Adobe Creative Suite (Audition, Photoshop, Premiere, Illustrator, InDesign, Bridge, Lightroom, After Effects)
Elaina Downey
Instructional Designer & Developer
Columbus,OH
Summary
Instrumental and creative Instructional Designer offering nearly five years of experience in technology integration and curriculum planning for various professions. Specialist in delivering assessment of information and design to develop value-added learning programs that accomplish business objectives. Personable leader in fostering relationships with stakeholders and gaining vital insights on educational needs. Expert in leading multiple teams while coordinating with subject matter professionals to drive effectiveness and achieve success.
Overview
5
5
years of professional experience
4
4
years of post-secondary education
3
3
Languages
Work History
Instructional Designer & Developer
TDS Telecom
07.2020 - Current
Create training deliverables and tools that support the learning and development needs of TDS employees by using authoring and editing software. Serve as the ID&D team’s primary audio engineer and producer, manage projects, lead the team’s marketing efforts, create animation, record audio, write scripts, storyboarding, and assist with other tasks as needed.
Founder & CEO
Brewnola
Columbus, OH
03.2019 - Current
Run a company that upcycles spent grain into sustainable, vegan granolas. Spent grain is the byproduct of brewing beer and accounts for 85% of brewery waste.
Public Relations & Advertising Director
Wake Radio
Winston-Salem, NC
09.2017 - 05.2021
Served on the board of Station Executives as the Public Relations & Advertising Director, Music Director, and a DJ. Managed marketing and recruitment campaigns, social media pages, website, public relations, our brand, the design and purchase of merchandise and apparel, and event planning, and contacted bands and managers to organize concerts. Worked with promoters to select new music to prioritize for air time, presented promoted music to entire staff at weekly meetings, met with other executives to make decisions on behalf of the station and staff, trained new DJs, hosted my own radio show, and was hired to DJ and set up sound equipment for events.
Instructional Designer
Gearhart Training
Columbus, OH
05.2017 - 07.2020
Designed and developed custom training solutions for various companies using Microsoft, Adobe Creative Suite, and Storyline 360 applications.
Marketing Intern
WWCD 102.5 FM
Columbus, OH
05.2018 - 08.2019
Set up and worked promotional events in addition to creating marketing collateral as part of the Scene Team for central Ohio’s independent, alternative rock radio station.
Education
Bachelor of Arts - Economics
Wake Forest University
Winston-Salem, NC 08.2017 - 05.2021
Skills
Training program improvement
Workforce efficiency and team member development
Writing, storyboarding, and editing
Learning modalities
Audio engineering and editing
Web development
Graphic design
User experience design
Marketing and advertising
Research and Data Analysis
Accomplishments
WBENC Collegiate Accelerator
June 2021 - July 2021
Continued to develop Brewnola through the Women's Business Enterprise National Council’s tailored curriculum, mentoring, and demo day. This accelerator provided me with opportunities to learn, network, and engage with the WBENC's 14 Regional Partner Organizations, 17,000 certified women business enterprises, and more than 400 Corporate and Government Members.
StartUp Lab
October 2020 - May 2021
Refined my startup and shared my pitch at Demo Day for Wake Forest University’s 2021 Entrepalooza as one of seven student entrepreneurs accepted into the fifth cohort of the university’s prestigious accelerator program.
2021 CAIR Conference on Inequality and Social Justice
April 2021
Selected to present my research on the influence of air pollution on income inequality, focusing on how power plants play a role in perpetuating economic stratification.
Wake Forest University's 2021 Student Art Exhibition
March 2021
Prints of two of my digital illustrations, “Vessels” and “Vessels in Pastels,” were selected by a jury of studio art faculty to be displayed in the Hanes Art Gallery. The illustrations show samples of continuous, vector patterns I created using Adobe Illustrator and Photoshop.
Deac Tank
April 2018 & April 2019
Two-time competitor in Wake Forest University's pitching competition.
International Baccalaureate Diploma
May 2017
Software
Articulate (Storyline 360, Rise, Review)
Camtasia
Java
Microsoft Office
RCS NexGen Digital
Snagit
Vyond
Waveform 10
Additional Honors and Involvement
- Cum Laude Society
- National Honor Society
- Commended Merit Scholar
- Rotary Youth Leadership Award
- Entrepreneurship Society
- Writer & Content Creator for Fake Worest Satire Newspaper
- Wake Forest Sustainability House Resident
- Cultivate Environmental Consciousness
- Wake Forest University Club Field Hockey
- UAHS Photo Contest Winner
Timeline
Instructional Designer & Developer
TDS Telecom
07.2020 - Current
Founder & CEO
Brewnola
03.2019 - Current
Marketing Intern
WWCD 102.5 FM
05.2018 - 08.2019
Public Relations & Advertising Director
Wake Radio
09.2017 - 05.2021
Bachelor of Arts - Economics
Wake Forest University
08.2017 - 05.2021
Instructional Designer
Gearhart Training
05.2017 - 07.2020