Jenny Addison

Experience

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  Giordano's Signs and Graphics

  Jan 1998 - Jan 2000

  Graphic Artist

  • Lead Designer. Design, layout and production of signage including banners, window lettering and displays, vehicle lettering, trade show displays. • Learned and demonstrated gold leafing techniques, adhesive vinyl application, thermal spot and CMYK printing. • Interacted with clients to produce highly effective products within their budgets and personal preferences. • Some office work and independent shop management.

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  Foothills Trader

  Jan 1998 - Jan 2000

  Production Artist

  • Design and Layout of materials for ad-based publication. • Created advertisements, flyers, filler material; proofread and edited copy for new and updated ads in digital files, mock-ups and paste boards. • Some administrative duties such as setting appointments for Sales Representatives, faxing and correcting proofs, and filing. • Frequent management of entire production floor.

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  The Perfect Toy

  Jan 2003 - Jan 2005

  Sales Associate

  Upscale toy store specializing in educational toys and products for children of all ages. Responsibilities included stock person, cashier, customer service, and floor manager. Other tasks included product ordering and inventory, store sale and event planning, decoration and window displays, newsletter and coupon design. Interacted with regular customers and got to know their children personally in order to make informed suggestions of appropriate products. With employer's permission, also accepted many offers to baby-sit/part-time nanny for some of the customers who I knew very well. Show less

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  Elementschicago

  Jan 2005 - Jan 2006

  Sales Associate

  Retail sales associate for high-end imported homegoods boutique in Chicago's Gold Coast.

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  School of the Art Institute of Chicago

  Jan 2005 - Jan 2006

  Systems Admin/IT

  • Physical and technological maintenance of all VisCom computer labs. • Design and installation of necessary signage and notifications. • Trained lab Monitors and enforced lab policy. • Maintained server and performed updates on system-wide software and applications.

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  Lock and Key Press

  Jan 2006 - Jan 2024

  Proprietor and Freelance Contractor

  Lock and Key Press is a personal brand project focused on creating engaging graphic design inspired by and created for letterpress printing.• Successfully managed social media accounts and businesses as a freelance contractor.• Brands included key organizations such as Leche Libre apparel, Chicago Bike Polo Association, School of the Art Institute of Chicago, Four Star Courier Collective, Youth Services Project, Bickerdike Development, Blue City Cycles and Chicago New Moms Group. Show less

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  A. W. Meers, Printer.

  Jan 2007 - Jan 2012

  Sales and Personal Assistant

  - Specialized in liquidation sales of 2 warehouses full of antique letterpress printing equipment - Appraised, restored, researched, listed, packed, shipped, and loaded delicate letterpress machinery and soft lead type- Catalogued collection and kept meticulous records of sales, grossing $50,000 in a single year

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  TeacherCare

  Jan 2007 - Jan 2013

  Child Care Specialist

  Nanny, Various Family Employers, August 2007 - April 2013 Began working part time as a nanny in 2002, and continued nannying on and off through 2012, between other employment. Generally, duties included picking children up and dropping off at school and activities, planning activities at home, preparing meals and packing lunches, keeping children’s areas clean and tidy, engaging, nurturing and reinforcing good values for the children in my care consistent with their family’s values. Household management and organizational skills were a large part of these positions as well. Show less

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  Firecracker Press

  Jan 2008 - Jan 2009

  Instructor

  Independent contractor. Created and taught several letterpress classes: Letterpress Techniques (One day work shop), Letterpress Fundamentals(5 week in depth course), Digital Letterpress (polymer plate making and printing). Courses were popular and filled up quickly and were repeated for several seasonal rounds.

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  The Beat Kitchen

  Jan 2010 - Jan 2024

  Producer

  • Manage a detailed and complex production of a 10-month series of all-ages concerts yearly. • A knack for successfully booking event-appropriate bands and promoting the shows using effective strategies.• Extend the usage of all social media to spread publicity including a weekly email newsletter. • Coordinated and executed multiple Concerts for Kids seasonal festivals each year with bands and various vendors. • Instrumental to the coordination of family entertainment and stages for Green Music Fest, West Fest, and Do Division street festivals. Show less

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  Jane Hamley Wells

  Aug 2010 - Nov 2011

  Graphic Designer

  • Creation and maintenance of various marketing materials, email newsletters, website updates and catalog and full oversight of production and editing of materials, including integrating brand identity into new concepts.• Required to keep good records of catalog versions, price list updates and tear sheet edits according to product specifications.• Creation and manipulation of visual presentations, catalog sell sheets, HTML email blasts, event postcards, editorial advertisements and catalog supplements.• Key clients included Leche Libre Breastfeeding apparel, Chicago Bike Polo Association, School of the Art Institute of Chicago, Four Star Courier Collective, Youth Services Project, Jessi T Walsh and Blue City Cycles. Show less

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  Lexco Bike

  Jan 2012 - Jan 2013

  Media Coordinator

  • Created and maintained marketing materials for a large parts manufacturer and distributor. • Effectively managed email lists, catalogs, website while implementing detailed marketing strategies using social media and email.

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  Chicago Chicken Enthusiasts

  Jan 2017 - Jan 2024

  Director

  I accepted the lead role of Director of Chicago Chicken Enthusiasts to uphold the mission to educate and guide the public in urban chicken-keeping and sustainable city yards. Chicago Chicken Enthusiasts hosts the WIndy City Coop Tour, a free, public, self-guided tour of private chicken coops in Chicagoland. Created in 2010, The Tour serves to promote urban agriculture, eco-yards, and backyard chicken keeping. I joined the WCCT as a host with my own backyard flock and in 2020, became the director of the project, supported by Advocates for Urban Agriculture. Show less

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  DeSoto & State Communications

  Jun 2018 - Jan 2019

  Social Media Coordinator

  • Freelance Contract• Skilled in content generation and management while working with client’s personal assets.• Adept in brand message projecting and the voice of the organization through social media strategies.• Manage contests and giveaways in order to promote the organization and keep it in the forefront of the community, peaking the interest of the public.• Responsible for managing and tracking insights and analytics as well as detailed ad campaigns. • Advocate for organic interaction with followers, respond quickly to inquiries and high-level management of all social media profiles. Show less

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  The Plant (Chicago, IL)

  Oct 2019 - Mar 2020

  Communications and Events Coordinator

  Managed social media and email marketing for the business as well as the commercial tenants inside The Plant Conducted tours of the facility both public and private Developed, implemented and facilitated internal events such as holiday bazaars, food festivals and more. Managed partners, spaces and vendors for events on-site

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  Soap Distillery

  Jun 2021 - Feb 2022

  Associate

  Seasonal position performing any requested roles within the factory, as needed, from packing and shipping, order fulfillment, packaging product, inventory, stocking, production floor cleaning and maintenance. Soap Distillery was a really great place to work even if was a temporary, seasonal position!

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  Angelic Organics Learning Center

  May 2022 - now

  Communications & Events Manager
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  Industrial Data Associates, Inc.

  Feb 2024 - now

  Taxonomy Analyst