Michael Carpenter

Experience

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  The Charles Finney School

  Oct 2012 - Jun 2013

  Design Intern

  Designing the elementary/middle school yearbook from scratch in Adobe Photoshop while coordinating group photos across the school and organizing an online shop for the yearbooks.

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  Houghton College

  Sept 2014 - Oct 2015

  Working the phone for the admissions department, giving tours, representing Houghton College at public events, and helping prospective students connect with Houghton's campus if and when they visited. Sharing a dorm room, showing prospective students what it is like to live in a residence hall and to be a Houghton College student.

  • Visit Office Intern

    Jun 2014 - Oct 2015

  • Housing Host

    Sept 2014 - Dec 2014
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  Houghton College

  Jun 2016 - May 2017

  Picking up, dropping off, and sorting mail for the entire campus, as well as customer service with those who need to send or receive packages and mail. Giving tours to prospective students and their families of the Houghton College campus, walking and talking about the school and its facilities. Co-leading and teaching first-year students in outdoor survival skills in multiple locations, on trails and on water, with the added goal of helping each student grow personally, spiritually, and socially. Collaborating with design, social media, and marketing staff to visually represent Houghton College online, in print, and in person.

  • Post Office Clerk

    Sept 2013 - May 2017

  • Campus Tour Guide

    Sept 2014 - Apr 2017

  • Highlander Wilderness Adventure Leader

    Aug 2016 - Sept 2016

  • Marketing & Communications Intern

    Jun 2016 - Aug 2016
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  Barnes and Noble

  Oct 2017 - Mar 2018

  Bookseller

  Working with fellow booksellers and customers to find and sell books, create a welcoming atmosphere, and innovate on the sales floor.

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  NIIT Life Sciences (previously Eagle Productivity Solutions)

  Apr 2018 - Mar 2023

  Media Visualizer

  - Graphic designer & a chief visual contributor on a wide variety of client projects, from infographics & eLearnings to custom videos.- Production lead & internal expert on eLearnings, including everything from design comps and storyboarding to preparation of SCORM/LMS output- The official company photographer, responsible for both internally- & externally-facing portraits & event imaging.

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  Performance Development Group

  Jan 2023 - now

  Designer | Developer

  ▪ Co-creative lead for a huge suite of learning material with hours of content, setting style & tone TWICE - first to match the branding & goals of UPS, & then again for Franklin Covey.▪ Visual designer & developer for over two dozen e-learnings, designing interactions & graphic styles, including a set of branching scenario-based activities with variable endings.▪ Production artist & package designer for a deck of flash cards.▪ Motion graphics illlustrator for a custom animated video. Show less

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  Self-employed

  Mar 2023 - now

  Freelance Designer