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Résumé
Polly Roberts
8 South Street
Washington, CT 06793
Phone: 860-868-0131
Fax: 860-868-9970
Email: polly@pollyroberts.com
Employment
1991-Present: Interior Decorator, Off-Color Décor
Clients include David Owen & Ann Hodgman, Gunn Memorial Library, Conan & Liza O'Brien, Jane Purcell & David Weiss, Eric Reiff & Jami Rubin, Bridget Potter, Bill & Jane Risley, Sally & Seward Ryan, Robin & Fred Warren.
1995-Present: Web Site Developer
Writer, editor and designer of web sites. Create site architecture and navigation; shape or create editorial content; supervise graphic design.
Sarah Lawrence College - From 2000-2003, I worked on reorganizing the site's basic navigation, developing new content and sections and editing existing content.
CIGNA From 1996-1998 was creative director for large corporate web site (which then included 12 separate lines of business and 3 corporate departments). Developed original consumer-directed content; interactive calculators; comprehensive recruitment site; cross-selling initiatives; image and brand building.
Other clients include:
- Gunn Memorial Library & Museum
- Lake Waramaug Task Force
- Prudential Adams Realtors
- Steep Rock Land Trust
- Roxbury Land Trust
- Missy Stevens, an artist who paints with thread
- Tractor Mac, the popular children's book character
1985-Present: Writer & Marketing Consultant
Image and brand building; marketing; corporate communications; public relations; advertising and video. Clients include CIGNA; Brogan & Tennyson; Liz Claiborne; Jos. A. Bank Clothiers; Gant; Aphrodisia Naturals; Bed, Bath & Beyond; Polo/Ralph Lauren; Guggenheim Museum; Lightolier Controls; Allure Magazine Marketing.
1981-1984 Editor-in-Chief: Vogue Patterns & Vogue Knitting
Produced eight magazines and ten major catalogs per year, in addition to numerous special projects and promotional campaigns. Managed a staff of 25. Profitable launch of Vogue Knitting involved market positioning and design and development of a new publication and new product line.
1979-1980 Senior Editor: McCall's Patterns
Launched quarterly consumer magazine. Developed schedules and budgets, supervised production and coordinated editorial and advertising content.
1977-1979 Fashion Editor; Assistant Fashion Editor; Assistant to the Editor: Vogue Patterns, a division of Butterick Fashion Marketing, Inc.
Editor, stylist and coordinator for all photography, included merchandise selection, swatching, fittings and accessorizing, model and talent bookings, travel arrangements, film editing, article writing, copy and mechanical proofing.
Education
1976 Rhode Island School of Design, BFA
Majored in Painting; also studied Graphic Design and Color Theory.
Elected & Volunteer Positions
1995-Present Zoning Board of Appeals, Town of Washington, CT
Appointed as an alternate in 1995; appointed as a regular member in 1996; publicly elected in 1997; re-elected 2001 and 2005.
2000-2006 Trustee, Steep Rock Association
1990-1998 Trustee, Gunn Memorial Library & Museum
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