PEOPLE WITH PORTFOLIOS

Architects, drafters, artists, designers, photographers, models, and writers, use portfolios to help sell themselves. They often make the mistake of placing too little emphasis on a top‑quality resume, assuming the portfolio alone will sell them.

As important as your portfolio is, don’t shortchange yourself. There are lots of talented people out there with outstanding portfolios. Taking the time to develop an effective resume will make an important difference to your job hunting success. Your resume can reveal qualities and background that won’t come across in your portfolio. A portfolio can express your technical or creative ability, but a resume reveals where you’ve been and how you developed your ability. In fact, without an effective resume you’ll rarely get the opportunity to show that fantastic portfolio you so painstakingly assembled.

Artistic people are stereotyped as temperamental. In your resume do everything possible to demonstrate that you are flexible and easy to work with.

Consider reproducing two or three samples of your work on 8½” x 11" paper. Then, either enclose it with your resume, or give it to employers when you meet them face to face. When reviewing the samples a week or two after meeting you, the employer will be helped to remember both you and your portfolio better. Writers should attach clippings or short pieces for a similar effect. Graphic artists and designers should feel free to come up with creative formats for their resumes.

The most important thing to note in Bobbie’s resume, is simply that employers will know much more about her than if they only saw a portfolio. Quantifying results is harder for artistic people than for many others, but do your best. In Bobbie’s resume, there are no quantifiable results. Still, you get a sense that she is dedicated and very capable. If employers liked her portfolio, the resume will help them remember her more easily.

Artist Rockwell

BOBBIE BLANE

1127 Mariposa Drive

Santa Barbara, California 93110

(805) 651‑2720

OBJECTIVE: Graphics/Illustration Artist

QUALIFICATIONS

Develop excellent relations with clients and have satisfied even the most demanding. Specialty is personality portraiture used in advertising.

Excellent graphics and illustration training and experience. Skilled in design, layout, paste‑up, lettering, story boards, and the use of darkrooms and stat cameras. Knowledgeable of printing procedures and experienced in preparing work for printing. Have operated printing presses and other printing‑related equipment. Prepared work for black-and-white and full-color reproduction, as well as two- and three-color.

EDUCATION

Bachelor of Fine Arts, Illustration, Seymour Art Center (1994)

EMPLOYMENT

Freelance Work 1996 to Present

ARTIST - Painted and sold over 45 portraits and scenes using water color, graphite, pen and ink, egg tempura, and oil.

Provided graphics and illustration for numerous projects: notebook cover, Advancetec (2000); brochure cover, Barr & Associates (2000); map and tour guide, Santa Barbara Museum of Natural History (1999); catalog and advertising design, Briton Engineering (1999); work order design, Armor Advertising (1998); logo and menu design, Silk Oyster Restaurant (1998); logo, business card design, Donner Electronics, Inc. (1997); magazine illustration, Psychology Today (1997); catalog design, Sunstra Inc. (1997); scratchboard portrait of DeVinci for ad appearing in Smithsonian (1996); layout, design, illustration, Infoworld (1996).

Jonathan Edwards Galleries, Santa Barbara, California 1993 to Present

ART DEALER ‑ Assist customers in purchasing art works for both personal viewing and as investments. Help customers in understanding the artist and the art piece. Have developed an excellent reputation with customers for knowledge, helpfulness, and tact.

Redecorate the gallery as new works are shown and touch up damaged pieces. Commissioned through the gallery to do portraits. Currently showing several personal works of children and scenes including “Cool Mist,” “High Noon,” “Children in the Sun.” Help design the monthly newsletter and provide calligraphy and design expertise for gallery signs.