BRIAN PAUL MASTON Chicago, IL U.S.A. great.puma@gmail.com
Available for freelance
EXPERIENCE Designed Showa Pop collection of T-shirts for Julian Cockswell, LLC., Spring 2008
Visual Marketing Assistant Anthropologie, May 2008- Marketing Intern Products Center at MSU, Summer 2004-Spring 2005 Worked with a team to determine goals and future campaign strategies for Nature’s Premier Organic Company, Inc. Wrote press releases and designed POS literature and signage
Technical Writer Prima Communications, Inc. October 2001 to December 2002 Wrote and edited validation documentation Conducted client interviews to set objectives and implement new documentation Presented projects for peer review to ensure that documentation met client standards
EDUCATION The Chicago Portfolio School, Chicago, IL 2006-2007 Completed professional program in advertising art direction
Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI 2003-2005 Bachelor of Communication Arts and Sciences degree with a major in advertising
Western Michigan University, Kalamazoo, MI 1998-2001 Bachelor of Arts degree with a major in history Psychology minor
PROGRAMS Mac OSX/Windows Microsoft Office, Macromedia Studio 8, Adobe CS2
LANGUAGES German Proficient Writing and Speaking
AFFILIATIONS M.S.U.A.A. Michigan State University Advertising Association 2003-2005 G.A.S.M.A.S.K. Co-founder and president of the Gilbert And Sullivan Musical Appreciation Society of Kalamazoo