Chad Myers

Otterbein College: Graduate School & Center for Continuing Studies Marketing

E-Marketing Coordinator/Web/Graphic Design - Westerville, OH - 2008-Current

Web Responsibilities

• A member of the creative web team that is in charge of redesigning the Otterbein College website.
• Coordinate content of the Otterbein Graduate School and Center for Continuing Studies Web sites.
• Helped implement and design a blogging tool so the departments could use these as departmental newsletters.
• Create graphics and images for the website.
• Identify appropriate information to be posted on the departmental web sites and ensures accuracy of that information.
• Work with various departments for the latest information to be posted to the web sites.
• Creates and manages all e-mail marketing materials and campaigns.
• Use Dreamweaver to manipulate coding, strong knowledge of HTML/XHTML and CSS.

Print Responsibilities

• Design and layout print marketing materials for the Graduate School and Center for Continuing Studies programs including direct mail pieces, postcards, brochures, department applications, magazine advertisements, etc.
• Ensures that all printed pieces meet all branding guidelines.
• Oversee print process and mailing procedures for marketing projects.
• Extensive knowledge of the printing process.
• Work with outside vendors to gather marketing data for direct mail projects.

Photography Responsibilities

• Assist in providing some photography to be used for both the Web and Printed materials.

mywebWOW.com

Sr. Web Designer/freelance basis - Columbus, OH - 2009-Current

Web Design

• Design website concepts and user interface for mywebWOW.com customers using Adobe Photoshop.
• Work with clients on design concept, content and approvals.
• Design web banners for mywebWOW.com and customers.
• Redesigned the mywebWOW.com website. www.mywebwow.com
• Designed over 20 websites for mywebwow.com to this point.

Chad Myers Design & Photography

Freelance Business - Owner/Creative Director - Lithopolis, OH - Current

Freelance Design and Photography Business

• Website Design, Graphic Design and Photography creative services
• Photography: weddings, engagements, high school seniors and nature photography.

Otterbein College: Admission Office

Publications Coordinator/Graphic Design/Admission Counselor - Westerville, OH - 2006-2008

Print Responsibilities

• Design and maintain print publications used by the Admission Office for recruitment and marketing purposes. This involves the creative design and management of over 30 publications including the college viewbook, direct mail pieces, visit day invitations, brochures, college application, college fair publications, t-shirts, programs and any visual marketing tool needed.
• Ensures that all printed pieces meet all branding guidelines.
• Oversee print process and mailing procedures for marketing projects.
• Extensive knowledge of the printing process.
• Organized and directed 3 on campus photoshoots with outside photographers.

Web Responsibilities

• Student Blogs: Assisted in design of the graphics for the site. Managed the student bloggers and the student blog process.
• Work with the College Web Master as the Admission Department webpage content manager.
• Designed and coded HTML emails used for Admission email campaigns.
• Designed and coded special visit day websites.
• Identify appropriate information to be posted on the departmental web sites and ensures accuracy of that information.
• Use Dreamweaver to manipulate coding, strong knowledge of HTML/XHTML and CSS.

Admission Counselor Responsibilities

• Recruitment of prospective students, counseling students and families on and off campus, reviewing student applications, and making admission decisions.
• Managed a travel territory in Western Pennsylvania.

The Ohio State University

Assistant Track and Field / Cross Country Coach - Columbus, OH - 2002-2006

Assistant Coach Men and Women's Distance Events

• Women’s team group management, Recruiting, Traveling / Scheduling, Equipment Ordering, and Training.

Cross Country Summer Camp Administrator / Director

• Camp budgeting, Advertising, and organizing camp activities for grades 7-12, Management of camp staff. (15 people)

Amanda Hills Spring Water

Graphics Coordinator/Graphic Designer - Pataskala, OH - 1998-2002

Graphic Coordinator Responsibilities

• Designed private water bottle labels for clients (mostly high schools, colleges and businesses).
• Designed all advertisements and marketing materials.
• Managed all marketing information and dispersion of those materials.

Dipherent Strokes Inc.

Illustrator/Office manager - Westerville, OH - 1996-1998

Illustrator Responsibilities

• Illustrated educational textbooks for publishing companies such as McGraw Hill, Prentice Hall.
• Managed the daily office routines.

Macintosh Platform OS X

• Adobe CS4, Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign, Dreamweaver, QuarkXPress, some Flash knowledge.
• Microsoft Office 2007 MAC versions (excel, word, outlook, PowerPoint)
• HTML, CSS, JavaScript, XHTML, Wordpress Themes, and limited ASP, PHP.

PC Platform

• Adobe CS4, Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign, Dreamweaver, QuarkXPress, some Flash knowledge.
• Microsoft Office 2007 (excel, word, outlook, PowerPoint)
• HTML, CSS, JavaScript, XHTML, Wordpress Themes, and limited ASP, PHP.

Fairfield Union High School

Lancaster, OH - 1988-1992

Degree: High School Diploma, College preparatory

Otterbein College

Westerville, OH - 1992-1996

Degree: B.A., in Visual Art

Concentration in Graphic Design, Digital Media and Visual Communications.

Columbus State Community College

Columbus, OH - 1999-2001

Degree: Associates Degree in Sport and Fitness Management

Graduated with honors.

Otterbein College

• 4 time varsity letter winner – Track and Cross Country
• Outstanding Senior Athlete
• NCAA National Qualifier in both Cross Country and Track (10,000 meter)
• Ohio Athletic Conference 10,000 meter Champion

Fairfield Union High School

• 4 time varsity letter winner – Track and Cross Country
• State Qualifier in Cross Country
• 2 time varsity letter winner – Basketball
• Outstanding Senior Athlete Award
• Alumni Hall of Fame Inductee

Extracuricular

• Avid hiker, nature photography (Digital SLR camera)
• Photography (weddings, kids, pets, nature) (Digital SLR camera)
• Runner, completed 3 marathons (2:47 best)
• Mountain bikeing