MARK KELLY HALL
1700 Belcourt Ave.  #102  •  Nashville,   TN  37212  •  (615) 944-9688 cell   •  Mark@MarkKellyHall.com

VISUAL DESIGN & GRAPHICS EXPERIENCE

IKON Office Solutions, Nashville, TN. 
CSR/Graphic Designer, 2009 to present. Provide excellent customer service to local government clients. Receive, create and/or prepare files to be printed on digital and offset printing equipment. Produce, bind and package printed material. Quote & track orders. Maintain archived files for multiple departments.

Sanders Manufacturing, Nashville, TN. 
Production Artist, 2004 to 2008. Designed and proofed content to be printed on advertising specialty items according to clients' requests and/or submitted art.  Prepared multiple projects for print, employing film-based and direct-to-plate processes.  Archived customer art files to server.

WTS (Wholesale Tape & Supply), Chattanooga, TN. 
Graphic Designer, 1999 to 2002. Designed, proofed, and printed packaging materials for cassettes. Maintained customer art files on disk and hard copy. 
§          Initiated transition from written to computer-based system for growing department activity log
§        Helped design functional office layouts for department through two expansion moves

Quik Print (bought by Allegra), Chattanooga, TN. 
Customer Service Representative, 1994 to 1998. Reproduced printed materials for government, corporate and individual customers. Assisted customers. Prepared daily reports and deposits

MEDIA & PROMOTIONAL EXPERIENCE

Edgehill Studios Cafe, Nashville, TN.
Marketing Assistant, 2005 to 2007 (part-time). Promoted Music Row café to music industry and general public. Initiated or expanded uses of electronic and traditional media to help establish café as a prime local destination for food, beverages and music. Assisted in printing & graphics services as needed.
§          Built website and maintained through June 2007
§          Wrote radio spots for short-run ad campaign

Nashville Songwriters Association International, Nashville, TN. 
Membership Representative, 2003 to 2004. Conducted meetings.  Fielded questions about NSAI and the music industry via phone, e-mail, and in person.   Processed membership applications in database.  Helped maintain website content.  Greeted office guests.  Operated multi-line phone system.
§          Assembled and operated well-received multimedia presentation for comedic skit performed by pro writers for 300 attendees of 2004 Songwriters Symposium
§          Re-designed select membership materials

Precept Ministries, Inc., Chattanooga, TN.
Recordist/Editor/Copywriter, Production Assistant, Shipping Clerk, 1989 to 1990 (full-time) and 1992 to 2002 (freelance/temporary).  Recorded, edited and wrote copy for nationally-distributed radio program hosted by Kay Arthur. Operated video camera for nationally-distributed television programs. Duplicated audio and video cassettes. Picked and packed products for shipping.
§          Designed organization plan for audio and video tape stock vault
§          Directed music for summer youth camp (1989)

INTERPERSONAL/MANAGEMENT EXPERIENCE

Gaylord Entertainment, Nashville, TN.
Facility Host, 2002 to 2007 (part-time). Provided hospitality during events at the Grand Ole Opry House and the Roy Acuff Theatre by welcoming and seating guests.

Germantown Road Community Church, Chattanooga, TN.
Songleader, 1998 to 2002 (part-time).  Led songs during Sunday morning worship.

Insight Logistics, Chattanooga, TN. 
Fulfillment Clerk, 1998 to 1999. Executed day-to-day operations in product fulfillment service for multiple clients, including a media and conference ministry. Supervised part-time and temporary employees.

North American Mission Board, (Southern Baptist Convention), Atlanta, GA. 
US-2 Missionary, 1990 to 1992. Directed of Baptist Student Union at Southern Oregon State College and of Resort Ministries of Siskiyou Baptist Association, Ashland, OR.
§          Helped plan and promote concert by Christian artist Kim Hill on campus
§          Supervised two to four full-time summer missions personnel and local volunteers
§          Helped initiate, plan and conduct two Spring Break student mission projects in inner-city San Francisco involving students from various Oregon Baptist student groups

VOLUNTEER/FREELANCE EXPERIENCE (click to see full list)

Music Event Staffing
Have provided staff support in planning, booking, promotion, merchandise sales, crowd control, and preparation of conference materials. Events include NSAI Songwriter’s Symposium, Folk Alliance, Americana Conference, Nashville New Music Conference, Chattanooga NSAI monthly regional workshop, and Riverbend Festival.
 
Music Leadership & Performance
Since high school, have led songs and performed solo and in choral groups for a wide variety of people. Venues include churches, coffeehouses, clubs, fairs, festivals, nursing homes, schools, malls and special events.  Have secured substantial advance publicity for many of these and other worthy events.
 
Missions & Other Church-Related Experience
Since college, have participated in various short-term ministry activities, ranging from nursery work in the local church to light construction on an AIDS care facility in South Africa.

COMPUTER SKILLS

Platforms:  Windows, Mac OSX
Programs:  Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, Outlook, PowerPoint, Publisher), Adobe CS5 (Illustrator, PhotoShop, InDesign), others
Design and maintain websites:
§          For self: www.MarkKellyHall.com
§          For high school class reunion committee: www.BradleyCentral82.com

EDUCATION

University of Tennessee, Knoxville, Tennessee
Degree:  B. S. with Honors in Communications   
Major:      Broadcasting with a concentration in management
Coursework:
§          Management, marketing, reporting, photography, advertising and studio TV production
§          Also studied architectural drafting and design (2 years high school, 2 years college)
Honors/awards:
§          National Merit Scholarship
§          Estes Kefauver Memorial Scholarship
§          Dean's List

BOTTOM LINE

“Love God. Love people. Be real”