Sales Marketing

Mark Johnson

Contact Online Portfolio

markjdesign.com

Ph: 971-***-****

Email: acp4v2@r.postjobfree.com

Location: Portland, Or

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Achievements 11 Years Experience

08/2014 - Present Freelance / Contract Design Director - DC Connections

(Product Development Department)

06/2012 - 08/2014 Lead Designer - Kroger / Fred Meyer Corporate Office

Created, proposed & standardized the

Fred Meyer corporate process for kids • Manage communication and directives to contract designers

apparel product placement on the store

• Initiate and conduct product development strategy meetings

floor by developing a color coded info

• Develope and update in-store directional and waypoint signage

g raphic template that was universally

simple to interpret. This successfully lead to • Create prints and graphics for both home and apparel categories

cleaner displays and higher volume sales.

• Prepare table layout diagrams for in store products and displays

• Maintain knowledge of current print/design trends, graphic techniques and software

Branded the biggest event of the year for 10/2010 - 06/2012 Lead Designer - Grenade Gloves Inc. Corporate Office

Grenade Gloves. The Grenade Games • Manage communication, budget and directives to internal and external designers

is an all mountain, 3 day snowboarding

• Create product catalogs and marketing materials for online, print and trade shows

festival. On average this event brings in

• Develope event branding and waypoint graphics for indoor and outdoor events

more than 30’000 spectators, participants,

professional artists and athletes each year. • Manage and ensure brand identity through the entire process of product development

With my branding, we got a record number

• Oversee tech pack production and propose new apparel artwork to big box retailers

of just over 40’000 people.

• Develop and ensure product creation time lines from start to finish

(Marketing Department)

08/2008 - 09/2010 Lead Designer - Kroger / Fred Meyer Corporate Office

Branded Fred Meyer’s Founders Day

Sale. This is the largest sale of the year • Direct and assist in weekly retail product photo shoots

for the Fred Meyer chain. I created a logo

• Concept and design promo ads, product displays and seasonal retail POP

that would not only bring in sales but also

• Evaluate each marketing projects’ over-all aesthetics to assure brand integrity

educate the consumer market about the

rich history of the retail chain. • Set up and lead meetings with vendors and buyers to forecast ad placements

07/2007 - 08/2008 Lead Designer - Phoenix Gold. Corporate Office

With Phoenix Gold, I cut packaging cost by

60% on 6 different products by redesigning • Manage the creative direction of all marketing initiatives for both print and web

the product packaging size and labels

• Develop trade show booth graphics, layouts and product package design

• Source printing companies for trade show and event collateral

Education • Create functional design solutions for the sales and marketing team

• Illustrate and design monthly ads for national and international publications

07/2001 - 03/2006 Art Institute Portland (Promoted to Art Director in 2006)

• Bachelors Degree 04/2004 - 07/2007 Graphic Designer - Flossin Magazine

• Major - Graphic Design • Manage a creative team of two designers and two copywriters

• Minor - Marketing

• Organize ad placement for clients such as Nike, Cricket, Mercedes Benz and others

Skill Overview

• Coordinate weekly strategy briefs, direct photo shoots and manage project budgets

• Collect and organize all media files pertaining to the creation of the publication

• Color correct images and maintain company share files

• All Adobe - Mac - PC - HTML - CSS - FTP

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