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Tara Gleeson
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Profile

Recent graduate, hard-working and dedicated, seeking employment in the fields of writing and/or visual arts.


Education Credentials

Algonquin College Ottawa, ON
Professional Writing April 2011
Animation April 2009
Pre-Animation April 2007

Almonte and District High School (ADHS) Almonte, ON
Ontario Secondary School Diploma June 2006


Summary of Key Skills

Artistic Skills

  • Designing varieties of different characters including human-like and animal characters.
  • Combining all artistic skills to create conceptualized drawings.
  • Ability to colour in both digital and traditional mediums. Traditional includes: acrylic paint, pencil, pencil crayon.
  • Designing of backgrounds such as landscapes, cityscapes and interiors.

Writing Skills

  •  Capable of blogging and writing web content.
  •  Writes creatively: short fiction, poetry, children’s stories, etc.
  •  Writing of features and other creative non-fiction pieces.
  •  Has a good written understanding of essays, opinion pieces and reviews.

Personal Skills

  •   Good research skills (reference, data, etc.)
  •   Is adept to working alone.
  •   Able to work in small teams
  •   Personable and sensitive toward others in a working environment.

Computer Skills

  •   Photoshop/ Easy Paint tool SAI
  •   InDesign
  •   Microsoft Word/ Word Perfect
  •   Sony Vegas /Adobe Premier



Employment History

Site Colourist                                                 August2011 – Present
Explorer Games – Aywas.com                     Chicago, IL

  • My duties are to provide a weekly quota of site-created pets (5-20) which have been coloured and edited to the specifications of a weekly theme (provided by employer). Modified pets must be of the highest quality possible and should have roughly 50% line-edits from the original artwork maximum. Payment varies depending on the amount of pets completed.


Volunteer, Student                                         April 2011
Action Global Health Network                     Ottawa, ON

  •   Editor and visual organizer of a travel pocket guide for abroad volunteers.
  •   Drawing relevant images for future AGHN web modules.
  •   Research into profitable publishing and eBook publishing sources.
  •   Research for new resources relative to the pocket guide: government, funding, information, etc.


Volunteer, Student                                       September – February 2006
Almonte Potter’s Guild                               Almonte, ON

  • Pugging recycled clay.
  • Cleaning the studio.
  • Occasional personal craft making using clay.



Volunteer                                                     December-April 2004
Travelling Paws Kennel                              Carleton Place, ON

  •   Cleaning of animal cages/litter boxes.
  •   Interaction with animals in the facility including feeding.



References/Portfolio

Available Upon request.