Graphic Artist Marketing

Academy of Art College, San Francisco CA

BFA in Illustration

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EDUCATION

CAPCOM/Beeline

Director, Creative Services

Developing and producing branded consumer products

• Designed unique consumer products such as plush toys, t-shirts, display items, branded gifts, games and consumables

• Vetted and selected vendors

• Established and maintained product pipelines and schedules Leading and managing a team of artists

• Recruited, interviewed and hired new talent

• Created workflows, managed schedules and defined deliverables

• Maintained the constant and efficient communication of goals, dates and expectations to both managers and subordinates

Building marketing materials for di diverse licenses

• Produced print collateral, on-line ads, trade-show displays and video promos

• Strictly maintained the unique brand feel of all properties Creating all identity products for corporate and games

• Designed logos, letterhead, business cards and apparel, built styleguides, selected brand colors and typefaces

• Successfully rebranded the corporate identity three times

• Oversaw the look and feel of web presence

Inventing unique hooks for community engagement

• Created polls, puzzles and contests for the gaming community

• Encouraged investment by awarding physical, digital and status-based prizes THQ Wireless

Senior Graphic Artist, Personalization

Oversaw a team of multi-disciplined artists

Responsible for creation and delivery of device personalization products for multiple licensors

Managed the scheduling, prioritizing and timely delivery of all projects Animobile / Hyperion Studios

Graphic Artist

Pr Provided all graphics and animations for fifteen published mobile games and other applications for a range of devices

Developed award-winning game concepts and designs

Created banner ads, wallpapers, fliers, t-shirts, window displays and other advertising materials for print, web and mobile media 2001-2003

2004-2006

2006-2016

WORK EXPERIENCE

TOOLBOX

By approaching AAA

brands like Star Wars,

Smurfs, and the CAPCOM

suite of games with the

team-based, bootstrap

mentality of the

startup culture, I seek

to inspire teams to

create quality product

that honors and

builds on the passion

that first brought

users to the brand.

PROFILE

CONTACT

ILLUSTRATION . DESIGN . ART DIRECTION

MICHAEL A VALDEZ

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