DEREK WALKER DIGITAL MEDIA SPECIALIST  

 (425)  243-­‐7825  

derek@derekjwalker.com  http://www.derekjwalker.com  

 

Summary Highly creative digital media design professional with over 16 years experience creating and producing marketing materials for print and the web. Skilled producer and manager of all types of digital content with strong communication, leadership and technical skills. Additional experience in brand management and multimedia story telling through video production and distribution. Excellent written and verbal communicator with public relations experience including writing press releases and media list creation and maintenance.

 

 Experience  

City of Everett – Video Production Specialist

♦ Shoot, edit and distribute promotional videos for various attractions and activities in the Everett area for The Everett Channel.

♦ Assist in producing in-house studio programs and remote location recording of special events.

 08/01/2011  -­‐  Present  

  Derek J. Walker Digital Media Design - Digital Media Specialist

♦ Develop and maintain brand identities for small businesses. ♦ Design websites, blogs, e-blasts, brochures, newsletters, business cards,

etc. for start-ups and small businesses. ♦ Edit, organize and manage content for websites, brochures, and

newsletters. ♦ Design and distribute electronic newsletters and brochures through

established email databases. ♦ Content creation for websites, blogs, social media networks and video.

2003 - Present  

  Accenture Learning Center - Media Analyst

♦ Contracted to design and produce web graphics and Flash animations for distribution in training websites for companies such as Avaya, PE&G, Washington Mutual, and others.

♦ Collaborated with Instructional Design leads to analyze media needs on a per project basis.

♦ Maintained brand integrity and consistency by researching and complying with established guidelines and standards for each respective client.

2006 - 2009

  Coldwell Banker Commercial - Graphic Designer / Web Designer / Marketing

♦ Managed the design, production and distribution of all marketing materials for over 30 brokers.

♦ Developed, designed and maintained company web site. ♦ Coordinated with outside vendors to secure ad placement and print

production for all marketing materials. ♦ Gathered, organized and packaged materials for corporate

presentations. ♦ Collected materials and prepared digital presentations for weekly

company status and sales meetings.

1998 - 2002  

   Experience  (continued)  

Stock Imagery - Graphic Designer

♦ Created all in house graphics including advertisements, promotional pieces, direct mail pieces, and newsletters.

♦ Wrote copy for direct mail pieces, newsletters, and advertisements. ♦ Assisted in production of 300+ page catalog distributed internationally. ♦ Digitized photographic library containing over 100,000 images.

Cataloged images and established descriptive key words for searchable database.

1994 – 1997  

Education

University of Washington Master of Communication in Digital Media

2010 - 2012  

  University of Colorado Bachelor of Arts, Communication Graduate Certificate in Public Relations

 

  Art Institute of Colorado Associate of Applied Sciences, Interactive Media Design

Educational Experience

Real World Clients

♦ Developed digital communications strategy for BirdNote, a nonprofit organization that produces a daily public radio segment.

♦ Produced, edited and presented a multimedia video highlighting key aspects of the above communications strategy for BirdNote.

♦ Filmed, produced and edited a web video for Pacific Science Center, a nonprofit organization.

♦ Developed a marketing, branding and digital communication plan for Deaconess Children’s Services, a nonprofit organization for the prevention of child abuse and neglect.

Armada Medical Marketing - Public Relations Internship

♦ Wrote press releases, business briefs and content for newsletters. ♦ Developed media lists and assisted in media relations. ♦ Monitored and recorded media hits.

Skills

♦ Adobe Photoshop ♦ Illustrator ♦ InDesign ♦ Flash ♦ Dreamweaver

♦ Acrobat ♦ Premiere Pro ♦ Microsoft Word ♦ PowerPoint ♦ Excel

♦ Wordpress ♦ HTML ♦ CSS ♦ Action Script ♦ Quark XPress

Interests  

Skiing, golf, fly fishing, camping, hiking, mountain biking, sailing and the great outdoors. Worked in the ski industry as a ski patroller, ski instructor and ski technician. Competed in extreme ski competitions while living in the Roaring Fork Valley near Aspen, Colorado.