Lecture: Graphic Design Careers in Local Government

Presented by Natalie M. Kenny Marquez, Management Analyst and Public Information Officer, Village of Skokie, Illinois. What does a career in local government and public administration entail? What role does local government play in your day-to-day life? How does graphic design serve the needs of a public administrator? Natalie will answer these and other questions during her presentation about public sector marketing and communications. She will show examples of graphic design projects that she has worked on including Village publications and a major advertising campaign published in Crain’s Chicago Business. Natalie M. Kenny Marquez is the Management Analyst/Public Information Officer for the Village of Skokie, Illinois. Natalie began her Skokie tenure in fall 2005 as a Manager’s Office intern while in graduate school at the University of Illinois, Chicago. She was promoted to her current position in January 2007. “The position,” notes Natalie, “is the perfect mix for me. It combines my passion for communications with my interest in local government management, public service and public administration.” Natalie’s duties include designing and co-editing the Village’s award-winning resident newsletter, desging Village brochures and informational signs, processing Freedom of Information requests and coordinating special events and commercial filming applications. Natalie also acts as the Staff Liaison to the Fine Arts Commission and the Public Arts Advisory Committee. Two major projects recently completed by Natalie include updating and redeveloping the Village’s website and establishing a municipal emergency advisory radio station. Friday, April 17 at 12 noon in room C118.