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ERIKA LARI

Born 1977 in Morristown, NJ. Visual artist extraordinaire. Lives in Olympia, WA.

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EDUCATION

Master of Arts in Communication Design from Central Saint Martin’s College of Art and Design, London, England, December 2001.

Bachelor of Arts in Liberal Arts from The Evergreen State College, Olympia, Washington, August 1998. Concentration in Media and Communications.

SKILLS

Extensive knowledge of Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Premiere, Adobe After Effects, Dreamweaver, Flash, Quark Xpress, Adobe InDesign, Adobe Illustrator, Macromedia Freehand, and web languages including html, javascript, css, php, and asp.

Other skills include small, medium and large format still photographic equipment and manual process/printing, manual radio program production, and analogue video editing.

EXPERIENCE

Washington Realtors®, Olympia, WA
Graphic Artist and Publication Manager
April 2004 - present
*Create graphics for promotional posters, postcards, and website.
*Edit content and all layout for a quarterly newsletter sent to over 25,000 association members statewide and a bimonthly magazine targeted at enhancing the careers of our membership.
*Oversee branding process and create design standards for all departments.
*Create and edit a weekly e-mail newsletter sent to over 25,000 association members statewide.
*Maintain website look, accuracy, and consistency, as well as creating all secure forms for online registrations and contributions.

Freelance Graphic/Web Designer and Multimedia Artist, Olympia, WA
March 2002-present
Work includes:
*Web maintenace and design for the Lippman Party Store.
*Program design and layout for the 2003 Olympia Film Festival Passport series.
*Promotional print design for various vendors.
*Web design and production in flash and html for the Rainy Day Record Co.
website including searchable databases and downloadable forms.
*Newletter editing and design for triannual promotional publication at Rainy Day Record Co.

VOLUNTEER

2005-Ladyfest Olympia
*Co-organizer and web designer.

1997-2006 - Biweekly Volunteer Radio Programmer at KAOS Radio
*Host two hour radio program in various formats and time slots.

AWARDS

Graphic Design USA Inhouse Design Award for PROfile Magazine, 2008.

Commendable Achievement Award for Master of Arts dissertation, 2001, London, England.