I'm Erin Doucette
Designer
- E-mail erindoucette@gmail.com
- Phone 260-343-1233
- Location Fort Wayne, Indiana
- Currently exploring new career options
Hello! I’m Erin Doucette. I am an energetic, organized and creative visual journalist with 16 years of experience. I’m looking to use my passion for design, writing and planning in a new, challenging way.
Professional Skills
Work Experience
KPC Media Group
Presentation Editor
• Use design to tell stories from the community in a creative and appealing way in the Sunday Life section and Homes to Own Section
• Handle scheduling of Life stories - which involves coming up with story ideas, gathering ideas from reporters and leading meeting and discussion with other editors.
• Oversee design of special sections by offering critique and suggestions
• Use social media - Instagram, Twitter and Facebook - to promote our products and connect with readers
• Create special front page layouts
• Create graphics - bar, pie, line charts and illustrations in Adobe Illustrator
• Formerly designed Fort Wayne Family Magazine and wrote monthly columns
• Write copy for and create art teasers for the weekend front pages
• On a monthly rotation, create Sunday Page Ones and jump pages for three daily newspa-
pers — The News Sun, Herald Republican and The Star
• Help keep design of papers current — Redesigned front pages to allow for more variety in layout and more art, redesigned pull quotes and other front page elements as well in 2015
• Helped paper convert to smaller width by redesigning page elements and introducing new libraries to the staff
Rustic Bliss Decor
Owner
Through working with family to start their business — Sylvan Cellars — which is a wedding and party venue, I came up with the idea to rent out rustic and vintage rentals. I meet with clients, give them ideas and help plan, set up and tear down wedding decorations. I also worked many trade shows helping Sylvan Cellars and Rustic Bliss get off the ground, which was a great experience working with customers.
Lansing State Journal
Features Designer
• Designed special pages for Life, Sports and News as requested
• Art directed photo illustrations
• Created informational graphics in Adobe Illustrator
The Desert Sun
Features Designer
• Worked closely with reporters and photographers to develop story ideas and execute designs
• Created illustrations for the cover of weekly tabloid
• Art directed photo illustrations
Freelance Graphic Artist
Art Director
Create a variety of marketing materials — which include logos, brochures, posters, resumes, invitations, newsletters, ads and postcards. Among the clients are Invisible Fence Brand, Sylvan Cellars, Shadowland Silver Beach.
Education
Bachelor of Science - Journalism Graphics / English
Ball State University
My Clients
References
Contact Information
Feel free to contact me
- E-mail erindoucette@gmail.com
- Phone 260-343-1233
- Address 11125, Carriage Pl., Fort Wayne, Indiana, 46845