JAHIM BASKERVILLE

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Qualifications Profile

Highly creative and multi-talented Senior Art Director with extensive experience in multimedia, marketing and print design. Exceptional collaborative and interpersonal skills; dynamic team player with well-developed written and verbal communication abilities. Highly skilled in client and vendor relations/negotiations; talented at building and maintaining “win-win” partnerships. Passionate and inventive creator of innovative marketing strategies and campaigns; accustomed to performing in deadline-driven environments with an emphasis on working within time and budget requirements. Experience

2021 - Present SIGND NYC, NY

Sr. Art Director, Digital Designer

• Create signed digital/acrylic memorabilia for the world’s leading athletes and entertainers. 2020 - 2021 PFL - Professional Fighters League NYC, NY Sr. Art Director, Digital Designer

• Managed team members in the various production phases of all digital, social, and mobile initiatives.

• Implemented Key Art/Compositing presentation materials, digital /social content and marketing MMA event materials

• Designed a range of campaign support materials including banner ads, in venue on-site assets. 2020 -2021 Red Apple Real Estate NYC, NY

Creative Director, Fine Artist

• Achieved higher levels of quality and production speed by streamlining processes between creative, technology, editorial, and project management teams.

• Creating large scale abstract paintings for luxury condominiums. 2019 GLOW Interactive Contract 11/19 – 01/20 NYC, NY Production Artist

• Supervised and developed 360 campaigns for television series.

• Created high-concept glossy comps and mock-ups to depict ideas within the pitch deck. 2019 Peloton HQ Contract 8/19 – 11/19 NYC, NY

Production Artist

• Managed prepress process and archived produced images and graphics.

• Kept up-to-date with trends, graphic design techniques and software.

• Finalized and developed 360 campaigns.

2016 - 2023 Freelance Consultant NYC, NY - Boston, MA TONY Awards, Jack Morton Worldwide, SHOWTIME Network, GLOW Interactive, Foundation Medicine, Peloton, Evenflo, Parametric Technology Corporation

Creative Director

• Partnered with “The Broadway League” to develop collateral for major televised entertainment awards ceremonies. Designed high end Key Art movie posters for independent films and original series.

• Oversaw banner ads, social graphics, marketing collateral, trade-show kiosks, signage, presentations, mechanicals for 2D/3D print/digital files and reports across all media.

• Developed digital concepts, redefined brands and achieved innovative design for award winning solutions with meticulous attention to detail.

2014 - 2016 Tappe Architects, Inc. Boston, MA

Art Director

• Retouched/Composited interior/exterior images for client presentations and web.

• Created 3D renderings, signage, internal marketing books and design principles with “outside-of-the-box” thinking. 2012 Mullen Contract 4/12 – 10/12 Boston, MA

Production Artist

• Partnered with Art Directors to develop/composite/retouch engaging graphics for FAGE, Grey Goose and Santander Bank.

• Responsible for retouching and collaging for preliminary/final client review. Education

2007 - 2012 Boston Architectural College Boston, MA Architecture, Environmental Design

• Synthesized 2D/3D design to activate special environments. 1990 - 1992 Parsons School of Design New York, NY Communication Design

• Combined typography and images to create a visual dialogue to effectively captivate a target audience. 1989 - 1990 University of Connecticut Waterbury, CT Communication Design

• Created compelling communication through composition and space. Skills: Adobe Suite, SketchUp, PPTX, KeyNote, Figma, Illustrations, Storyboarding, Photomontage, Art Installations