Resume Summary
Nina is a creative communicator skilled in interaction and graphic design with foundations in journalism seeking interaction design and user experience internships founded in user-research.
Professional Experience
Indiana University, Office of Women's Affairs
Bloomington, IN | Assistant Editor, Majority Report; Research Coordinator; Commission on Personal Safety Coordinator | August 2009 - Present
Leading redesign and content coordination for Majority Report magazine and Commission on Personal Safety wesbite. Host committe meetings and do office grant research.
Research and Professional Development Chair,
Graduate Informatics Student Association (GISA)
Bloomington, IN | Student Elected Representative | February 2010 - Present
Building professional relationships with external organizations, assisting Career Services staff and coordinating, writing about and designing projects to prepare students for careers in our field.
Indiana University, School of Journalism, Communications
Bloomington, IN | Graphic Designer | December 2008 - August 2009
Designed web and print internal and external materials, coordinated and hosted events and contributed content to service journalism students, donors, faculty and alumni.
Indiana University, Kinsey Institute
Bloomington, IN | Graphic Designer | June - August 2009
Designed graphics for website and created organize workflow of photo archives.
Oliver Winery
Bloomington, IN | Tasting Room Staff | March - October 2009
Offer wine tastings and education to customers using the Winery's Sensational Service method.
Indianapolis Star; indy.com
Indianapolis, IN | Designer | January - December 2008
Designed layouts and graphics for indy.com website, magazine and Star newspaper. Wrote and reported assigned and enterprise articles and reviews.
Poynter Summer Fellowship
St. Petersburg, FL | Designer | Summer 2008
Engaged in a highly competitive six-week training program for media professionals focusing on web editing and interactive storytelling at The Poynter Institute.
Dod's Magazines, epolitix.com
Westminster, London, U.K. | International Intern | Spring 2007
Updated epolitix.com with news stories and MP profiles, edited wire stories and shot photos for website. Reported for stories and designed print editorial and advert layouts.
Macrovision
Schaumburg, IL | Marketing Design Intern | Summer 2006
Created and updated visual marketing materials for web and print graphics. Designed layouts, brochures and HTML product emails in Photoshop, Illustrator and Dreamweaver.
IU Student Media
Bloomington, IN | IDS, INside magazine | art, web director, cofounder | 2004-2007
Designed initial production and managed creative elements for this new magazine, including promotional material. Won six awards in the first year of production. Managed interactive and print content while launching and training new staff for the New Media desk.
Amnesty International
Chicago, IL | Intern | Summer 2005
Conducted project research. Produced content and design for conference brochures and additional materials.
P.A.V.E. and Desert Rose Promotions
Bloomingdale, IL | Intern | Summer 2004
Initiated internship program and designed web and promotional research material for start-up non-profit group promoting awareness and providing a voice for sexually abused women.
Kalapriya Dance Foundation
Chicago, IL | Intern | Summer 2004
Intial development of foundation's website and contact database management.
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Curriculum Vitae
Education
Indiana University
Human-Computer Interaction design
Journalism (design track)
Political Science
Contact
ninameh@gmail.com
Methods
Contextual Inquiry
Focus Groups
Ethnographic Observations
Interviews
Affinity Diagrams
Cultural Probes
Artifact Analysis
Diary Studies
Personas and Scenarios
Low, High fidelity Prototypes
Usability Evaluation
Design Critiques
Tools
Photoshop
Illustrator
Indesign
Quark
Flash
Final Cut
Avid
iMovie
Audacity
HTML
CSS
Flash
Flash Catalyst
References
Available upon request
Resume
Curriculum Vitae
Education
Indiana University
Human-Computer Interaction design
Journalism (design track)
Political Science
Contact
ninameh@gmail.com
Methods
Contextual Inquiry
Focus Groups
Ethnographic Observations
Interviews
Affinity Diagrams
Cultural Probes
Artifact Analysis
Diary Studies
Personas and Scenarios
Low, High fidelity Prototypes
Usability Evaluation
Design Critiques
Tools
Photoshop
Illustrator
Indesign
Quark
Flash
Final Cut
Avid
iMovie
Audacity
HTML
CSS
Flash
Flash Catalyst
References
Available upon request
Education
Indiana University, Bloomington
Human Computer Interaction design (HCId)
Masters of Science in School of Informatics and Computing
Projected Graduation: May 2011
Journalism BAJ and Political Science
Bachelors of Journalism (BAJ) and Second Major
Graduated December 2007
City University, London
British Politics, Internship, News Design Research
Enrolled during Spring Semester 2007
Indiana University, Bloomington
Human Computer Interaction design (HCId)
Masters of Science in School of Informatics and Computing
Projected Graduation: May 2011
Journalism BAJ and Political Science
Bachelors of Journalism (BAJ) and Second Major
Graduated December 2007
City University, London
British Politics, Internship, News Design Research
Enrolled during Spring Semester 2007
Recognition
Awards
2007 SOCIETY FOR NEWS DESIGN: 2nd Student magazine
2007 SND MICHIGAN STATE: honorable mention for Special Sections
2007 INDIANA COLLEGE PRESS ASSOCIATION : 1st Overall Design
2007 ICPA: 1st Overall Design, 2nd Single Story Design, 3rd news Design
2006 SND intern Competition: top 5 finalist, Orlando conference
2006 SOCIETY FOR PROFESSIONAL JOURNALISTS: 1st Photo illustration
2006 SPJ: 1st Student magazine
Fellowships and Scholarships
Russel B. Pulliam Fellowship
Poynter Fellowship
Eugene C. Pulliam Scholarship
Robin Avi Scholarship for Design
Siddons Indiana Daily Student Scholarship
IU Journalism Scholarship for Travel
Awards
2007 SOCIETY FOR NEWS DESIGN: 2nd Student magazine
2007 SND MICHIGAN STATE: honorable mention for Special Sections
2007 INDIANA COLLEGE PRESS ASSOCIATION : 1st Overall Design
2007 ICPA: 1st Overall Design, 2nd Single Story Design, 3rd news Design
2006 SND intern Competition: top 5 finalist, Orlando conference
2006 SOCIETY FOR PROFESSIONAL JOURNALISTS: 1st Photo illustration
2006 SPJ: 1st Student magazine
Fellowships and Scholarships
Russel B. Pulliam Fellowship
Poynter Fellowship
Eugene C. Pulliam Scholarship
Robin Avi Scholarship for Design
Siddons Indiana Daily Student Scholarship
IU Journalism Scholarship for Travel
Conferences Attended
Introduction to Flash Catalyst
BFusion and BFlex second ever training session for the Catalyst workflow. This full day session hosted by Rob Huddleston at Indiana University taught how to develop designs in Fc for Flex applications in October 2009.
SND Regional meet up in New York City
A regional news design meet up at the New York Times with presentations by Nigel Holmes, Shan Carter, Matt Ericson, Sarah Slobin and Joe Hutchinson in April 2009.
SND Regional meetup in Chicago
A regional networking event held on the rooftop of the Chicago Tribune Tower open to those in journalism, news, media or design in August 2009.
Cloud Camp Indianapolis
An unconference for early adapters of Cloud Computing to exchange ideas in February 2008.
The American Copy Editors Society (ACES) Florida. Chapter Conference
Annual Chapter meeting held at The Poynter Institute in St. Petersburg, Florida in June 2008.
Society for News Design Boston
Annual international conference with workshops, awards where I blogged the event, created audio podcasts and did a videocast with Jonathon Berlin in October 2007.
Society for News Design (SND) Orlando
Annual international conference with workshops, awards and the first ever intern competition where I won a fellowship at The Indianapolis Star in September 2006.
Introduction to Flash Catalyst
BFusion and BFlex second ever training session for the Catalyst workflow. This full day session hosted by Rob Huddleston at Indiana University taught how to develop designs in Fc for Flex applications in October 2009.
SND Regional meet up in New York City
A regional news design meet up at the New York Times with presentations by Nigel Holmes, Shan Carter, Matt Ericson, Sarah Slobin and Joe Hutchinson in April 2009.
SND Regional meetup in Chicago
A regional networking event held on the rooftop of the Chicago Tribune Tower open to those in journalism, news, media or design in August 2009.
Cloud Camp Indianapolis
An unconference for early adapters of Cloud Computing to exchange ideas in February 2008.
The American Copy Editors Society (ACES) Florida. Chapter Conference
Annual Chapter meeting held at The Poynter Institute in St. Petersburg, Florida in June 2008.
Society for News Design Boston
Annual international conference with workshops, awards where I blogged the event, created audio podcasts and did a videocast with Jonathon Berlin in October 2007.
Society for News Design (SND) Orlando
Annual international conference with workshops, awards and the first ever intern competition where I won a fellowship at The Indianapolis Star in September 2006.
Professional Activities
Website Judging for Martin Luther King Day
Nina Mehta and Candace Buggs serve as judges for a website competition. Students from grade school through high school submit websites that creatively answered the question, "If MLK were alive today, what advice would he give to Barack Obama?"; Websites were judged on relevance, quality of writing, design, use of visuals and media and ease of navigation. This is the 11th annual competition at Indiana University.
Indy Star Diversity Team Member
Team that focused on exploring multicultural and minority issues both within the office and newsroom to promote healthy conversation and practice.
Graduate and Professional Student Organization
Student group that builds community and repertoire for graduate students in Bloomington.
Graduate Informatics Student Association
Student group to represent interests, concerns, and unique perspectives to the greater University community and Informatics.
Indianapolis Star Softball Team
Played as an outfielder for softball team that colleague bonding and personal fitness.
Website Judging for Martin Luther King Day
Nina Mehta and Candace Buggs serve as judges for a website competition. Students from grade school through high school submit websites that creatively answered the question, "If MLK were alive today, what advice would he give to Barack Obama?"; Websites were judged on relevance, quality of writing, design, use of visuals and media and ease of navigation. This is the 11th annual competition at Indiana University.
Indy Star Diversity Team Member
Team that focused on exploring multicultural and minority issues both within the office and newsroom to promote healthy conversation and practice.
Graduate and Professional Student Organization
Student group that builds community and repertoire for graduate students in Bloomington.
Graduate Informatics Student Association
Student group to represent interests, concerns, and unique perspectives to the greater University community and Informatics.
Indianapolis Star Softball Team
Played as an outfielder for softball team that colleague bonding and personal fitness.
Professional Affiliations
Association for Computing Machinery (ACM)
Member of ACM for the Human Factors in Computing Systems annual conference.
Society for News Design (SND)
Member for 3 years with society that supports visual journalists.
Association for Computing Machinery (ACM)
Member of ACM for the Human Factors in Computing Systems annual conference.
Society for News Design (SND)
Member for 3 years with society that supports visual journalists.
Travel Experience
Has traveled multiple cities in India, Hong Kong, England, France, Spain, Portugal, Germany, Austria, Switzerland, Italy, Czech Republic, Poland, Turkey, Netherlands, Canada, Jamaica, Puerto Rico and the Dominican Republic.
Has traveled multiple cities in India, Hong Kong, England, France, Spain, Portugal, Germany, Austria, Switzerland, Italy, Czech Republic, Poland, Turkey, Netherlands, Canada, Jamaica, Puerto Rico and the Dominican Republic.
Languages
English (Native)
Spanish (Intermediate, verbal, written)
Hindi (Intermediate, verbal)
English (Native)
Spanish (Intermediate, verbal, written)
Hindi (Intermediate, verbal)