Denise Gibbs
Bellevue, WA 98008
(425) 246-2725 gibbsdesign@comcast.net
Career Statement
Enthusiastic, motivational leader with over 15 years experience working with groups to complete projects. Extensive project management training in scheduling, planning, execution, control and managing the project team. A creative thinker who values life experiences and enjoys putting them to story.
Highlights of Qualifications
Film, Theater, Television, Commercial and Industrial Productions 2007-2008
Talent and Extras Coordinator
Microsoft, MSN, Sprint/Nextel, Nextpert News, Vern Fonk Insurance, iVillage.com, World Pulse, Extra Space Storage Inc., Boxwave, Mannheim Steamroller, KZOK
The Off Hours, Rat City Blues, Zombies of Mass Destruction, True Adolescents, Das 100 Millionen Dollar Date, Keep your day job, Superstar, Mancrush, The Immaculate Conception of Little Dizzle, The Spy and the Sparrow, Berlin, Grey Linings, Heroes and Villains, I am, Irreversible, Kali’s Personal, Remember Me
Line Producer
The Comet Chronicles, Long Time Gone
Script Supervisor
True Stories of the Latter-days
Key Production Assistant
Fastdraw
Stage and Production Manager
Breathing Space
Screenplay Editor
True Stories of the Latter-days, 168, Searching for Grace, Special
Graphic Design/ Press Releases/ Media Representative
Fastdraw, Breathing Space, The Jibsheet, Rat City Blues, Zombies of Mass Destruction
Bellevue Community College Newspaper, Bellevue, WA 2006-2007
Managing Editor, Features Editor, Distribution Manager, Reporter, Arts Writer,
Advertising and Public Relations Assistant, Bookkeeping Assistant, Graphic Designer
• Managed daily operations of a weekly newspaper
• Coordinated news, copy, production and distribution
• Assigned news coverage, stories, pages and advertisements
• Assisted with layout and final proofreading
• Conducted weekly staff meetings, hiring interviews and performance reviews
• Trained staff on writing, layout and management and leadership skills
• Created, sorted and organized advertisement list
• Designed ads, coordinated classified ads and promoted newspaper
• Generated ideas and content for paper by reporting, research, interview and writing
• Photographed and prepared pictures for print
• Taught and trained journalism students in class setting
• Attended press junkets and interviewed Hollywood actors and directors
• Picked up final printed edition from printer and distributed to newsstands and offices
• Assisted bookkeeper with maintaining files, sorting and mailing bills
• Called and collected money from customers with delinquent accounts
European Weekly
Seattle, WA 2007
Contributing Arts Writer
• Arts and Entertainment articles published related to the Seattle European Community
Authenticity
Bellevue, WA 2005-2006
Project Manager
• Implemented regular planning meetings and more accurate time estimating
• Documented projects and deliverables
• Monitored and classified the creative process
• Planned and scheduled tasks for the creative team
Education
Project Management Program
Communications, Media, Writing, Geography, Music and Drama Coursework
Phi Theta Kappa Honor Society Member
Bellevue Community College
2005
Education Major
Indiana University of Pennsylvania
1990
Professional Development
Certified in MS Project 2003
MS Office, Word, Excel, Power Point
Photoshop, In Design, HTML
Acting/Directing live theater productions
Digital Video and Photography
Final Cut Pro, I Movie
Tutoring in writing and newspaper design
Teaching children and adults in church setting