Sterling P. Sanders
Objective
To contribute my design and technological skills in a large media organization that will hone and increase my knowledge and experience with professional business management, organization, writing and design. High travel environment is preferred.
Education
- University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
- Bachelor of Science, News-Editorial Journalism, College of Communications. May 2005.
- Minor: Business Adiminstration
- Minor: Political Science
- Cumulative undergraduate GPA: 3.54/4.0
- Northwestern University (attending August 2008)
- Judris Doctorate, Corporate Law, Northwestern University School of Law. Expected: May 2011
- Masters of Buisness Administration, Marketing, Kellogg School of Managment. Expected: May 2011
Experience
- Grant Thornton Chicago, IL.
- National Brand Awarness Consultant August 2007 - February 2008
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- Develop concise, well-designed, and comprehensible communication solutions to solve business issues and challenges in various print and digital mediums.
- Communicate with all levels of personnel, management and team members to lead projects from concept to completion. Managing the routing process of work and orchestrating file reviews and rereviews.
- Create and design new marketing and promotional materials, along with their individual graphical elements.
- Facilitate and design both internal and external electronic communications in accordance with brand identity.
- Mygamer.com, Shock 3D L.L.C
- Managing Editor September 2001 - May 2006
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- Supervise an online staff of 67 in full website operation: set and enforce, editing and publication deadlines, organize monthly feature stories, hire and evaluate staff writers bi-annually, handle all internal management.
- Facilitate external business by communicating with over 150 videogame companies as public relations contact.
- Conduct advertising and exclusivity negotiations,
- Schedule company interviews for bi-monthly feature stories and order review product upon availability.
- Program, develop and contribute, website graphics, functionality and design.
- Helped attract a large readership which has increased to 300,000 unique visitors a week over the last year.
- Represent the company at major video game events: Electronic Entertainment Expo and Tokyo Game Show
- Promoted from previous position after August 2001.
- Senior Editor July 2000 - August 2001:
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- Wrote, edited wrote and posted video game reviews, previews, features and editorials three times a week.
- Managed daily content editing of two to five articles in Playstation, Xbox and Gamecube sections.
- Promoted from previous position after June 2000.
- Writer/Database Manager November 1998 - June 2000:
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- Wrote video game reviews, previews, features or editorials four times a week.
- Maintained a 20GB database used for download, review and pictorial access.
- Gilbane Building Company Chicago, IL.
- Assistant Purchasing Manager (August 2006 - January 2007)
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- Develop and implement an online construction contractor bidding application (iBidPro), thereby migrating a hardcopy qualification process to comprehensive online digital databases.
- Manage and streamline pre-bid construction contractor qualifications.
- Facilitate internal, external and joint-venture vendor, contractor, sub-contractor and supplier relations.
- Release bid packages, supplements and construction drawings to bidders.
- Information Technology Intern (May 2001 - August 2001)
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- Third in command for the Midwest IT region; 10 construction sites in four states and two Chicago offices
- Ran 6 Gilbane network servers: two Midwest regional Windows 2000 intranet servers, two national Windows XP Beta servers, one email server and one Internet Information Service (IIS) based Web server.
- Used database programming to develop new ways of tracking electronics for inventory.
- Created 2 intranet WebPages for the Midwest regions of Glibane Building Company and SBC Services.
- Helped route and setup remote computer networks at constructions sites.
- The Daily Illini student newspaper Champaign, IL.
- Copy Editor January 2004 - May 2004
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- Edited articles for spelling, grammar, typographical, consistency, factual and logic errors.
- Ensured accuracy and completeness while preparing articles for typesetting.
- Changed copy to make stories better organized and more compelling
- Wrote headlines and designed news pages.
- Web Designer October 2003 - December 2003
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- Posted daily news, sports, opinions and features to DailyIllini.com
- Developed web graphics and design.
- Prepared all content for the website including: text, imgages, site architecture and multimedia.
- Graphics Editor May 2003 - August 2003
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- Helped redesign the newspaper format from tabloid to broadsheet.
- Set newspaper layouts and designs.
- Created front-page information graphics relevant to news articles
- Oversaw and trained staff graphics reporters
- Metro Reporter January 2003 - May 2003
Computer Skills
- Programming
- XHTML, HTML, XML, C++, CSS, JavaScript, ASP, PERL, PHP, MySQL Visual Basic, Access, Excel
- Design
- Adobe Photoshop, Pagemaker, Illustrator, InDesign, Acrobat Pro, Golive, Version Cue
- Quark CopyDesk, XPress, Brand Manager
- Macromedia Flash, Director, Fireworks, Studio, Dreamweaver, Freehand.
- Bryce 3D, 3D Studio Max, Maya,.
- Audio/Video
- Adobe Premire Pro, After Effects, Encore DVD, Final Cut Pro, Vegas.
- Adobe Audition; Reason, Recycle; Sony Sound Forge, Acid Pro; Fruity Loops Studio; Cubase SX.
- Office
- Microsoft Office: Word, Access, Excel, FrontPage, PowerPoint, Outlook, InfoPath, Project, Publisher, Visio, OneNote.
Honors, Awards, Activities and Interests:
- The National Dean’s List: 2002-2003, 2003-2004, 2004-2005
- Phi Theta Kappa Honor Society
- Pi Sigma Alpha, Gamma Mu Chapter: Political Science Honorary Society
- Triangle Engineering Fraternity, Alpha Chapter: Member, Social Chair, PR Chair, Pledge Educator
- Society of Professional Journalists: Member
- Hip Hop Club: Member, Vice President, Designer, Organizer, Promotion Director, Performer.
- USTA (United States Tennis Association): Member
- Hip Hop Disc Jockey
- Tennis, Golf, Pencil and Ink Art, Photography, Graphic Design, Music Production, Film Production, 3D Animation, Video Games, Books, Cars, Computers, Japanese Animation and Electronics.
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