Creative Director Graphic Design
Resume:
DESIGN • MEDIA • LEADERSHIP
******@***********.***
ERIC MATHIAS
EXPERIENCE
NPG
Creative Partner
Jan. 1990 – Present
Consulting creative director overseeing large creative teams in conjunction with outside brand, marketing, creative agency and production firms. For over 20 years, executive director and chief financial officer of this award-winning multimedia freelance design collective focusing on print, branding, media, identity, interactive, motion, and trade show design services. Clients include Highmark Health, TMG International, Jaguar Motors, AT&T, Levitt Foundation, Folio Society, and PBS. On behalf of clients, NPG has implemented and overseen, from concept-to-production, international marketing and brand campaigns; strategized across media and advocated publicly on complex web-based and print projects; provided social media branding and messaging tying together marketing and branding with designs and products (work includes industrial, experiential, environmental, graphic, video and interactive media to complex web-based content work). At National People’s Gang, particular attention is paid to public outreach efforts on environmental, health, LGBTQ, justice, and community events that promote social consciousness, justice, and positive action.
Contact: Grace Roberts, Vice President of Design • *****@*******************.***, 323-***-**** • 8306 Wilshire Blvd., Ste. 1201, Beverly Hills, CA 90211
Techstijl
Graphic Designer, Printer, Art Director, Creative Director Mar. 2023 – Present
An Amsterdam-based partnership with the creators at NPG, Techstijl provides textile screen printing and design along with traditional paper printmaking that includes woodcut, etching, engraving, and lithography services. Techstijl and its partners design and create books, fabric designs, inks, and matrices for relief, intaglio, extraction, and planography printing processes.
Contact: Bram Verhoeven, Chief of Design • ****@*********.***,
+31-20-520-**** • Jodenbreestraat 24, 1011 NK, Amsterdam, Netherlands
Otis College of Art and Design
Senior Digital and Graphic Design Instructor
Dec. 2016 – Present
Senior instructor and lecturer of college-level design students in the exploration of advanced storytelling, motion-based, and typographic treatments for video, television, and film. This intensive studio course teaches best practices for use of type and story in motion design while exploring relationships between type, audio, and video in the broadcast television and streaming sphere. In the role of public speaker, students and the public explore highly complex and comprehensive (but concise) information on postmodernist design aesthetics and history, while gaining life skills that steward good (and creative) citizens.
Contact: Kathleen Milnes, Vice Chair, Digital Media Department • *******@****.***, 310-***-**** • 9045 Lincoln Blvd., Los Angeles, CA 90045
Highmark Health
Creative Manager
Jul. 2022 – Apr. 2023
Creative manager, consultant, and leader in innovation and technology for in-house think tank squad. Forging new ideas to elevate Pittsburgh-based Highmark, Allegheny Health hospital network, and associated insurers Blue Cross and Blue Shield as national healthcare leaders, consulting with and overseeing the Marketing and Experience department pod. Responsible for introducing forward-thinking opportunities such as AI, VR, Web3, GPT and other tools into the healthcare space across a wide spectrum of projects, to provide greater brand awareness, as well as engineer greater customer and user experiences on the leading edge of this $40 billion dollar blended healthcare provider.
Contact: Keith Loell, Creative Director • *****.*****@**************.***, 412-***-****, Fifth Avenue Place, 120 Fifth Ave., Pittsburgh, PA 15222
California State University
Senior Art Director and Designer
Jul. 2016 – Nov. 2017
Working on behalf of the State of California, functioned as lead art director for designers and developers and as interactive guru overseeing all in-house marketing, media, events, and communications. Oversaw implementation— from concept to production—for both web and print design solutions, branding, direct marketing efforts, and events.
Contact: Pamela Hollis, Executive Director of Finance and Administration, University Advancement • ********@********.***, 530-***-**** • 114 Kendall Hall, Chico, CA 95929
Del Mar Fairgrounds
Senior Art Director and Designer
Dec. 2012 – Aug. 2016
Interactive marketing manager, director, designer, and consultant for the Del Mar Fairgrounds in Del Mar, and the San Diego County Fair, including all attractions, events, and web properties. Oversaw implementation—from concept to production—for both web and print design solutions, branding, direct marketing efforts, and events.
Contact: Van Miller, Director, Sponsorships • *******@******.***, 619-***-**** • 2260 Jimmy Durante Boulevard, Del Mar, California 92014
EDUCATION
Brandeis University
Master of Science
Instructional Design and Learning Experience
2025 (anticipated)
415 South Street
Waltham, Massachusetts 02453
Art Center College of Design
Bachelor of Fine Arts
Transmedia and Graphic Design
Aug. 2007 – Dec. 2010
1700 Lida Street
Pasadena, California 91103
Tama Art University
Certificate of Fine Arts
Communication and Media Design; Fine Arts
Aug. 2009 – Dec. 2010
2 Chome-1723 Yarimizu
Hachioji, Tokyo, Japan 192-0394
City College
Associate of Science
Communication Design
Aug. 2005 – Aug. 2007
3835 Freeport Boulevard
Sacramento, California 95822
CONTACT
ERIC MATHIAS
Design, Media, Leadership
******@***********.***
SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA
8306 Wilshire Blvd., Ste. 1201
Beverly Hills, California 90211
NORTHERN CALIFORNIA
6677 Gloria Drive
Sacramento, California 95831
ONLINE PORTFOLIO
ericmathias.com/portfolio
My brief portfolio overview includes several design approaches created across a wide variety of
mediums and working conditions. It includes book
and poster design, packaging, marketing, editorial work, typography, social media and web design, as
well as illustration.
PRINT SAMPLES
ericmathias.com/folio
As a long time print designer and art director
with Folio Society (London, England), it has been
my responsibility to research and understand the
potential market, confer with and advise technical staff, prepare materials, finishes, and reports,
create multimedia presentations, confer with
illustrators, and produce complex one-of-a-kind
volumes for publication.
VIDEO AND REEL SAMPLES
vimeo.com/ericmathias/fpace2021
vimeo.com/ericmathias/ftype2021
vimeo.com/ericmathias/flavortv
vimeo.com/ericmathias/anothercountry
vimeo.com/ericmathias/bk-rebrand-jkr
In cooperation with the in-house design agency
Spark 44, I have worked in professional public
engagement, brand development, and broadcast
media design for Jaguar Motors, executing
comprehensive print, web, and audio and video
work. Examples of video production and audio
work may be found in the links above to reels
for the agencies Flavor TV, Another Country,
and Jones Knowles Ritchie (work included for
comprehensive corporate rebrands, agency work,
collaboration, and freelance design).
PHOTOGRAPHY
ericmathias.com/photography
calvista.org
As a visual designer and presenter, it is incumbent upon me to both describe and show what I see.
This means I need to take up the additional duties of being a writer and photographer. I concentrate
on details, seek out vibrant colors in nature and
architecture, and find candid shots to be the most intriguing when photographing people. Combining
these skills, I am creating a historical, educational, and photographic journey of discovery on
preserving and understanding the heritage and
beauty of the state of California, a book titled
“Vista,” for publication in 2026.
EVENT DESIGN, PLANNING, & MANAGEMENT
totalproductexpo.com
TPE Promo (youtube.com)
Total Product Expo (produced with TMG
International), an annual B2B 3-day event in Las
Vegas that attracts thousands of attendees and
hundreds of vendors. Focusing on alternative
products, this expo has doubled since 2017.
PORTFOLIO
Use the links below for a brief portfolio overview of work, collaborations, and examples.
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