writer :: illustrator :: photographer :: web developer ::
creative@elizabethbushey.com
P.O. Box 893:: Newcastle, CA 95658:: 530::713::8253
www.elizabethbushey.com
SUMMARY:
- Experienced journalist, advertising copywriter, poet, non-fiction writer.
- Graphic designer, illustrator, and gallery-worthy photographer.
- Also expert in web development, having served as college webmaster and created an award-winning web site for children that garners two million hits per month, cited by the American Library Association for its ease of navigability, in addition to other clients.
EXPERIENCE:
- Currently freelancing as a web developer, writer, photographer, illustrator.
- Former personal technology columnist for The Times Herald-Record in Middletown, NY (100K circulation.) Still freelance occasionally. Have written for Readers’ Digest Books, Hudson Valley Business Journal and national magazines such as CatFancy. Currently represented by Serendipity Literary Agency in Brooklyn, NY.
- Former web master and communications coordinator (handling public relations) for Orange County Community College (SUNY Orange) in Middletown, NY. Brought site from a three-pager to drawing over a million hits per month. Developed first virtual tour in SUNY system, and co-founded a state-wide (now national) organization for NY college webmasters: the Higher Education Web Professionals Group (HighEdWeb.) Presented as an expert at several statewide conferences.
- Adjunct instructor, SUNY Orange: taught in Science & Engineering (“Computer Graphics,” encompassing databases, spreadsheets, graphics and word processing), in the English and Foreigh Languages department (“Journalism: Writing”), and in the Continuing Education Department (“Creating Web Sites”).
- Supervisor, prepress, The Times Herald-Record: responsible for five nightly deadlines of the Sunday morning edition and a crew of 25 experienced personnel.
SKILLS:
- Expert in all industry-standard web development techniques and software, including Flash, Dreamweaver, etc. Can deploy JavaScript and PHP and other interactivity; experienced with setup of e-commerce features.
- Expert in print software such as Illustrator, Photoshop, InDesign and QuarkXpress
- Gallery-quality photography; commercial-quality illustration.
- Large media contact list, well-versed in public relations.
OTHER:
- B.A., Fordham University
- SUNY Charlton Award, most promising newcomer
- ALA’s prestigious “Great Sites for Kids” listing
- Encyclopedia Britannica’s “World’s Best Web Site” listing (less than 600 listed)
- Content partner, Reading Is Fundamental (RIF) “Leading to Reading”