JAIME CLOUD
SHREVEPORT,USA
Summary
Driven Small Business Owner with excellent business acumen, creativity and leadership skills. Offers advanced experience in developing marketing strategies, identifying business opportunities, and generating sales in various industries.
Overview
25
25
years of professional experience
Work History
Sole Proprietor
Cloud 9 Designs, L.L.C.
01.2006 - Current
- Providing graphic design, typesetting, and copywriting services to clients all over the country from my home office
- Providing in-home pet sitting services to local clients
AmeriCorps Program Director
The Fuller Center for Housing NWLA-Shreveport, LA
Shreveport, LA
01.2013 - 01.2014
- Designed and implemented a new AmeriCorps program for local housing non-profit organization.
- Was able to secure over $90,000 in funding for program’s initial year of service through grant writing
- Was also responsible for all of the organization’s in-house graphic design projects, marketing, and social media content
Special Event Planner/Office Manager
Shreveport Yacht Club-Shreveport, LA
Shreveport, LA
01.2008 - 01.2009
- Design duties include: monthly newsletter, signage, and invitations
- Other duties include: everyday office tasks, scheduling and overseeing private parties and club functions, placing liquor orders, and bartending
Graphic Designer
Girl’s Night Out-Shreveport, LA
Shreveport, LA
01.2006 - 01.2007
- Designed catalogs, business cards, flyers, print ads, newsletters, calendar, product labels, and wrote copy for direct distribution business
- Also assisted with answering the phone, packing orders in warehouse, performing customer service duties, filing, and maintaining data bases
Special Projects Coordinator
Shreveport Green-Shreveport , LA
Shreveport, LA
01.2001 - 01.2004
- Worked closely with Executive Director and staff members to coordinate projects, organize volunteers, and document activities
- Wrote grants and award nominations to secure funding as well as wrote and distributed quarterly newsletter
Education
Technical Diploma - Graphic Communications
Louisiana Technical College
Shreveport, LA01.2005
Bachelor of Arts - Sociology
Centenary College of Louisiana
Shreveport, LA01.2001
Skills
- Extremely organized and detail oriented
- Dependable and reliable
Timeline
AmeriCorps Program Director
The Fuller Center for Housing NWLA-Shreveport, LA
01.2013 - 01.2014
Special Event Planner/Office Manager
Shreveport Yacht Club-Shreveport, LA
01.2008 - 01.2009
Sole Proprietor
Cloud 9 Designs, L.L.C.
01.2006 - Current
Graphic Designer
Girl’s Night Out-Shreveport, LA
01.2006 - 01.2007
Special Projects Coordinator
Shreveport Green-Shreveport , LA
01.2001 - 01.2004
Bachelor of Arts - Sociology
Centenary College of Louisiana
Technical Diploma - Graphic Communications
Louisiana Technical College
CLOUD 9 DESIGNS, L.L.C. CUSTOMERS
- Girls Night Out - Product Catalog & Monthly Newsletter Layout for direct distribution company
- Just For Fun - Product Catalog & Monthly Newsletter Layout for direct distribution company
- The Shreveport Yacht Club - Monthly Newsletter & Event Flyer Layout
- Robinson’s Rescue - Fundraiser Program Layout for local non-profit low-cost spay/neuter clinic
- Shreveport Green - Quarterly Newsletter Layout for local environmental non-profit agency
- Construction Safety Products - Product Catalog Layout/Project Manager for Plat Books
- The Society For Louisiana Iris - Editor/Layout Artist for Fleur de Lis Quarterly Journal
- Pet Savers, Inc. - Brochure Layout & Project Manager for 2015 Give For Good Campaign
- The Humane Society of Northwest Louisiana – Promotional materials for 2015 Give For Good Campaign