Kathryn A. Parker 104 Toynbee Place Chapel Hill NC 27514 kat22@email.unc.edu

_____________QUALIFICATIONS
• General Manager of student run University radio station
• Project manage graphic arts, photography and content web design
• Focuses, organized, unique, and creative with every task
• Proven ability to successfully contribute in tight deadline environments

_____________EXPERIENCE

MANAGEMENT & DJ (1997-present); Station Manager (December 1999-June 2000)
WXYC 89.3 FM – University of North Carolina Chapel Hill, NC
• Interview and hire radio positions, supervision of broadcast schedule and quality
• Design and implement improved training program
• Creative responsibility for a specialty program, “The Southern Folklife Collection Show”
• Responsible for promotional design of fundraising events

INTERN (July 2000-August 15, 2000)
SMITHSONIAN FOLKWAYS RECORDINGS, Smithsonian Institution – Washington, DC
• Contributed to completion of packaging and website for major product entitled Best of Broadside
• Aided in radio promotions and organized press for various Folkways artists
• Recommended packaging and promotion designs
• Organized radio promotions database

CLERK (Summer 1998 – present)
BULL’S HEAD BOOKSHOP OF UNC – Chapel Hill, NC
• Organize and create feature sections of books
• Accomplished at interacting and communicating with customers on recommendations
• Review and promote new titles

____________EDUCATION/ACHIEVEMENTS

Journalism degree in Graphic Design (May, 2001)
BA in Studio Art, concentration in photography ( May, 2001)
UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA – Chapel Hill, NC
LORENZO DE MEDICI INSTITUTE OF ART – Florence, Italy (Fall 1999)
• Graduating with High Honors
• 1st Place Carolina Photography Association contest (Spring 1999); 1st Place in Juried Art Show, (Fall 2000); 1st place for Karchergis Scholarship in Art (Fall 2000);multiple photographs published in Cellar Door, Carolina’s literary magazine (Fall 2000).

____________TECHNICAL SKILLS ! Adobe PhotoShop. QuarkXpress, Adobe Illustrator, Word, Excel,Dreamweaver, HTML, Frontpage

____________ADDITIONAL EXPERTISE ! Extensive knowledge in lighting, process and printing for black and white photography:35mm and medium format cameras. Printmaking and drawing skills.

email me: kat22@email.unc.edu

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