Timothy Tope
Worthington, Ohio 43085
accfdq@r.postjobfree.com
www.timtope.com
Experience
Thirty-One Gifts/All'asta (sister company of Thirty-One Gifts)
**** ***** Crossing, Columbus, OH 43219 1-866-GIFTS31
January 5, 2013 - Present (contract ending December 31, 2013)
Web Designer/Video Editor/UI Designer (Contract position)
. Designed, developed, tested and delivered web sites, components and other
deliverables.
. Created, developed and designed new concepts for the web.
. Performed enhancements and defect resolution on an ongoing basis.
. Review final concepts and partner with front-end coders to execute design
. Test, solve and review links, images and functionality.
. Perform site design maintenance tasks as needed
. Determine dimensions, styles and design for web interfaces based on user
demographics and current best practices.
. Inspect, evaluate and identify web solutions with current web
technologies.
. Study resources for relevant design trends and future web technologies.
. Prepared and organized site maps, flow charts, and web strategies.
. Strategize with team members and collectively approach new web trends.
. Shot and edited video for training and promotion
. Design and implementation of media and promotional materials (i.e.
catalogs, web sites, brochures, advertisements, logos, high resolution
photo retouching, convention panels)
. Developed branding and CSS for new Party Plan web site
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Tope Creative Group (Self-employed)
Worthington, OH, 614-***-****
May 1993 - April 2012
Principal/Creative Director/Interactive Designer
. Partnered with clients on effective creative developments to enhance &
establish the client's corporate image
. Managed creative teams of copywriters, account managers, and other studio
staff in new business/client activities, pitches
. Design and implementation of media and promotional materials (i.e. web
sites, brochures, advertisements, logos, packaging, high resolution photo
retouching, convention panels, prepared print materials for electronic
output)
. Developed web creative, online design projects and email creative.
Delivered quality art and creative within the scheduled time for each
project
. Coordinated with in-house departments on creative development for online
marketing and web site programs. Helped to develop creative concepts for
testing for improvement of web and online marketing
. Created comps or treatments for new features and functions. Worked with
in-house, corporate partners and vendor teams to make best use of
resources for timely creative development on online projects
. Created concepts for brand extension sites, new project concepts, HTML
emails, branded site updates, E-commerce site updates, banner creative,
designs and constructs Web pages/sites, promotions and similar projects.
Updated expansive web sites using many different Content Management
Systems
. Developed emails, home page treatments, landing page treatments
. Creating treatments and ideas for site improvement
. Conceived new site features or functions to enhance the user experience
online
. Clients included: Jaguar North America (Ford Motor Co.), Hilton,
AmerisourceBergen, Tyson Foods, JPMorgan Chase and BB&T Banks
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Jegs High Performance, Inc.
Delaware, OH, 740-***-****
May 2012 - November 2012
E-commerce Designer (Contract position)
. Responsible for on-time execution with high quality design standards of E-
commerce creative requests.
. Developed web creative production, online design projects and email
creative. Deliver quality art and creative within the scheduled time for
each project.
. Developed comps or treatments for new features and functions. Developed
new project concepts, HTML emails, branded site updates, E-commerce site
updates, banner creative, designs and constructed web pages/sites,
promotions and similar projects.
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SOS Media Group (Contract position)
612 Park St. Columbus, OH, 43215 614-***-****
July 2011 - December 2011
Creative Director/Interactive Designer
. Responsible for online creative development, production and project
management
. Managed the design and implementation of media and promotional materials
(i.e. web sites, brochures, advertisements, logos, high resolution photo
retouching)
. Developed creative concepts for client pitches
. Implemented HTML5 sites for video and CSS responsive viewport sizing
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Lane Bryant Corporate (Contract position)
3344 Morse Crossing, Columbus, OH 43231, 614-***-****
February 2011 - June 2011
E Commerce Designer
. Developed concepts for brand extension sites, new project concepts, HTML
emails, branded site updates, Ecommerce site updates, banner creative,
designs and construct web pages/sites, promotions, and similar projects
. Researched other online competitors, new technologies, & current online
trends
. Coordinated creative for online marketing and web site programs
. Developed emails, home page treatments, landing page treatments and
online marketing pages
. Expert skills in Photoshop, Dreamweaver, InDesign, HTML and other
relevant web site tools
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Stonefly Communications Group, Worthington, Ohio (Contract position)
December 2004 - June 2005
Freelance Art Director
Creative concepts for new client pitches, designed pharmaceutical firms
materials for advertising and promotions such as brochures, advertisements,
logos, packaging, convention panels, prepared print materials for
electronic output
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Ryan Partnership, Worthington, Ohio (Contract position)
February 2002 - August 2002
Freelance Art Director
Designed materials for retail and direct marketing such as brochures,
advertisements, logos, packaging, high resolution photo retouching,
convention panels, prepared print materials for electronic output
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Iannarino/Tope Design, Columbus, Ohio
June 1990 - April 1993
Managing Partner/Graphic Designer
Designed materials for advertising and promotions such as annual reports,
brochures, advertisements, logos, packaging
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Applications/Software
Adobe InDesign QuarkXpress
Adobe PhotoShop CSS
Adobe Illustrator HTML/XHTML
Adobe Flash Microsoft Office Products
Adobe Dreamweaver WordPress
Adobe Premiere Content Management Systems
Javascript Powerpoint
DotNetNuke (DNN) jQuery
Education
. The Ohio State University
Bachelor of Science in Industrial Design, specializing in Visual
Communications
. Gallia Academy High School
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References
Bryan Huber
Manager of Web Content
Thirty-One Gifts
1-866-GIFTS31
Jeff Hartnell
Director
Westerville CVB
Amy Weirick
Travel Writer/Expert
President
Weirick Communications
Tim Woodhall
Director of Marketing
Hilton at Easton
614-***-****, ext. 6005
John Milowe
Owner
Cyba-Labs
Barry Eisenman
President
BE Creative
Jennifer Pearce
Executive Director
Marketing and Communications
Mike Poleway
Event Marketing Group