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Corie Cox Ferguson illustrator & designercorieferguson@rocketmail.com 678-548-1071
Freelance Illustrator • October 2000 to present
•Citizens for Progressi
ve Transit Board member, C
ommunications Officer
Public relations consulting, social media management, illu
stration, media alerts and press
conferences
• Central Presbyterian Church Communications Committee
• 150th Anniversary Campaign Press Kits and publicity
Included press relea
ses, event sch
edules, history of church and information on church’s role in civil rig
hts as well as in Atlanta’s
history. Results in
cluded “Wes Side Story,” special-interes
t piece by Wes Sarginson of WXIA; article
in Atlanta Journal-Constitution;
and inclusion in feature article in Atlanta Magazine on Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s fu
neral
• “Central to Me” publicity campaign to increase aw
areness of church’s location and views
• Increased church’s web presence th
rough implementation and management of social networking sites
• Currently organizing new branding campaign for church
• Wrote and illustrated new pew piece brochures
Full-service advertising and public relations agency, responsibilities included concepts and layouts for print work illustrations, headlines, direct mail pieces, magazine articles, radio and video scripts, clip art modification, media kits, form and survey creation, print bids, and job proposals • Awarded Pyramid Award for best newspaper ad • Awarded Pyramid Award for best brochure • Awarded Pyramid Award for best billboard • Awarded Addy Award for best invitation
Art Director with Tom Mason Communications October 1996 to October 2000
From the Frontlines – article for TalentZoo website “My Ethical Feast: Is there room for cake with the bread and
butter?” Article appeared on homepage of website from May 23 to May 30, 2007
“Mobile, Beyond the City Limits” – researched and wrote feature sections of annual
Chamber of Commerce Membership Directory and Buyers’ Guide
“New Year’s Eve Party” – article published in Alabama Arts Magazine
Education
University of South Alabama, Mobile Alabama
English Major with Studio Art Minor • Bachelor’s Degree June 1998
• Awarded USA Alumni Scholarship
Publications
creativity line
humor line
work ethic line
attention to detail line
logophile line
Are great designs in your future?
CARE International, Il
lustrator for fie
ld guides for breas
tfeeding mothers,
Peru
Created custom, rea
listic illu
strations for guide using styl
es native to Peru
•Illustrations for various clients including:
Earth Covenant Ministries
Allison H. Suazo Architect
Gallopade International Publishing
Main Street Mobile
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