Cara Murray
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Experience
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Thatcher
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United States
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Design Services
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1 - 100 Employee
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Project Manager
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Apr 2021 - Present
Responsibilities include purchasing, project coordination, office management, and design team assistance. The project manager works closely with key team members and external partners to ensure smooth weekly operations and ongoing project tracking.
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Studio Manager
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Sep 2018 - Apr 2021
Responsible for supporting the Founder/Lead Designer, Account Manager, and Graphic Designer/Digital Content Manger in weekly tasks. The Studio Manager role encompassed a wide variety of tasks including: tracking orders, product shipping and fulfillment, product inventory management, digital file management and folder organization, running payroll, managing social media outlets and customer engagement, shared calendar scheduling, supporting the design team with graphic/layout design for print collateral, assisting in project management and strategic planning.
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Heritage School of Interior Design
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United States
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Design
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1 - 100 Employee
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Student Relations Director
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Aug 2018 - Apr 2021
Responsible for the shaping the student experience from the initial prospective student interview to the application and enrollment process, through the certification courses, to the graduation portfolio review and job placement services.Acted as a core member of the Administrative team overseeing daily operations of the school, as well as contributing to long term strategy and planning for the Heritage curriculum and program goals. Worked cross-campuses with team members in Seattle and Denver. A key part of the role was focused on building connections and relationships with students, the industry, and design professionals. Met these objectives by organizing community events, leading student field visits, and mainting key industry relationships to connect students and with employers.
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Juju Papers
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United States
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Design Services
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Design Intern
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Jun 2018 - Sep 2018
Design Intern at Juju Papers. Aided with Shipping & Fulfillment, Layout design for print collateral, sample production, inventory management, and other office management tasks as needed. Design Intern at Juju Papers. Aided with Shipping & Fulfillment, Layout design for print collateral, sample production, inventory management, and other office management tasks as needed.
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KinStitch
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United States
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Textile Manufacturing
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Production Specialist
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May 2017 - Jun 2018
As the Production Specialist at a Digital Textile Printing start up, this dynamic role was responsible for: overseeing and operating the digital printing of fabric on Mutoh textile printers, studio workflow, pre-press preparations, graphic design, color management/correcting of client files, inventory management, and strategic planning. As the Production Specialist at a Digital Textile Printing start up, this dynamic role was responsible for: overseeing and operating the digital printing of fabric on Mutoh textile printers, studio workflow, pre-press preparations, graphic design, color management/correcting of client files, inventory management, and strategic planning.
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University of Oregon
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United States
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Higher Education
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700 & Above Employee
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Library Student Assistant
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Sep 2014 - Jun 2017
Student Assistant at UO Architecture and Allied Arts Library. Worked at and behind desk, receiving and lending resources, shelving, collection maintenance. Also served as a general technology and research resource. Student Assistant at UO Architecture and Allied Arts Library. Worked at and behind desk, receiving and lending resources, shelving, collection maintenance. Also served as a general technology and research resource.
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Design for America
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United States
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Design
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1 - 100 Employee
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Studio Lead
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Sep 2015 - Jan 2017
Served as a co-lead of DFA's University of Oregon studio chapter. Role included facilitating weekly meetings, overseeing project teams, organizing project timelines, teaching the human centered design process, training project leads, and communicating with campus operations for scheduling, budgeting and community outreach. Served as a co-lead of DFA's University of Oregon studio chapter. Role included facilitating weekly meetings, overseeing project teams, organizing project timelines, teaching the human centered design process, training project leads, and communicating with campus operations for scheduling, budgeting and community outreach.
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Education
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University of Oregon
Bachelor of Fine Arts - BFA, Industrial and Product Design