Craig Lawrence Kirk

::University of California, Los Angeles::

Gratuate :: June 2004

B.A. Communication Studies :: Mass-Media Concentration

GPA: 3.600

::Los Angeles Philharmonic::

August 2005 - Current

Web Designer / Interim Website Coordinator

Responsible for design of the majority of web-based marketing materials for the Los Angeles Philharmonic Association. Duties include the design and deployment of over 120 email blasts a year, design of banner ads, design and delivery of various art requests for promotional partners. Completed projects include: migration of email management software; implementation of end-to-end tracking of web-related marketing materials to specific sales through Ticketmaster; modernization in the look and feel of our online marketing materials, including a design for a biweekly email message going out to our email club.

::Asia-Pacific Arts::

December 2002 - December 2006

Art Director :: Arts Correspondent

Responsible for development, design, and update of UCLA web magazine. Founding member. Interface with multiple editors for organizing and updating content the web magazine and managing article database. Infrequently provided arts coverage.

www.asiaarts.ucla.edu

::Daily Bruin::

September 2003 - June 2004

Creative Director

Oversaw development of all creative elements for a daily newspaper’s advertising department. Was responsible for daily production of advertising elements for a daily newspaper. Designer for various advertising supplements such as the quarterly Village Dish magazine and annual Housing Guide. Duties included pagination, creative projects design, as well as office management.

::Los Angeles Philharmonic::

August 2003 - January 2004

Marketing Intern

Assisted the Web Coordinator of a major Los Angeles art institution. Duties included daily updates to the website, including show information, artist biographies, image galleries, and ticket information. Improved workflow for the Web Coordinator by greatly streamlining the process of taking editorial text and formatting it for web use.

::Museum of Contemporary Art::

Summer 2002

Communications Department Intern

Aided the Marketing and Media Relations Officers for major Los Angeles art institution. Duties included organizing media clippings for the museum, distributing media for various marketing events, as well as compiling the media report for MoCA’s Andy Warhol Retrospective.

::Daily Bruin::

May 2000 - September 2003

Ad Productions Staff

Responsible for daily production of advertising elements for a daily newspaper. These duties included advertisement design, main body pagination, and classified pagination.