Resume
BRIAN N. BLUMENTHAL
MB 3084 Brandeis University P.O. Box 549110 Waltham, MA 02454
bnb@brandeis.edu ~ 224.207.8119
Education
Brandeis University B.A. expected in 2012 Major in International and Global Studies and Near Eastern and Judaic Studies GPA: 3.95 ~ Dean’s List
Waltham, Mass.
KIVUNIM: New Directions 2007–2008 Pre-college academic and experiential Israel and international studies
- Courses in Diaspora Studies, Middle Eastern History, Hebrew, and Arabic - Trips to Greece, Morocco, Spain, India, Czech Republic, Slovakia, Hungary, Turkey, and Jordan
Jerusalem, Israel
Experience
PresenTense Group - international grassroots movement for Jewish innovation - “Boston Report” Art Director (Spring 2010) - Tech/Communications Intern (Summer 2009)
- Designed and served as Art Director for 16-page mini-magazine for the PresenTense Institute
- Designed, developed, and maintained daily rotating digital display
- Designed materials for the Institute including invitations for final gala event
- Assisted with other design and web projects and provided technical support throughout the summer
MediaMidrash
- Web Design Intern (2010) - Assisted with debugging and cleanup of website code
Hillel at Brandeis
- “The Parsha Page” Editor (2009-2010) - Designed and edited weekly one-page newsletter about the Torah portion
The Justice - weekly independent student newspaper of Brandeis University
- Layout Editor (2009-2010)
- Oversaw the design and technical aspects of the production process
- Designed, implemented, and maintained new website // www.thejusticeonline.com (February 2009–)
KIVUNIM
- “ImagiNation: Young Photographers Engage the World” - photography exhibition at the JCC in Manhattan
- Co-designed and edited exhibition catalogue (Winter 2010)
- “One World, Worlds Apart” - photography exhibition at Beth Hatefutsoth in Tel Aviv
- Designed and edited exhibition photography book (Summer 2008)
- Member of exhibition core team (Spring 2008)
Additional Experience
BLUDROP STUDIOS - freelance design studio
Amy reichert - architecture, design, and judaica studio (2007–2009)
- Designed, developed, and maintained websites or Tzedek: Teen Institute for Social Justice (Summer 2007, 2009)
- Designed first and second editions of sourcebook for summer program
Additional design and web projects can be found in online portfolio // www.bludrop.com/folio/
Skills
Adobe Creative Suite (including InDesign, Photoshop, Dreamweaver, Illustrator), QuarkXPress, Microsoft Office HTML, CSS; Some knowledge of PHP and Javascript; Content Management and Blogging Systems Expert Mac user Advanced Hebrew and Beginning Arabic
Copy editing with AP style
