Resume

• 2013

  Master’s Degree

  Advertising and Public Relations

  University of Alabama

• 2008

  Bachelor of Communications

  MA Advertising & Public Relations\nBA Public Relations

  Public Relations

  University of Alabama

  Google Adwords Certification

  Google

• 2004

  College Preparatory & Technical Diplomas

  Roswell High School

• Magazines

  Strategic Communications

  Event Management

  Social Media

  Social Networking

  Event Planning

  Photography

  Press Releases

  Social Media Marketing

  Photoshop

  Corporate Communications

  Media Relations

  Advertising

  Graphic Design

  Marketing Communications

  Graphics

  Facebook

  Internal Communications

  Public Relations

  InDesign

  Bates

  Experienced Creative Director with a demonstrated history of working in the marketing

  advertising

  and web development industries. Expert in Adobe Creative Suite

  Photography

  Corporate Communications

  UI/UX Design

  Web Design

  and Print Design. Strong arts and design professional with a Master’s Degree focused in Advertising and Public Relations from University of Alabama.

  James

  Bates

  The University of Alabama

  Halifax Media Group

  The University of Alabama

  Fairhope Bicycle Company

  The_Nine

  Event and Project Photographer for the Center for Community-Based Partnerships where position responsibilities included taking and editing of photographs at many University of Alabama campus events

  coordinating a small team of photographers

  and maintaining a server of highly-accessed photographs for use all over the University of Alabama system.

  The University of Alabama

  The_Nine

  Tuscaloosa

  Alabama

  As the Creative Director at The Nine

  I am responsible for the design and direction of every project that The Nine partners with clients on. Maintaining collaboration between the design and development team

  leading designers through challenges varying from technical deficiencies to creative development

  implement current design standards and trends to current and past projects

  and sharing/creating goals and visions with clients and partners are just some of my responsibilities.

  Creative Director

  Awarded this position that is given to one individual every 2 years based on the commitment to furthering the Advertising and Public Relations department in a way that will benefit faculty

  staff

  and students. With 100 undergraduate students each semester

  I was the assistant professor for the mid to high-level design class where I taught students how to use the suite of Adobe's design programs.

  The University of Alabama

  General Manager

  Led a medium-sized team through the day-to-day challenges and tasks of running a local bike shop that included meeting Trek Bicycle sales goals

  maintaining the service and repair department

  and coordinating all shop buying and procurement.

  Fairhope Bicycle Company

  Graphic Designer

  As a subsidiary of The New York Times

  Halifax Media Group was tasked with the contribution of creative elements for NYT areas based in the southeast. Part of a very large team of print and web designers that created advertisements for distribution in 13 large-scale newspapers and online news outlets.

  Halifax Media Group

  Graphic Designer

  Lead Designer for the Center for Community-Based Partnerships where position responsibilities included the creative design of many print-based materials for distribution to the University of Alabama offices and to local services

  businesses

  and organizations for the purpose of coordinating new partnerships with the university. Led a small design team through challenges based on design direction and printed execution.

  The University of Alabama

  American Advertising Federation Design Award Winner

  We won an ADDY from the AAF for some of our work last year for local clients!

  American Advertising Federation