CHRISTOPHER POWERS

**** ********** ****, *** ***, Plano TX 75024

acf1u1@r.postjobfree.com • 972-***-****

Portfolio: www.cgmp.org

OBJECTIVE!

To obtain a full-time position which will effectively utilize my extensive marketing and design

experience and education within a growing and professional working environment.

SUMMARY OF QUALIFICATIONS AND ACCOMPLISHMENTS!

• 15+ years of experience in the marketing and advertising industry providing me with the

expertise in all stages of graphic design from conception to completion.

• Over 12+ years of graphic design experience as Graphic Designer

• Over 8 years of experience as Sr. Art Director and Creative Director.

• 8+ years of front-end web design experience with Joomla CMS and Wordpress CMS

• Hands on experience with several industries from healthcare-related businesses, accounting

firms, and a variety of retail and consumer related businesses.

• Created multiple branding guidelines for small and mid-sized businesses.

• Designed over 20+ logos for small businesses

PROFESSIONAL SKILLS!

• Logo Design, Branding Guidelines and Typography

• Graphic Design for Print Advertisements, Advanced Layout Design

• Graphic Design for Direct Mail, POP Display, Billboards & Signage

• 8+ years of project management as Art Director and Creative Director

• 8+ years working closing with printers, media buying, talent acquisition for radio & video

• Search Engine Optimization and Social Media Marketing Expertise

SOFTWARE EXPERIENCE!

• Adobe Creative Suite CS3 to CS6 including Photoshop, Illustrator, Dreamweaver, Flash,

Fireworks, Adobe After Effects and InDesign Apple Final Cut Pro, Apple Motion,

MotionComposer, Hype.

• Extensive experience with HTML5 and CSS3, Joomla! CMS, WordPress CMS

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EXPERIENCE!

Apptricity (Dallas, TX) Sr Graphic Designer 6/13 - 04/14!

• Revised the company branding guidelines and updated the entire catalog of printed literature,

logos and product icons and website graphics to bring them into brand.

• Created and updated company documents, white papers, product sheets, brochures and

workflow graphics to match the new branding standards.

• Created graphics for trade show booths, website and social media sites.

Accomplishments

• Organized and created brand identity guidelines for Apptricity.

• Coached the marketing department on best practices regarding creative briefs.

Powers By Design (St. Louis, MO & Dallas, TX) Creative Director 4/07 - 03/13!

• Directed and managed a full time marketing team on multiple on-going projects and initiatives

including but not limited to operations, technical, administrative and/or financial.

• Responsible for overall customer relationship & service, driving best practices, managing

projects to improve customer success as well as establishing business partnerships via the

engagement of new vendors/products.

• Managed multiple graphic designers, who helped build the wireframes for websites, and the

website developers who implemented the designs to build custom built Joomla CMS.

Accomplishments

• Created the a collection of Pet Adoption Guide for Royal Canin/Petco. Art Directed and

designed a series of print advertisements for Eastern Long Island Hospital.

• Nominated three times for Best in Business by the Small Business Monthly publication.

Advanced Lipo Dissolve aka Fig. (St. Louis, MO) Graphic Designer 5/05 - 04/07!

• Worked in a mid-sized marketing department responsible for creative marketing materials for

the company, including Print advertisements, postcards and direct mail, billboards, signage,

newsletters, email ads, graphics for web and video projects, art directed photo shoots.

Accomplishments

• Assisted in the development and re-branding of Advanced Lipo Dissolve (ALDC) into Fig.

including VIP invitations and full press kit packages for media distribution.

• Created over 50+ direct mail pieces, full-page print ads and billboards for ALCD/Fig.

EDUCATION!

• St. Louis Community College, A.F.A. in Fine Arts, Graphic Design

PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS!

• American Institute of Graphic Artists (AIGA) & Graphic Artists Guild (GAG)

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