Elena Foraker

Experience

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  Colorado College

  Aug 2012 - May 2015

  -Welcomed patrons to and guarded the gallery-Reorganized the gallery storage areas and catalogued stored artwork-Wrote promotional posts for the gallery’s Facebook page -Illustrated posters for various events and functions-Designed a monthly newsletter for Colorado College's Amnesty International chapter -Used photoshop to clean up digital images of art history projection slides

  • Gallery Attendant

    May 2014 - May 2015

  • Freelance Graphic Designer and Illustrator

    Sept 2011 - May 2015

  • Digital Assistant

    Aug 2012 - Dec 2014
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  Leviathan Magazine at Colorado College

  Feb 2014 - May 2015

  Art Editor

  -Selected the art submissions to be printed -Photographed art submissions-Formatted the magazine pages-Designed the front and back covers of the magazine

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  Johansson Projects

  May 2015 - Dec 2015

  Gallery Intern

  -Informed visitors about the artists and artwork-Kept email contact databases up to date and kept gallery clean-Photographed artwork for gallery website-De-installed and installed exhibitions-Wrote invoices, commission statements, press releases, and social media posts

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  Minted

  Oct 2015 - Jul 2017

  -Planned and hosted artist events-Coded emails and blog posts-Managed the team inbox and Facebook community group-Orchestrated the annual Holiday Winner Surprise -Used Adobe Illustrator to turn winning designs into Minted merchandise-Designed custom stickers, stamps, envelopes, and other items to match winning card designs -Customized customers’ holiday and wedding card designs using Illustrator-Acted as quality control for peer design associates and wrote final notes to customers-Edited customer photos in Photoshop

  • Artist Relations Operational Assistant

    Jun 2016 - Jul 2017

  • Merchandise Designer

    Dec 2015 - Jun 2016

  • Seasonal Graphic Design Associate

    Oct 2015 - Dec 2015
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  Design Office

  Jun 2018 - Aug 2018

  Political Design Intern

  Redesigned political campaign materials for Working Families candidates in local Rhode Island midterm elections

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  Rhode Island School of Design

  Jun 2018 - Jan 2020

  -Pull and shelve books-Help plan and design materials for RISD’s 2019 Unbound Art Book Fair-Assist with student visits to Special Collections -Hire and schedule student RISO monitors-Coordinate day-to-day use of the RISO printing space -Monitor student art galleries and deinstall exhibitions

  • Risograph Workshop Instructor in the Department of Graphic Design

    Sept 2019 - Jan 2020

  • Fleet Library Special Collections Assistant

    Nov 2018 - Sept 2019

  • Risograph Printing Assistant

    Sept 2018 - Jun 2019

  • Gallery Monitor

    Jun 2018 - Jun 2019
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  Freelance

  Jun 2020 - now

  Freelance Graphic Designer
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  BAGGU

  Jul 2022 - now

  • Art Director

    Aug 2023 - now

  • Senior Graphic Designer

    Jul 2022 - Aug 2023