RESUME
Lauren Z. Hidalgo
lauren[at]burntphotograph[dot]com

EDUCATION: LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY, Baton Rouge, LA, May 2003 Bachelor of Fine Art, Studio Art; minor in Art History Overall GPA: 3.36 GPA in major: 3.5

EXPERIENCE:WEB MANAGER, Precision Senior Marketing, Austin, TX Sept. 2010-present
Internal designer creating e-blasts, creating and updating websites, blogging, social networking, and maintaing SEO for a Marketing FMO.

WEB CONTENT MANAGER/DESIGNER, ShoppersChoice.com, Baton Rouge, LA Sept. 2008-Sept. 2010
Internal designer creating web design and marketing for several online ecommerce high-end web specialty sites; Updating and manually adding brands and products based on SEO best practices.

GRAPHIC ARTIST/MARKETING SPECIALIST, Affiniscape Merchant Solutions, Austin, TX March 2008-Aug. 2008
Internal designer creating print & web for our associations; Updating Applications; Assisting is planning for conferences.

ART DIRECTOR, Network Logistic, Inc./NLI Media Group, Austin, TX Oct. 2006-Jan. 2008
Designing websites and printed materials for clients; completely re-branding a sect of the company; creating original flash productions; independently working on individual client photography sessions; overseeing production of all design-based materials

SALES/RETAIL, Trans World Entertainment, Baton Rouge, LA Nov. 2004-Oct. 2006
Sales, lead cashier, store maintenance, recommending music to customers

PHOTOGRAPHER, Glamour Shots, Baton Rouge, LA Sept.-Nov. 2004
Booked appointments, called for upgrades/appointments, created customized photo packages as seller, photographed all ages in a 12-16-pose photo shoot.

CAMP SPECIALIST/COUNSELOR, Camp Towanda, Honesdale, PA June 2001-Aug. 2004
Specialized and taught in arts and crafts department; Specialized at the Waterfront as a lifeguard and Water Safety Instructor (WSI); Specialized in media area, photographing every camper each week and editing a weekly highlight video; lived with and cared for 10-15 girls aged ten-thirteen.

DISCOVERY DEPOT SUPERVISOR, Louisiana Art and Science Museum, Baton Rouge, LA, Feb. 2004-June 2004
Oversaw the maintenance and supervision of both patrons and employees in the Discovery Depot at the LASM; developed and implemented crafts, art and design in an art area.

SALES/RETAIL, Old Navy, Baton Rouge, LA, Dec. 2000-Jan. 2001 and Dec. 2002-Jan. 2003
Kept store in order; helped customers find products of interest and size.

LIFEGUARD/SWIM TEAM COACH, Magnolia Wood, Inc., Baton Rouge, LA, May 1997-June 2003
Oversaw the safety and well-being of patrons at private pool; preformed some maintenance duties; instructed and advised 7-10 year olds in skills of swimming and competition.

HONORS: GDUSA American Graphic Design Award 2007; LSU Juried Student Art Show (2001-2003); Dean's List; TOPS Scholarship

SPECIALTIES: Graphic Design - Graphic Art - Website Design - Website Production - Web Content Management - Adobe CS3 - Adobe Acrobat - Digital Photography - Photo Editing - Microsoft Office - HTML - CSS - Actionscript - Wordpress - Blogging - Social Networking