Resume

Contact: alicia.schwalm@gmail.com

 

Education: 

Savannah College of Art and Design-Atlanta, Class of 2013

Atlanta, GA

B.F.A. in Sequential Art

Minor in Art History

Finished November, 2012
Cum Laude

Spartanburg Methodist College, Class of 2009

Spartanburg, SC

Associates of Art

Cum Laude

Wade Hampton High School, Class of 2007

Greenville, SC

Freelance:

Table banner design for C. Dan Joyner (1/2013)

Jobs:

Ticket Sales Representative- Furman University, Greenville, SC (July 2014-current)

(Operate ticket booth during events.)

Temporary Part-Time Adjunct Teacher-Spartanburg Community College, Spartanburg, SC (June 2014-current)

(Teach a class on the basics of making coming books for the continuing education department.)Team Member at Jo Ann's Fabrics and Crafts (July 2013-July 2014)
(Setting Planograms, stocking merchandise, cutting fabric, running the cash register)
Temporary Administrative Assistant at C. Dan Joyner (2006 to 2013)
(copying documents, filing, mail-outs, organization of material within computer programs, answering and directing calls.)
 Student Tutor- Spartanburg Methodist College, Spartanburg, SC (2008-2009)  
(Tutoring students in various classes, and making study groups for tests.)
Student Library Assistant- Spartanburg Methodist College, Spartanburg, SC (2007)
(Organizing shelves, checking books in and out, helping students find what they are looking for.)


Skills:

Programs:
Microsoft Word
Microsoft Powerpoint
Photoshop CS5
Adobe Reader
Digital Lettering in Adobe Illustrator CS5
Book Layout in In-Design CS5

Traditional Materials:
Dry-brush inking
Nib and Ink
Artist Pens
Acrylic Paint
Gouache
Graphite Pencils
Color Pencils
Technical Environment Drawing
Life Drawing

Conceptual:
Character Designing and Turn-Arounds
Environment Designing
Storyboarding
Maquette Making

Comics and Storyboarding:
Comic-format Scripting
Storyboard layout and Scripting
Penciling
Inking
Hand-Lettering
Digital lettering
Color Flatting
Digital Coloring

Other:
Mini-Comic Design, Making, and Binding
Knowledge working on MACs and PCs
Graphic Design Experience
Tattoo Design Experience


Guest Speaking:

Southern Wake Academy; Holly Springs, NC (2012)
Boiling Springs Library, Boiling Springs, SC (2014)

Recognitions:

2009 Who's Who Among Students in American Universities
2008-Present:  Member of Phi Beta Kappa
2006 WorldCon Student Science Fiction and Fantasy Contest:
Finalist in Art
Semi-Finalist in Writing