partner.”

Holly A. Cooper, Marketing and Pr Professional, Goodwill Industries

“She has the uncanny ability to not just thing about a creative solution itself, but also, the entire campaign that will encompass it. Her heart-felt compassion for her team makes working under her a joy and a pleasure; she always is concerned for her team’s well-being. I would highly recommend and hire Stacey Bowers for any project of any scale or visibility; she will not disappoint.”

Terry Williams, Web Designer & Developer at Practis, inc.

“Stacey is a joy to work with on a project. She is beyond organized and will make sure that the most smallest details are addressed. Her abilities as a graphic artist are phenomenal. She was our first intern with the Harvey Gantt Center and worked to develop most of the marketing materials for their grand opening. I have worked with her on several successful initiatives. She is a creative and inspiring professional.”

Charles Easley, Academic Chair for Digital Filmmaking and Video Production, The Art Institute of Charlotte

“The creativeness and unique touch she placed in designing my website was outstanding. Stacey is very knowledgeable in her craft and able to make your ideas into a virtual reality.”

Nicholas Kittles, Student, Keller Graduate School of Management of DeVry University

“I was highly impressed by her enthusiasm, communication skills and professional demeanor. I worked on many projects with Stacey and was blown away by her ability to handle high-volumes of workloads and to effectively communicate with others. She was and still is extremely dedicated to her work.”

Ash Harrison, Web Designer, Videographer, Bad Signal Productions

“THANK YOU for making my Launch Reception such a success. Without YOU, it would not have happened. You are such a blessing in my life. I hope you know your worth.”

Dr. Luchey, Professional Educational and Life Coach, Lucid Pathways

clients

• Access Educational Management
• Alive Productions
• Azariah’s Innocence
• Blunt Marketing and Management
◦ Blunt Sports
• Charlotte Black Film Festival
• Chef Myles Harris
• Davita
• Designs by Regina
• Dessert Specialists
• Lucid Pathways
• Goodwill Industries of the Southern Piedmont
• GoodWork Staffing
• GoodWill Construction Services
• GoodWill Cornerstone Celebration

• Holly Cooper Communications
◦ Holly Cooper Campaign 2010
◦ B-Multimedia
◦ May Flowers Writer
• Omar A
• Drea D’Nur
• WRN Radio Network
• The Home Buying Guide of Lake Norman
• Harvey B. Gantt Center
• J Cakes Cakery
• JaE
• Mobile Etc.
◦ LG Media
• Mint Museum Uptown
• Miss Brow

• Miss Ebony’s Angels
• NSYNC Business Solutions
• NWLB/Kimmies
• Otto USA
• Pandora’s Sports Bar and Resturant
• Pre-Gobble Day Event
• Ryan Alliance
• Sisters Circle Saturday
• Smart and Saavy
• Teka Foundation
• The King Experience
• The JK Experience
• Wilson Community
• Women in the Spotlight Goinglobal
• Women United
• WRN World Radio Network