Bill Rambo
bill [at] billrambo [dot] com
Designer, Developer, Photographer
Education
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East Tennessee State University
08/2002 - 05/2006 |
- Bachelor of Science, Digital Media
- Overall GPA: 3.21
- Sigma Chi Fraternity, Epsilon Pi Tau Technical Honor Society
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Johnson City, TN |
Johnson County High School
08/1998 - 05/2002 |
- Overall GPA: 3.75
- National Honor Society, Beta Club, Honors, Marching & Symphonic Band, Tennis, International Thespian Society
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Mountain City, TN |
Work Experience
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WCYB News 5
05/2010 - Current |
- New Media Manager
- Responsible for administration of WCYB.com.
- Keeps staff trained on how to use website.
- Works with sales team to build promotions.
- Assists users with problems and suggestions.
- Builds new features with input from hosting company.
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Bristol, VA |
The Greeneville Sun
GreenevilleSun.com
11/2007 - 05/2010 |
- Webmaster / Online Content Producer
- Administrated and created online advertising and new functions for the online version of a daily newspaper.
- Processed content and updates through an in-house CMS and third-party platforms for photo hosting and ad serving.
- Co-created and produced a six-episode weekly series about high school football.
- Helped introduce online video integration to reporters by assisting with the instruction of shooting and editing of video to accompany print stories.
- Provided extensive support and coverage for a high school basketball tournament featuring teams from all over the United States, including video coverage of every game, photography and assisting with the redesign and implementation of a totally redesigned website for the 2008 event.
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Greeneville, TN |
Mohawk Marketing Corporation
08/2006 - 11/2007 |
- Junior Graphic Designer
- Assisted Senior Designer in production of print and online advertising materials.
- Co-created and coded the company website, then continued to maintain all news and content updates for the duration of my employment.
- Provided monthly reports and analysis of statistics for the site.
- Created 3D animation for a product demo.
- Took product photos for use in advertising materials.
- Created an online store including a fully-functional and secure shopping cart system using the open-source Zencart e-commerce package.
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Virginia Beach, VA |
Software & Skills
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- Adobe CS3 Production Suite
- Microsoft Office Suite
- XAMPP / MAMP
- Notepad++ and other open-source development software
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Windows / OS X
Content Management Systems
Advertising Management Platforms
Browser Compatibility
W3C Compliance
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Awards & Honors
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Bonten Media Group Best New Media Innovation "Bonnie" Award - Won, 2011.
WCYB Employee of the Quarter - Won, 4Q 2010.
WCYB Employee of the Quarter - Nominated, 3Q 2010.
TAPME (D III) Best Video 2009 – Demolition Derby. Shot, wrote, and edited video.
TAPME (D III) Best Multimedia 2009 –Warehouse Fire. Shot and edited video.
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