About

April has worked as a Content Planner and Visual Designer for more than 20 years. As someone with an eye for detail and impulse for organization, she thrives on developing and managing projects through the whole life cycle—from initiation to implementation to results evaluation. Her data-driven approach creates a road map for programs that are in-line with goals, targeted to specific audiences, and combine visual storytelling and branding. Her years of program management and design experience span the fields of retail, higher education, pharmaceuticals, finance, and biotech. April’s focus for clients utilizes omni-channel marketing campaigns and website content creation and management. Currently, April is the staff photographer for the Co-op Food Stores (in New Hampshire and Vermont). In 2019, she received her Advanced Social Media Certificate from University of Vermont.

Resume: www.linkedin.com/in/april-turner-30684b5

Freelance work through Robert Half (Boston office)
CLIENTS: BlueCross BlueShield, PartyCity, CompuMark

Freelance work through Robert Half (Miami office)
CLIENTS: JC Penny, Miami Herald, IBM International

Freelance work through Aquent (San Francisco office)
CLIENTS: The Body Shop, Exelixis Pharmaceuticals, San Francisco Examiner

Hobbies

April is passionate about the ocean and it’s marine life. Her artwork often depicts this love. When not doing design work, you can often find April on dolphin and whale watching boats or traveling. She has held jobs with Bottomtime Adventures in the Bahamas, Dolphin Excursions in Hawaii, and Kewalo Marine Mammal Lab in Hawaii. In 2012, she participated in the Hopkins Center for the Arts HOP’s Hands on Piano art project. Her piano design was titled “Whale Song” based on the habits of the Humpback whales during mating season in Hawaii.

Traveling is April’s source for renewing her creativity. Some of her favorite lifetime experiences have been climbing Mount Kilimanjaro in Tanzania, visiting the pyramids of Egypt, swimming with the dolphins in the Red Sea and Bahamas, and visiting all parts of Scotland and England when visiting her parents who lived abroad.

Certifications

2022 - Effective Website Design - Vermont Technical College

2021 - Intro to Interior Design - Vermont Technical College

2019 - Advanced Social Media - University of Vermont

2017 - Leadership Upper Valley

Education

April received her MFA from the Academy of Art University in San Francisco. Studying animation at the time, she interned with Industrial Light & Magic (A Lucas Film Company) and briefly saw George Lucas as he walked through the halls.

An ocean lover her whole life—it’s not surprising that April choose UC Santa Barbara along the California coast for her undergraduate studies. Like many UCSB students, she rode her bicycle to campus where she enjoyed her days in the art studios. Thinking she wanted to be an art teacher someday, April minored in Education.

Info

email: atg@aprilturnergirard.com

message: 802 299 1179