About me

We like Jan better than Marcia

I work and play in my little home in my little town, with the Lug, the Basset, the Crazy Poodle and the Evil Kittypants Militia. And I like cheese.

+1 985-320-5860
kahra@kahra.com
109 Aurora Blvd | Hammond, LA 70403

Skills

Adobe Creative Suite
HTML / CSS
JQuery
Bootstrap
Wordpress
Newbie
Good
Pretty Good
Superhero

Experience

1999 - Present

kahra.com

Freelance Graphic & Web Design

I have been building a client base and body of professional work since my senior year of college, with an emphasis on corporate and non-profit design.

2012 - Present

Arch Capital Group

Senior Web Designer

Creation and Maintenance of Travel Insurance Site, RoamRight.com. Coordinating with Development and Marketing Departments to develop and maintain RoamRight’s web presence and brand.

2006 – 2008

Convergence Media Group

Head of Graphics

Coordinated the branding and development of all graphics for a News Media Organization, including but not limited to : retail advertising, graphics for journalism and corporate branding.

2001 - 2005

Intercosmos Media Group

Senior Graphics Designer

Integral Part of in-house design department for Intercosmos Media Group, parent company of directNIC.com, a domain registrar. Was lead designer on many projects including their main site, directnic.com . Other projects completed during my employment include Siteracer.com and Zipa.com

2000 - 2001

Slidell Sentry News

Lead Graphic Designer

Responsible for the Retail Design Department and the output of all the advertisements running in the daily paper and its sister publications. Worked hand in hand with the sales staff to produce upwards of 100 ads per day, seven days a week.

Education

1994 - 2000

Southeastern Louisiana University

BFA

Bachelor of Arts in Visual Art with emphases in Graphic Design, Digital Art, and Painting. Also earned a minor in English History.

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