About

Based in Tampa, FL, Shawn Paonessa has over 10 years experience as an award-winning Art Director and Multimedia Designer, directing and producing print and digital, content-rich publications, graphics and videos with consistent branding, on-time and in-budget.

Specialties include: website design, website administration, content strategy, graphic and brand design, and video and presentation production.

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Experience

Director, Creative Services | Tampa Bay Chamber | 2017 – present

Creator-In-Chief | Kitefliers Studios | 2011 – 2016

Multimedia/Website Designer | Freelance 2011 – Present

Software

Adobe Photoshop

Adobe InDesign

Adobe Premiere

Adobe Illustrator

Adobe XD

Adobe Lightroom

WordPress

Elementor Pro

HTML/CSS

Awards / Honors / Activities

2020 – FACP Communications Award Winner – Annual Report

2019 – FACP Communications Award Winner – Local, State & Federal Legislative Agendas

2019 – FACP Communications Award Winner – Women of Influence Campaign

2018 – FACP Communications Award Winner – Annual Report

2018 – ACCE Communications Award Winner – Minority Business Accelerator Campaign

2013 – Telly Award Bronze Winner – The Bedford Devil – Director (Kitefliers Studios)

Theatre Tampa Bay Outstanding Sound Design – 1984 – Jobsite Theater

Board member – Jobsite Theater, 2001 – 2014 (Chair, 2014; Vice-Chair 2007 – 2013).

Artistic Associate – Jobsite Theater, Straz Performing Arts Center 1999 – 2022.

Professional actor, stage director, sound designer, video designer and playwright 1999 – present

Recipient: Special Letter of Recognition, Tampa Mayor Pam Iorio for cultural impact on Tampa and local arts

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