Statement: I am searching for career opportunities that would allow me to use my artistic training, talent, and diverse skills to create easy and enjoyable experiences for your clients and/or internal needs, while at the same time producing profits with less worry for your company. Open to full-time or mostly full-time positions with companies in the Greater Nashville, Franklin, Chapel Hill, Spring Hill and Murfreesboro, Tennessee area (Marshall, Rutherford, Williamson and Davidson Counties: graphic, layout artist for hire). Available for start and interview immediately.

Heather Allyn Salamone

RESUME (PDF) updated 10-2024

907 Wilson School Road, Chapel Hill TN 37034  | 931.304.3788(call or text)

Emails: hs@the3dpalette.com, art1@heathersalamone.com

Websites: www.the3dpalette.com, www.heathersalamone.com

 

EDUCATION

2001-2006: Ringling College of Art and Design

Bachelor of Fine Arts, Major: Computer Animation

2006: Manatee County Community College, Sculptural Art

1997: Lehigh Carbon Community College, Accounting

1989: Delaware Valley College, Equine Science

PROGRAMS

Photoshop, Maya, Premiere, Shake, Illustrator, InDesign, AccountScout, Tsunami, Corel Paint, Word, Excel, Access, Publisher, PowerPoint, FTP, WHM, WHMCS, CPanel, HTML, CSS, JOOMLA, WordPress, Artisteer, MailChimp, ConstantContact, Acrobat, Designer.  Mac and PC proficient.

EMPLOYMENT

4/14/22 to present: Franklin Saddlery (Horse Supply)

Graphic designer/Retail associate. Responsibilities include customer service, POS, specialty knowledge of all equestrian disciplines, email blasts, blogs, and signs.

7/06 to present:  The 3D Palette, ceo

Freelance designer. Building over 75 live and previously live websites, numerous business cards, posters, advertisements, computer animation, signs, digital images, pencil drawings, paint portraits, creative horse jump painting. Customer service.

12/16/19 to 9/1/20: Advantage Screen Printing

Graphic designer. Responsibilities included communicating with clients to discover what design they needed, creating vector files of design, choosing Pantone or matching colors, separating colors for print, and creating print film for screen printing. Website work for stores online to sell school merchandise.

3/15/19 to 12/31/19: Franklin Horse Supply

Graphic designer/Retail associate. Responsibilities included providing graphic and web design for advertising and eCommerce needs, customer service, end-of-day procedures and inventory control.

8/01/18 to 2/15/19: Southeast Impressions

Graphic designer. Responsibilities included communicating with clients to discover what design they needed, creating vector files of design, choosing Pantone colors, separating colors for print, and creating print film for screen printing.

1/18 to 8/18: Wood Personnel Services

Temporary worker. Responsibilities vary from position to position.

11/04/15 to 11/04/17: Southern Standard newspaper

Layout and graphic design. Responsibilities included layout of newspaper and shopper magazine, ad and rack card placement and design, strict adherence to deadlines for newspaper printing, website updating, ad scheduling, and pre-press preparation of files for CMYK printing.

7/04 to 11/17: Market Vision Partners

Internet researcher. Responsibilities included designing new website and marketing materials, mass real estate research, data entry, client contact, and general office duties using Word, Access, and Excel. Occasional remote work on as needed basis.

12/13 to 11/17: Big “A” Avery Insurance Agency

Secretary. Responsibilities included helping customers, taking payments, updating of insurance software to include all digital images, building and maintaining office website and Google business listings, and art for the office.

12/11 to 11/15: Superior Hosting of West Palm Beach, FL

Website designer and updater. Responsibilities included occasional website design

in JOOMLA, WordPress, and HTML, updates to HTML sites, client contact, and client relationships.

1/01 to 2004: The Decorative Painting Studio

Mural painter. Responsibilities included preliminary drawings, final layout of image, painting murals, and faux finishes as wanted by customers.

5/99 to 10/99: Aston Entertainment

Storyboard Artist/Production Designer. Responsibilities included developing characters and their stories for television cartoons, credited on “A Christmas Adventure”, direct to video for Maya Lighting.

 

Artist’s personal statement: My entire life has been filled with creating art for other’s needs. I have painted portraits and murals, animated, drawn, created ads, flyers, signs, banners, and cards for hundreds of clients for their various needs. I welcome input, constructive criticism, and I enjoy working with others on projects. I am open and accepting of all orientations and personalities. I am searching for a company that will allow me to use my talents and skills to create enjoyable experiences for their clients.