DAN L. THOMPSON

ART DIRECTOR I GRAPHIC DESIGNER

CREATIVE I ORGANIZED I VISUAL THINKER I MULTI-TASKER I TEAM PLAYER OBJECTIVE

My career goal is a place

where I can fully utilize my

creative talents, execute ideas

with proficiency with graphic

communication, and grow

personally and professionally

with a productive team in a

firmly established, technically-

advanced company.

EDUCATION

August 1986

Iowa Wesleyan College

Mount Pleasant, Iowa

BA in Art Education (certified

K-12), Minor in Commercial Art

May 1983

Western Iowa Tech

Community College

Sioux City, Iowa

Associate Applied Science Degree

in Architectural-Construction

Engineering Technology

AWARDS

Bronze Quill Award

IABC of Dallas (newsletter design)

CAUSES

Habitat for Humanity

Dallas Leadership Foundation

(After school program for inner city

children to learn graphic design)

CONTACT

8601 Gold Road

Rowlett, Texas 75089

214-***-****

ac9yep@r.postjobfree.com

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

ART DIRECTOR

October 2007—Present / Bigham Advertising Agency, Carrollton, TX

— Conceptualized and developed art for marketing/direct mail appeals, fundraising, print advertising for clients

— Designed branding logos, ads, brochures, and newsletters

— Created online banner ads, web page concepts, landing pages and other response media

—Kept projects on-time, on budget, while maintaining high quality.

—Proficient with Apple/Mac equipment, Adobe Creative Suite ART DIRECTOR

May 1991—October 2007 / American Tract, Garland, TX

— Initiated and enhanced greatly the creative direction of the organization: concept to design, photo art direction through to pre-press, and marketing

— Designed branding, magazine/product catalogs, brochures, newsletters, and product promotion

— Consulted and produced promotional materials for clients

— Conceptualized and developed art for marketing/direct mail pieces, annual reports, fundraising appeals, print advertising, and collateral

— Developed exhibit design for trade shows, POP, & presentations CREATIVE DIRECTOR, OWNER

April 1988—Present / T-Bone Design, Rowlett, TX

— Freelance graphic design service and consulting business

— Logos, print design, direct mail, T-shirts, and social media banner ads, promotional items

GRAPHIC DESIGNER

June 1987—May 1991 / Dallas Theological Seminary, Dallas, TX

— Designed numerous in-house and marketing print pieces while maintaining several on-going projects for campus department

— Supported one-on-one department contract work for specific college-oriented publications

— Collaborated with the Creative Director on projects and aided with art direction on photoshoots and setups

GRAPHIC ARTIST

August 1984—March 1987 / Iowa Wesleyan College, Mt. Pleasant, IA

— Part-time artist/designer for college Publications/PR Department i.e. brochures, newsletters, campus publications

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