David Mallen

Graphic Designer, Web Designer, Entrepreneur

Oxnard, CA

acclze@r.postjobfree.com - 805-***-****

Dynamic, detail-oriented graphic designer who creates clean, effective designs with more than 10 years

of experience in graphic and web design, writing, and copy editing. Effective communicator who thrives in

collaborative, fast-paced environments.

WORK EXPERIENCE

Graphic Designer

Yardi Systems, Inc. - Santa Barbara, CA - 2012 to 2014

Designed invitations, signs, fliers, brochures, tradeshow displays, conference signage, email campaigns, and

miscellaneous print material for conferences and events.

• Initiated transfer of conference signage printing, folding, and cutting to local vendors, saving hours of time,

increasing quality and consistency of product.

• Arranged transfer of conference poster printing from FedEx to local print vendors, saving the company

thousands of dollars and increasing quality of product.

• Collaborated with writer and developer to create Executive Briefing website.

• Created searchable image archiving system that allowed marketing team to quickly locate images.

Senior Artist

UCSB Extension - Santa Barbara, CA - 2009 to 2012

Designed ads, quarterly catalogs, and other print material; Updated website daily; performed regular updates

to Facebook pages; copy edited and wrote advertising text; created Green Building blog.

• Increased website traffic by achieving page one rankings on Google for relevant keyword searches.

• Initiated back-up system of critical Extension data.

• Redesigned logo and website, giving Extension program a fresh, modern look.

• Implemented system that synced online and print catalogs for greater efficiency.

Owner

David Mallen Designs - Santa Barbara, CA - 2000 to 2012

Created full-service design agency offering everything from print collateral to web design.

Created 5 popular iPhone apps.

• Secured and completed contract work with Magellan’s, Patagonia, Big Dogs Sportswear,

The Walking Company and the University of Texas.

• Achieved high customer satisfaction for design work with consistent referrals.

• Managed print vendors, designers, and developers.

• Invented the first wine tasting iPhone app for Santa Barbara County.

• Product designed custom wine glasses.

• Achieved 5-Star Rating on Amazon.com for all Mr. Picky products.

Graphic Designer

Big Dogs Sportswear/The Walking Company - Santa Barbara, CA - 2002 to 2007

Designed catalog pages, print and banner ads, landing pages for website, and graphics for print and web.

• Created Photoshop scripts to streamline process of sizing thousands of graphics for catalog and website,

saving company thousands of dollars.

Graphic Designer

Patagonia - Ventura, CA - 2005 to 2005

Designed catalog pages on-site and remotely; designed miscellaneous marketing material.

Graphic Designer

The Daily Breeze - Torrance, CA - 1998 to 2000

Worked closely with syndicated food writer Lisa Messinger crafting colorful covers for the newspaper’s food

section. Commissioned to design and maintain Lisa’s personal food review website.

Graphic Designer, Travel Editor

Ventura County Star - Ventura, CA - 1996 to 1998

Designed Travel, Sports, News and feature sections; selected travel stories from local writers and The

Associated Press; copy edited and wrote headlines.

EDUCATION

B.A. in American Literature

University of California, Santa Cruz (UCSC) - Santa Cruz, CA

Journalism Program Completion

Santa Barbara City College - Santa Barbara, CA

Study Abroad Program

Santa Barbara City College - Cambridge

SKILLS

Adobe InDesign, Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Illustrator, Adobe Dreamweaver, Adobe Flash, Adobe InCopy

WordPress, MailChimp, GoToMeeting, Skype Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, Google+, Google Analytics

Microsoft Office

LINKS

http://executive-briefings.yardi.com

http://extension.ucsb.edu

http://www.davidmallendesigns.com

http://www.mr-picky.com

PUBLICATIONS

Islands Magazine

http://www.islands.com/magazine

The Daily Breeze

http://www.dailybreeze.com

San Diego Union Tribune

http://www.utsandiego.com

Ventura County Star

http://www.vcstar.com

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