1317 Paris Rd Apt C, COlumbia MO, 65201

ADA AMER
864.710.7635

aida.s.amer@gmail.com

www.aidaamer.com

PROFESSIONAL PROFILE
CONFIDENT, ARTICULATE, AND CREATIVE graduate student with strong background in print,
design, packaging, and social media. Looking to participate in printing, visual communication, strategic communication, or media research in order to understand the varying facets of media and design. Enjoys travel, grew up abroadsemi fluent in Arabic. Not bound by geographic region; available for travel and domestic relocation.

AREAS OF SPECIAL ABILITY AND EXPERIENCE:

Graphic design Photography Social media expertise Layout design Research design Writing/editing Sales Data entry/collection /analysis Billing/invoices Scheduling Event coordination Web design

EDUCATION

UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI / Columbia, MO

Journalism, MAStrategic Communication Thesis: The Use of Viral Videos in Advocacy Group Advertising Jan. 2011Present (December 2012 Graduation)

CLEMSON UNIVERSITY / Clemson, SC

Graphic Communications, BS Aug. 2007Dec. 2010

EXPERIENCE
UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI / Columbia, MO Graduate Research Assistant, Office of Planning & Communication Graphic design work for the Journalism Department, created press releases, brochures, posters, photographed campus events. Jan. 2011Dec. 2012
Internal Tactics Liaison Worked on pre-press jobs for wide-format print jobs, managed client base, organized events, designed website for company, organized production orders, and handled billing and invoices. March 2012June 2012

UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI / Columbia, MO Research Assistant, PRIME Lab Assisted in the collection of psychophysiological/biometric and survey data for academic and marketing research. Involved in cleaning data, data entry, statistical analysis and data interpretation. Aug. 2012Dec. 2012 UBISOFT / Clemson, SC
Digital Representative Created and managed social media feeds broadcasting upcoming releases and company news. Created social media reports to track likes, comments, and shares. Organized events for giveaways. Sep. 2010Dec. 2010

THE DEFINING PRINT / Columbia, MO

MAGAZ MAGAZINE / Cairo, Egypt

Photographer, Graphic Design Assistant Design work for magazine, including logo design of art exhibition, photographed work of local artists for magazine, assisted in event coordination. June 2010Aug. 2010

PRINTPACK / Atlanta, GA Intern Worked on creative initiatives, assisted in package design handled interdepartmental filing and billing, in conjunction with cleaning artwork for clients. Aug. 2009Dec. 2009 CYBER GRAPHICS / Memphis, TN

MATTHEWS BRAND SOLUTIONS/ Pittsburgh, PA

Pre Press Intern Designed packaging for customers, worked in color management, branding solutions, and assisted in pre-press and art production. May 2009Aug. 2009

Technical Intern Data entry, preflighted 1 bit tiff files, coordinated in-house scheduling with customer have-ready dates, wrote up job orders to modify existing graphics, created website for future interns. Aug. 2008Dec. 2008