­Viviana Espinosa

http://www.vivianaespinosa.com
studio@vivianaespinosa.com

phone: 203 733 1821

 

EDUCATION

Spring 2007                                                   New York University - NYC - NY

Masters Degree - Interactive Telecommunication

 

May 1999                    Western Connecticut State University - Danbury – CT

Bachelor’s Degree in Graphic Design

 

EXPERIENCE

August ‘09 – November ‘09                             The New York Stock Exchange

NYX.com                                                     User Acceptance Testing

User acceptance testing on Fatwire 7.5 Content management system implementation and future nyx.com site.

 

Spring ’07 - Present                             Manhattan Community College (CUNY)

Adjunct Professor                                         Multimedia Design Class

Teach students in class levels 1 and 2 to:

• Manipulate graphics, text, video and sound in sophisticated ways for use in print layout as well as multimedia, with an emphasis on design concepts for the creation of web pages.
• Create a Flash based multimedia program.
• Identify and implement interface design patterns.
• Design a complete website that implements XHTML web standards and the use CSS formatting.
  
  

Spring ’08                                                     Video Arts and Technology Class

Teach students in the Video Arts Program to:

• Manipulate graphics and text, video and sound in sophisticated ways for use in print layout as well as multimedia, with an emphasis on design concepts for the creation of compositions for screen – relying heavily in Photoshop.
• Design a complete website that implements XHTML web standards and the use CSS formatting.

 

Spring-Fall ‘08 – ‘09                     Western Connecticut State University

Adjunct Professor         Communication Design I and Graphic Design Applications

• Principles of Graphic Design.
• Emphasis on text manipulation with relationship with space.
• Introduction to all applications related to graphic design (see skills below)

 

Spring ’08 – Fall ‘09                          Westchester Community College (SUNY)

Adjunct Professor                                              Web Design Class

Teach students in the Video Arts Program to:

• Implement visual design principles to on screen designs. Emphasis on the creation of storyboards, site maps and other planning tools in order to strengthen the final design.

• Conversion of designed layouts into functional websites.
• Insertion of multimedia objects (animations, forms, videos, flash).
• Identifying and implementation of interface design patterns.

 

9/2005 - 12/2006                           The Studio for Digital Projects and Research

Student Technology Assistant                             NYU Bobst Library
Assist the Senior Lab Manager in the technical administration of a leading digital arts program.

• Assist student and faculty users: provide instruction on electronic text, flatbed scanning, video/audio editing, etc.; assist Studio staff with day-to-day operations (inventory, statistics, web site, etc.)
• Set-up and maintenance of PC and Macintosh computer systems; hardware and software.
• Set-up and Maintain PC and Macintosh based servers networking and related peripherals.
• Set-up and maintenance of major peripheral input and output devices.
• Set-up and maintenance of video and audio creation, editing and recording systems.
• Set-up and Maintain digital video and sound recording and editing systems.
• Set-up and maintenance of various A/V and presentation equipment.

 

4/2002 – August 2008        Housatonic Area Regional Transit     Danbury CT

Marketing and Public Relations Coordinator

·       Creation of marketing materials with the purpose of redefining the company’s branding (buses, maps, schedules, and website -www.hartct.org).

·       Promoting the use of public transportation by marketing the services through ads in various media, presentations, and meetings with public and private sectors.

• Make decisions on the use of the marketing budget and compliance with the marketing plan.

 

clients
Parenting.com            Photo Editor/Designer           New York NY

LatinoAmérica News         Senior Art Director          Danbury CT

Design of the newspaper layout, collateral materials and advertisements. Translation from English to Spanish and vice versa.

Marketing Drive US        Art Director                     Wilton CT

Production all in-store advertising for the Gillette Corporation, at National and International levels. (Gillette`s products including Duracell, Braun, and Oral-B).

Brainbow Corporation    Web Designer                  White Plains NY

Design and front end development. Some clients included names such as alransales.com, atwebmall.com, and concordplazany.com.

Ethan Allen Inc        Multimedia Design Artist        Danbury CT

Front-end development, print catalog design and Database creation.

 

SKILLS

CSS, HTML, PHP, Flash with basic Action Script, Basic Java, PHP, Dreamweaver, GoLive, Final Cut Pro, MS Office, Acrobat, Maya (3D modeling and animation), InDesign, QuarkXpress, Photoshop, Illustrator.
Use of various high-resolution slide and non-slide scanners and cameras. Illustration and Drawing.

Fluent speaking and writing in Spanish – experienced translator.

 

TRAINING and AWARDS

2005      Market-Based Ridership Strategies Seminar

2004      National Women’s Transportation Seminar Member

2003      Leadership Training Danbury Chamber of Commerce

              Flash Attack Workshop

     Marketing Public Transportation Seminar

2002      Creating Effective Email Marketing Campaigns

1999      Designing and Planning Web Pages Certificate

 

December 2004 - American Graphic Design Magazine - Award

October 2003 - Art Alumni Show Award - Western CT State University