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Eric Ellis
1 773 827 2910
2333 North Avenue, Apt. 2F, Chicago, IL 60647
Education
07 / 05 — 05 / 2010
Columbia College Chicago
Bachelor of Fine Arts, Graphic Design
Experience
05 / 2010 — Present
Jr. Designer - Ogilvy & Mather, Chicago, IL
10 / 2009 — 04 / 2010
Design Intern - Columbia Print Services, Chicago, IL
At CPS I’ve created several pieces for print, from posters to brochures, maintaining Columbia’s branding while creating new and unique concepts.
09 / 2009
Freelance Designer - Ogilvy & Mather, Chicago, IL
Ogilvy brought me on to develop creative materials for a new business pitch to UPS; over the course of one solid week I developed the graphic style that ultimately contributed to Ogilvy’s winning bid.
09 / 2008 — 12 / 2008
Freelance Designer - OneDesign Co., Chicago, IL
While freelancing for OneDesign, I completed work on several web projects, including a completely redesigned site for Foreign Policy in Focus and a new site for the start-up company Fig.1.
05 / 2008 — 07 / 2008
Design Intern - Ogilvy & Mather, Chicago, IL
During my stay at Ogilvy I worked on a massive creative pitch for the global rebranding of Tang, helping to develop conceptual designs into finished, presentation ready work.
07 / 2007 — 03 / 2008
Design Intern - EatDrink Media, Chicago, IL
While at EatDrink I worked on several creative pitches for new business as well as a few existing accounts, mainly for broadcast.
11 / 2006 — 05 / 2007
Design Intern - Mode Projects, Chicago, IL
At Mode, I assisted staff designers in brainstorming ideas and creating graphics for new business pitches.
Extracurricular
Yearbook Collective - yearbookcollective.tumblr.com
Co-founded monthly forum for young designers, where projects are assigned and critiqued by peers.
Ecofiend - ecofiend.org
Co-founded a short lived blog documenting and informing Chicago’s eco scene. I served as Creative Director and also programmed the CSS for the Wordpress template.
Skills
Expert level proficiency in Adobe Creative Suite (PS/IL/ID/DW)
Expert level proficiency in HTML/CSS programming
Diverse skill set, including illustration as well as design
Strong written, presentation and communication abilities
Strong organizational and work load management abilities
Publications
Linework Anthology 1, Columbia Chicago, 2010
NEOGEO, Die Gestalten Verlag, 2007
Type Addicted, Victionary, 2007
More Real Than Fiction, Manystuff.org, 2007