Graphic Designer

Wayne Hastings

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Education:

Memphis College of Art, Memphis, TN Pensacola Jr. College, Pensacola, FL

Graduated 1988 Graduated 1986

B.F.A. in Graphic Design A.S. in Graphic Design

Software:

Adobe Creative Suite

Microsoft Office Suite

HTML and CSS

Joomla and other content management systems

Experience:

11/2009 - present

Self-employed

Create print ads, brochure collateral, and website design/development for assisted living facilities

Griffin Village (GA), Pennybyrn at Maryfield (NC), Wesley Living (TN), and Westminster

Village (IN).

Concept and produce print brochure collateral, PowerPoint presentations, convention signage,

intranet/extranet websites, interactive PDFs, and more for various Hilton Worldwide brands.

Concept and produce yearly Brand Strategy Plan for Hampton Inn brand for 2010 to present.

Design and produce monthly Homewood Suites corporate newsletter Extended Stay Café from

June 2010 to June 2012.

Concept and produce retail cosmetics packaging for Dermaflage, including flat art for print

production and mockup 3D comps for presentation.

Concept and produce posters, e-mail campaigns, and other collateral to support Transitions

Optical’s internal “Vision and Values” campaign.

Trained clients to use the Joomla content management system.

2/2002 - 11/2009

Interactive Designer

Graphics and Motion, Inc., Memphis, TN

Website design and development for small and medium-sized businesses and organizations.

Involved in every facet of site development including: initial client meetings to assess needs,

selecting relevant technologies to implement, design of the site look and feel, installation of a

content management system such as Joomla or WordPress, and converting the site design into

templates for use in the CMS. Conducted training sessions to teach customers how to admin their

own sites using the CMS installed. Provided on-going end user technical support associated with

website maintenance.

Developed, designed, and managed e-mail newsletter campaigns for many different clients.

Designed e-mail newsletters in HTML and TEXT only versions, wrote and edited copy as

necessary, managed double opt-in e-mail address databases, monitored and reviewed results with

clients.

Designed interfaces for MIVA Merchant shopping carts and managed carts as necessary.

Designed and produced Flash banner ads.

Designed and produced other print material for clients, including brochures, business cards, and

postcards.

8/1994 - 12/2001

Interactive Designer

Archer/Malmo, Memphis, TN

Web site design and development for a wide variety of clients, including Pennzoil-Quaker State,

Promus Hotel Corporation, Memphis Rock 'n' Soul Museum, VP Buildings, Looney Ricks Kiss

Architects, and Colgate-Palmolive.

Designed and produced print ads and collateral, as well as web graphics for clients such as M.S.

Carriers, Belz Enterprises, Delta Beverage Group (local Pepsi distributor), FedEx, International

Paper, and National Bank of Commerce.

Actively participated in corporate restructure Process Efficiency Team.

Exhibited in the 1995 CommuniGraphics exhibition: M.S. Carriers Annual Report.

Won 1995 VOX Award for M.S. Carriers Annual Report design.

Won 1999 NAPAA Silver Award for Pennzoil-Quaker State Co-op Extranet Web site.

Won 2000 NAPAA Silver Award for vpmarketbuilder.com Extranet Web site.

Won 2000 VOX Award for centralstationparties.com Web site.

8/1992 - 8/1994

Graphic Designer

Oden and Associates, Memphis, TN

Recommended and implemented a computer networking system. Installed new computers,

oversaw installation of network equipment, and trained employees.

Developed a standard system for naming Macintosh files, network backup, and archiving

completed files.

Within six months of start date, initiated art department transition from 100 percent board

mechanicals to 100 percent electronic mechanicals.

Developed a creative quality assurance system. Worked with suppliers to determine the best way

to create computer mechanicals, initiated error tracking and solution documentation, personally

reviewed all computer files sent for output, developed a checklist form for Oden and its vendors.

Researched new ways to exchange information with clients, vendors and freelancers, including

installing

a 24-hour dial-up computer bulletin board and exploring the potential benefits of Internet

connectivity.

Clients serviced included FedEx, International Paper, National Bank of Commerce, Thomas &

Betts, Maybelline, and TPI.

1/1990 - 8/1992

Computer Graphics Director

Walker and Associates, Memphis, TN

Moved from an internship to full-time position as Computer Graphics Director.

Supported clients through computer-based layout and design. Produced print media and

collateral. Clients included McDonald's, Tennessee Tourism, and First Tennessee Bank.

Maintained and supervised office Macintosh network. Services included troubleshooting,

recommending new equipment and software, training employees, and computer service.

Portfolio:

https://www.behance.net/waynehastingsdotnet

http://waynehastings.net/portfolio2014.pdf

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