Resume
Michael Norcross
610 888 0910
mike@michaelnorcross.com
Experience
Quaker City Mercantile, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
May 2009–February 2010
Senior Design Intern
Responsible for working on all aspects of project development while maintaining focus in demanding and time sensitive work environment.
Work consisted of developing print ads, web and package design. Assisted day-to-day on various projects within agency-supporting art and creative directors, production managers, account managers, social media coordinators and web designers. Skills utilized include design, illustration, concept development, comping, sourcing, photography and sketching. Work at in-house art gallery and retail store.
Ropeadope LLC, Downingtown, Pennsylvania August 2008–January 2009
Intern
Worked with musicians to create album artwork. Design of marketing material. Development and design of web sites. Print preparation.
Freelance
Print Design
Barrel NYC, Baseman Design Associates, Creep Industries, Runner Up Records, Justice Resource Institute Health Division, The Loved Ones, Lord’s Pantry
Web Design
Runner Up Records, The Domino Theory, The Argyles, Hydrogen Man Records, Covenant Presbyterian Church, Prowler
Screen Printing
Nerd Island/Space 1026, The Danger O’s, Halo of Snakes, Skanksters Clothing, Factors of Four
Education
Philadelphia University, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Bachelor of Science, May 2009
Graphic Design Communication
Royal Melbourne Institute Of Technology, Melbourne, Australia
Study Abroad: Spring 2008
Graphic Design Communication
Activities
Moonsault
July 2009–present
Blog following trends in graphic design and other topics of interest
AIGA, Philadelphia University Chapter
September 2007–May 2010
The Text Newspaper October
2006–January 2008
Photo Editor
Kutztown University Radio
September 2004–December 2005
Disk Jockey
Antisound
2001–2005
Music blog reviewing submitted releases from various labels
Awards
Creative Quarterly — Runner Up Award
April 2010 Issue
How Self Promotion Design — Merit Award
October 2009 Issue
Skills
Macintosh & Windows operating systems, Adobe Creative Suite, Basic website design and development, Dreamweaver, QuarkXpress, Traditional and digital photography, Printmaking.