Add an Ace Designer to Your Team
Welcome to the Stap Studios website where you can review the portfolio and resume of Stap Studios’ Principal Graphic Designer, Bettina Stap.
Bettina is experienced in the field of visual communications design with experience in graphic design and production of print and layout, motion graphics, web design, typography and video. Design samples are listed on the sidebar of this page. To see motion samples click on the You Tube icon at the bottom of this page. If you would like to contact Bettina for employment or to discuss a design project:
please email:stapstudios@gmail.com or call 713-725-3419.
QUALIFICATIONS and EXPERIENCE
Visual Communications Design Coordinator – September, 2011 through present
Medicine and Public Health Initiative (medph.org)
• Team with programmers to create user interfaces that are visually and technically savvy using WordPress
• Create informative publications such as newsletters as well as flyers and programs for annual meetings
Design Instructor – March 20, 2013 to March 4, 2016
Westwood College, VA
• Inspired students to create portfolio pieces and self promotional packages and to align with their program requirements
• Created real world layout and design projects in conjunction with Smithsonian American Art Museum
• Introduced students to the local design community through a Design Studio / Ad Agency research project
Graphic Designer – August 9, 2009 through May 24, 2012
Evelyn Rubenstein Jewish Community Center, Houston, Texas
• Created outstanding layouts for a wide variety of publications
• Convinced the public to participate in events with striking e-blasts
• Promoted the organization with attractive videos describing programs offered; added sparkle to social media with a dance video; directed and produced a United Way video for a meeting; directed and produced a video for the Bertha Alyce Early Childhood Center
• Managed tracking system for design jobs; proofing and editing; obtained estimates; sent jobs to print and tracked print deadlines
Design Instructor – July 2009 through July 2010
Westwood College, Houston, Texas
• Inspired students in interactive design, graphic design history, animation, illustration, image editing
Senior Graphic Designer – June 9, 2001 through January 29, 2009
San Jacinto College Marketing Department, Houston, Texas
• Promoted the three campuses and got involved and created outstanding graphics for events
• Initiated the use of Adobe InDesign for publications such catalogs, class schedules and handbooks
• Designed award winning products
• Mentored junior designers. Directed photographers for photoshoots. Directed designers on print publications
Design Instructor – August 2001 through July 2002
The Art Institute of Houston, Houston, Texas
• Pushed graphic design students in page layout, typography, and illustration to create their best
Broadcast Designer – October 8, 1996 through September 28, 2000
KHWB-TV Houston, Houston, Texas
• Initiated the use of non-linear editing for broadcast design using Adobe After Effects and a proprietary system called Accom Sphereous as well as a 3D animation software program called Electric Image
• Designed public service announcements, TV show promos, sports promos, station IDs and innovative print design and tchotchkes
• Won an award for a Rockets promo from Broadcast Designers Association
• Art director of my department for a period of nine months
• Learned how to used the paintbox for the Evening News and created OTS graphics
Adjunct Design Instructor – August 1992 through May 1997
Kingwood College and Houston Community College
• Taught graphic design to both colleges’ design students
• Devoted time to students counseling them to create portfolios and find jobs
EDUCATION
Kent State University
Master of Arts degree in Visual Communications Design
Rutgers University – Livingston College
Bachelor of Arts degrees in a double major of Art and Biology
HARDWARE
• Both Macintosh and PC operating systems
• Photography and Videography – Canon DSLR camera and Canon and Sony camcorders
SOFTWARE
• Adobe Creative Cloud programs
• Adobe InDesign, Adobe Illustrator, Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Dreamweaver, Adobe Flash, Adobe Premiere, Adobe After Effects
• WordPress, Microsoft Office
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