Resume

SAMUEL UNDERWOOD

San Francisco, CA | 650-208-8722 | sammaxunderwood@gmail.com | www.linkedin.com/in/sammaxunderwood

Portfolio: https://samuelunderwood.com

WEB & GRAPHIC DESIGN

Entry-level web and graphic designer with hands-on experience building and editing websites and creating digital content. Recently earned B.S. in Computer Information Systems, concentrating in Web & Digital Media. Skilled in Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign, Premiere Pro, HTML/CSS, and WordPress to bring ideas to life through websites, visual content, and branded communications. Known for quickly mastering new platforms and contributing to user-friendly, visually compelling digital experiences. Excellent research, proofreading, and editing capabilities.

EDUCATION & TRAINING

Bachelor of Science in Computer Information Systems                                                                                                                                                                                May 2025

Beacon College, Leesburg, FL | Concentration in Web & Digital Media

Relevant Courses: Web Design | Digital Imaging | Digital Video I | Visual Communications | Web Production | Publication Design | Vector Illustration & Layout | Advertising Design | Typography

Additional Professional Development (Framer, Coursera, LinkedIn Learning, Skillshare, & Udemy): Webflow Collections CMS | Framer Fundamentals | Google UX Design | Adobe Illustrator CC Essentials | Logo Design with Draplin | Google Digital Marketing E-Commerce | Midjourney | DeepSeek – Marketing Tools Certificate

TECHNICAL SKILLS

Web Design: Google UX Design, HTML/CSS, WordPress, Wix, Dreamweaver, Finalsite

Digital Imaging & Video: Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign, Premiere Pro

Tools: ChatGPT, Microsoft Office Suite, Google Workspace

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

CRM Data Management (Freelance) | Moms Against Poverty | Burlingame, CA                                                                                                         February 2026 – April 2026

  • Maintained 11K+ donor program and campaign records in Virtuous CRM, maintaining accuracy, completeness, consistency, and
    proper formatting while supporting database upkeep, tagging, and sorting of records for reporting and operational use.

Volunteer Graphic Artist / Ad Designer | SolMateo | Burlingame, CA                                                                                                                       February 2026 – March 2026

  • Created event poster in Photoshop to promote attendance and increase awareness for SolMateo Kitchen Tour fundraiser.
  • Designed print advertisements using Photoshop for local businesses featured in Kitchen Tour Book distributed to 600+ attendees.

Marketing & Communications Intern | Sterne School | San Francisco, CA                                                                                                                   June 2024 – August 2024

  • Helped design new Currents blog and infrastructure from scratch, creating user-friendly page layouts and quickly learning Finalsite’s Posts module to support content publishing and engagement.
  • Proofread and edited blog posts for publication in Currents news feed, including conducting interviews, researching, and writing a blog on the school’s handball team.
  • Formatted and tagged all blogs on Finalsite to publish and display posts correctly online and ensure branding and messaging remained accurate and consistent.
  • Updated website content across multiple pages to ensure accurate information for the new school year.
  • Created online folder and tracking system using Google Drive to maintain project organization, leading to timely development and project launch.

Website Design Intern | Burlingame/SFO Chamber of Commerce | Burlingame, CA                                                                                                    May 2023 – August 2023

  • Worked with team to design and build new user-friendly website in Wix, creating intuitive layouts and navigation that would improve access to chamber resources, local business information, and community events for organization with hundreds of members in town of 30,000+ residents.
  • Researched information on hundreds of companies and organizations to ensure pages contain accurate and complete data.

Production Intern / Volunteer | Art in Action | Redwood City, CA                                                                                                                                   July 2022 – August 2022

  • Followed procedures for producing, organizing, and shipping educational art supplies to K-8 schools, resulting in accurate and on-time customer delivery and pickup.
  • Received and processed warehouse stock products, ensuring items were correctly inventoried and stored.