Professional Resume

Diana Cameron McQueen

Raleigh, North Carolina | Contact: diana@lilithcreative.com

Employment

  • Owner
    Lilith Creative  –  November 2011 — Present

    My personal design firm through which I complete all my freelance work. Self-Driven, Competitive, Design, Customer Service and Sales. Personal attention for artist, publishing, and small business websites!

  • Web/Multimedia Designer
    Colby College  –  May 2010 — November 2011

    Create front-end UI design and graphics, also edit and produce video, while maintaining Colby’s social media presence. Wrote for Colby Magazine. Redesigned and improved several aspects of Colby’s interactive site. Worked directly with clients.

  • Lead Designer | Girlamatic.com Editor
    E-Line, ComicSpace LLC  -  October 2008 — August 2010

    Created all creative for ComicSpace.com redesign and other comicspace properties such as girlamatic.com, graphicsmash.com and webcomicworld.com. Developed user-friendly, front-end designs and graphics for our products. Managed artists and other designers and worked with back-end programmers.

    Designed and relaunched the Girlamatic.com site, managed community of independent artists, created and managed community of members through free sign-up. Created options and tools for creators and subscribers to enjoy their time and read good comics. Worked closely with primary programmer.

Assistant Creative Director
  • PBS, Public Broadcasting Service  -  September 2006 — October 2008
  • Government Reading Initiative: Ready to Learn and PBS KIDS Raising Readers.Computer skills used: Illustrator, Photoshop, Flash, Homesite, Dreamweaver, XHTML, CSS, Javascript, MAC, PC, MS Office.Created interactive, branded pages on pbskids.org and pbsparents.org, User Interface design and
    consultation on web-based services, oversaw site creation for PBS properties.Managed and created web, print, and on-air promos and stunts. Oversaw creative on internal projects as well as managed design firms on larger event projects. Ready to Learn Lead Designer.
  • Lead Web Designer/ PR Assistant Manager
    WTWB TV - September 2005 — June 2008

    Created Promos/graphics for online and on air use. Scheduled promos in feed. Redesigned website template, developed promotional packages for local businesses and promotional website event tie-ins. Coached sales staff in how to sell use the website to drive sales. Presented web relevant updates at morning meetings. Developed online community called “WebScene”. Developed promos for online only events.

    Beverage Department Lead
    World Market - February 2004 — September 2005

    Primary head of the wine and beer department at World Market Store. Increased sales, Improved organization of department, bought stock, and planned tasting events. Interacted with several suppliers and directly with the public. All customer service involving beverage sales. Balanced department budget.

     

  • Volunteer & Community Experience

    PR Director | Guest Services Director
    StellarCon 28 & 29  -  February 2002 – March 2005

    Convention organizer, Committee member
    Invited/Communicated with guests, scheduled events, reserved convention space, promotion, marketing of the event, design of marketing materials (ie poster, t-shirts, websites).

Education

The University of North Carolina at Greensboro (UNCG) – 2000-2004
BFA in Design.  Studied: Design, Illustration, Japanese language, Marketing, Web Design. Graduated 2004

AWARDS

UNCG 2003 Travel Grant – Study Abroad - Nara Women’s University, Fall 2002-Summer 2003; Nara, Japan
-Used Japanese to team-teach English skills to students grades 4-6
-Tutored Japanese elementary-college lever students in English as a second language
-Served as primary Japanese/English translator for Kinki University Math Symposium

Youth For Understanding 1996 – Travel Scholarship – Home Stay
Chosen for full scholarship (one of 2 from NC) to live with Japanese family for 6 weeks.

Interests and Skills

Languages: Japanese (read/write/speak).
Professional: CSS, HTML, Front End Web Design, some php, Project Management, Marketing.
Activities: acting, singing, comics, Illustration, drawing, design, project management, Public Relations, Event Planning, archery (Kyudo), horseback riding, world travel.