Jim O’Neill

Resumé

Education

Rhode Island School of Design · Providence, Rhode Island
Bachelor of Fine Arts, Graphic Design, with honors, 2005

Skills

Design
Advanced typography & layout skills; competence with video and animation; expertise in color theory & history of graphic design; excellent craft skills; competence with bookbinding methods; digital and black & white darkroom photography skills; expertise in web design, information architecture; fluency in XHTML/CSS.

Computer
Macintosh and Windows platforms: Adobe InDesign, Illustrator & Photoshop, Macromedia Dreamweaver, BBEdit, Quark XPress, Macromedia Flash, Fireworks & Freehand, Adobe ImageReady & Acrobat, Apple iMovie, Adobe AfterEffects, Microsoft Office.

Noteworthy

Member, American Institute of Graphic Arts [AIGA] · 2005–present
President, Graphic Design Community [RISD student organization] · 2004–2005
Recipient, Albert R. Pontes Scholarship [RISD Graphic Design department] · 2004

Experience

Above The Fold, LLC · Boston, MA
Creative Director, September 2008–present

Oversee all visual aspects of web and print design projects, from initial strategy to implementation.

One Pica, Inc. · Boston, MA
Graphic & Web Designer, November 2005–August 2008

Led or participated in all aspects of the design process for projects ranging from websites (design and development) to identity systems and print collateral.

PopKitchen Co. · Providence, RI
Contract Designer, October 2005

Designed layouts and prepared images for publication in an intra-company seasonal trend guide for XOXO Fashions.

RISD's Daily Jolt Website · Providence, Rhode Island
Site Administrator, 2002–present

Co-maintained and -administered RISD's version of The Daily Jolt, a ring of websites for colleges across the country [based in Cambridge, MA]. Updated local event listings and campus informationon a regular basis; designed, maintained and updated all parts of the site.

Axon Sleep Research Laboratories · Providence, Rhode Island
Contract Web Designer, Summer 2004

Redesigned and rebuilt company website based on existing graphic identity and sketches done by a previous designer.

Brookline Street Design · Watertown, Massachusetts
Design Intern, Summer 2003

Assisted in the design of print & web materials for L.L. Bean and Global Plateau, LLC; designed print & web elements of an identity for Shaker Style Furnishings; assisted in the design, construction and presentation of unique wedding invitation packages.

The Daily Jolt, Inc. · Cambridge, Massachusetts
Design Intern, Summer 2003

Redesigned the interface of the Daily Jolt Food Guide to improve usability and incorporate more features while keeping within the template of the main site. Directed the design of layout templates for four college-oriented Area Guide print publications. Redesigned several individual sections of the main Daily Jolt site.