J. Humphreys
j.humphreys@drawnpaper.com
Education
Rice University
Bachelor of Arts in Visual and Dramatic Arts, Studio Arts Track
May 2011, Houston, TX
Cumulative GPA of 3.44
- • Christine C. Sayres Memorial Scholarship, April 2011
- • Senior Art Show, April 2011
- • Equilibrium, a video game I did the art for, featured on prominent web sites
- Williams, Mike. “Wii key to helping kids balance.” Rice News 11 Apr 2011, Web. 2 May 2011.
- “Wii Boards Act as Stepping Stones Helping Kids Balance.” Shriners Hospitals for Kids News 11 Apr 2011. Web. 2 May 2011
- “Wii key to helping kids balance.” PhysOrg 12 Apr 2011. Web. 2 May 2011. Hollister, Sean.
- “Students use Wii Balance Board for kids’ physical therapy system (video).” Engadget 17 Apr 2011: n. pag. Web. 2 May 2011.
- • Makeruna Japan Art Show, April 2011
- • 2011 Mavis C. Pitman Exhibition Fellowship Recipient, March 2011
- • Three Penny Opera Exhibition, November 2009
Experience
Revolution E Bikes
Website Administrator
June 2012 - Present
• Oversaw the change in ownership of all web propoerties when the shop
was sold to a new owner
• Currently, recoding the buisness's website to be more user friendly
Mama Pita
Cashier
September 2011 - Present
• Handle all monetary transactions
• In charge of customer service interaction
Abrakadoodle
Art Educator
July 2011 - May 2012
• Teaching art concepts and techniques
• Tailoring lesson plans to the students
Rice University Office of the Vice Provost for Information Technology
Marketing and Communications (M&C) Intern
August 2009 - April 2011, May 2008 - May 2009, Summer 2007
- • Creating illustrations for IT publications and presentations
- • Editing photographs for online and print
- • Designing fliers and posters that are distributed across campus
- • Working on advertisements to be printed in the Rice Thresher (campus newspaper)
- • Surveying students for effective ways to bring IT’s messages to the student body
- • Researching new technology
- • Editing the campus faculty and staff directory
- • Promoting and supporting IT outreach Events
- • Updating IT web sites
Rice University Office of Student Media
Summer 2010, Summer 2009
Publications Intern
- • Communicating with advertisers and tracking their payments
- • Designing the cover and inside for the Newcomer’s Guide and Beyond the Hedges
- • Overseeing the distribution of the Newcomer’s Guide and Beyond the Hedges
- • Coordinating with the printing companies on all aspects of the printing process
- • Researching dates and restaurants
- • Collecting information from other campus organizations
- • Editing and applying changes to the Student Handbook and Calendar
- • Preparing a new web site for launch
Freelance Opportunities
Logo Design: Dance Zone Spring Show, 2008 and 2009; Miss Silverlake Teen,
2009; WikiRice, 2010; Rice Chabad, 2010
Program Design: Miss Houston Pageant, 2008
Advertisements: Miss Texas print advertisements for Miss Houston, 2008
Cashier: Handled sales of an artist’s works at A-Kon, 2011
Skills
Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Illustrator, Adobe InDesign, Adobe Acrobat, Corel Painter, Microsoft Word, Microsoft Excel, Microsoft PowerPoint, Prezi, HTML, CSS, Confluence (Wiki), Request Tracker (Help Ticket Tracker), Content Management 400, Word Press