Caitlin Brown Design

44 Stevens Ave. #2 • Portland, ME 04102 • 207-542-6931

caitlin.c.brown4@gmail.com • http://caitlincbrown.wordpress.com

Profile
Creative, artistic and skilled designer with experience in Web, marketing, and print designs.
Skilled in client relations with a background in business, PR, and marketing. Creative Experience:

PRINT WEB & OTHER

Brochures Web and banner ads
Logos Web Design
Business Cards T-shirt Design
Event flyers CD cover design
Programs Illustrations
Posters Painting
Concept boards Photography

Freelance Design Work:

Experience
Greatson Media Website layout design
Perry & Banks Trade show signs, product cards, concept boards, business
cards, event flyers, web and banner ads, t-shirt designs, editorial
documents, letterhead, wordpress, brochures & illustrations
TDH Productions Logo, Banner, Web design, Web graphics, T-shirt Designs
North Yarmouth Fun Day Logo Competition
Matt Hohman Music Album Cover Design
Maine Center for Creativity Brochure Design
Race Across America (RAAM) Fundraising Event Flyer
American Diabetes Association Tour de Cure Print and Web Banner Ad Design
Peter Price BDP Crew T-shirt Designs
Wedding Program/Inventation Designs

Perry & Banks Integrated Sales and Marketing, Assistant Account Executive, Portland, ME, 1/10- 10/10

Perry & Banks is an agency that works with B2B and B2C clients in a variety of industries helping them to achieve their goals with strategic
marketing and communications, PR and digital media programs to increase sales, accelerate speed-to-market, and generate growth.

Duties and Responsibilities:

Assist creative with tradeshow collateral designs- signs, product cards, concept boards. Design and assist in creating business
cards, letterhead, event flyers, web & banner ads, t-shirt designs, editorial documents, wordpress, brochures, and illustra-
tions.

Coordinate promotional opportunities with a variety of public relations tactics – press releases, featured stories, interviews
and cover stories – to position clients as experts, educate the audience with actionable information, and highlight products
that have a clear perceived edge in the marketplace. Clients include: Wright Express, Omni Direct, Listen Up Espanol,
OrderLogix, and Sunoco.

Directly involved in combining television, web, print media and social media to permeate the market for a client nationally
with a small business-based contest called “10 Grand to Grow”. Created and implemented a social media plan using multiple
avenues creating coverage ranging from local and regional blogs to multiple Facebook pages, LinkedIn pages and Twitter
feeds- increasing awareness and creating over 30,000 impressions around the contest.

Coordinate accounts by being the point of contact for clients through both internal and external communications; Initiate
media along with the needed placement. Responsible for researching, writing and proofing media kits, white papers, press
releases, articles for print, website copy, pitch letters, SEO, Google Analytics, Google Adwords, and proposals. Responsible
for business award writing for clients, Inc. 500 placement with editorials. Creating editorial calendars, conducting inter-
views, and pitching via phone and email and being a point of contact for all editorial needs – whether on part of the client or
the publication, in turn, developing strong working relationships with publication contacts.
Caitlin Brown Design
44 Stevens Ave. • #2 Portland, ME 04102 • 207-542-6931
caitlin.c.brown4@gmail.com • http://caitlincbrown.wordpress.com

Experience
Swardlick Marketing Group, Front Desk Receptionist, Portland, ME, 07/09 - 12/09

Swardlick Marketing Group is a full service agency that partners with companies, organizations and institutions of all sizes regional, na-
tional and international – to launch new products, open new markets, revitalize brands and influence consumer behavior.

As the front desk receptionist I handled all front desk duties, including greeting customers, mail, shipping, filing and general
administrative and executive support. Assist account services staff with overflow work, including word processing, editing,
data entry and Internet research tasks.

Maine Center for Creativity, Membership Coordinator, Portland, ME, 05/09- 12/09

The Maine Center for Creativity is a non-profit 501(c)3 led by a volunteer Board of Directors dedicated to creating projects and programs
that support the arts and promote the growth of the creative industries and professions in Maine that contribute to the vitality of Maine’s
economy.

As the Membership Coordinator I built membership from 0 to over 50 members in 4 months, raising over $4,500 through
promotional avenues of marketing, event planning, and social media. Responsible for tracking and managing pledges receiv-
able, IRS letters, and filing for a 1.2 million dollar project, and the implementation of database management system with
ASP software application, e-tapestry.

As the marketing and PR intern my responsibilities were to assist executive director with creating projects and programs
that support the arts and promote the growth of the creative industries and professions in Maine. Directly involved in the
Art All Around project as well as other fund raising and development projects. Knowledge of business development, database
management, expense reports, and grants.

Software Knowledge
Operating Systems: Mac OSX and Windows XP
Software: Adobe Photoshop CS4, Illustrator CS4, InDesign CS4, Acrobat,
Wordpress, Microsoft Word, Powerpoint, Excel and experience with SPSS Software Program

Education

UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN MAINE Portland, ME

Bachelor of Science, Business Administration with Marketing Concentration
Cum Laude
GPA: 3.4
Honors: Deans List, National College Athlete Honor Society
Chi Alpha Sigma Maine Beta Chapter