Mary Jo Place
mojo@mojorama.com
Work Experience | Professional Skills | Education
WORK EXPERIENCE
August 1998—Present
Multimedia Producer
Freelance multimedia and communications work for a variety of corporate
and non-profit clients. Skills include writing and designing web pages
and print materials as well as producing digital video, creating Flash
animations and developing CD-ROMs. Clients include Little Women the Broadway
Musical, Peacemaker Circle International, Caterpillar Financial, Hamilton
Sunstrand, Umass-Amherst, Amherst College, and the Connecticut Olmstead
Coalition, among others.
July 1996—August 1998
Instructional Technology Consultant,
Mount Holyoke College
Worked on a variety of multimedia projects for college-level instruction. Taught several classes and workshops for students, faculty, staff and colleagues in web design, Authorware, Flash, digital audio, digital video and HTML. I also directed MHC's Foreign Language Resource Center, working with academics from all over the world on software projects supporting foreign language and cultural instruction at the college level.
September 1986—June 1996
Media Resources Supervisor,
Mount Holyoke College
Managed the daily operation of the college's Media Resource Center. Also responsible for writing, editing and producing instructional videos and audiotapes for classroom instruction. Project management under strict deadlines for academic clients in all disciplines, utilizing all aspects of instructional media: mostly analog video and audio in the early years but with an increasing digital component as the technology improved.
May 1986-September 1986
Copywriter and Producer,
WMMW Radio, Meriden, CT
Researched, wrote and produced commercials, promos and PSAs for a commercial radio station in Meriden, CT.
November 1985—May 1986
Production Assistant
WGBY-TV, Springfield, MA
Wrote promotions and introductory scripts for a weekly public affairs
program. Also researched, wrote and coproduced several one-minute spots
celebrating Springfield's 350th year.
PROFESSIONAL SKILLS
—Experience in all aspects of digital and analog multimedia production, both solo and in a team environment.
—Background in print journalism, graphic design and corporate communications, including copywriting, layout and paste up of materials
—Ability to research a topic, conduct interviews, and condense this knowledge into appropriate, audience-specific media
—Ability to work with a variety of clients and coworkers, assess needs, suggest solutions and design task-specific training and/or promotional materials
—Experience in online social networking communities using a variety of content management systems and database-driven membership websites incorporating blogs, forums, news and RSS feeds.
—Dependable, hardworking and prompt, with a strict adherence to deadlines
—Excellent public speaker, teacher, and all-around fun person
—Working knowledge of a variety of software packages, including web design (HTML, PHP, some CSS, CGI and Perl), graphics (Adobe InDesign, Photoshop and Illustrator), content management systems, multimedia (Macromedia Dreamweaver, Flash, Fireworks and Authorware), and digital video and audio editing systems (Final Cut Pro, DVD Studio Pro). Some experience with relational databases (FileMaker Pro, MySQL) and animation packages (Animation Master, Maya and Adobe AfterEffects).
EDUCATION
BA with departmental honors in Media Studies (with an Emphasis in Broadcast Journalism) from Webster University, St Louis, MO in 1985.
Graduated with honors from Enrico Fermi High School, Enfield, CT in 1981.
Member of the National Writers Union (NWU) and the Society of Children's Book Writers and Illustrators (SCBWI).
Certified SubProfessional Librarian with the state of Massachusetts
References, demo reel and/or portfolio CD-ROM available upon request.