Social Media Art Director

James Mitchell

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*************@*****.*** • 770-***-****

Portfolio: https://james7c9d.myportfolio.com/

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/james-mitchell-40096b5

Summary

Strong background in B2B web development, interactive advertising, and multichannel marketing communications

Develops professional open-source CMS sites with well-ranked SEO

Extensive project management for print design and brand development

Develops award-winning design solutions for annual reports, direct mail, Internet advertising, print ads, PR campaigns, and marketing collateral

Provides leadership in strategic management with above average ROI for a wide range of corporate and government clients

Professional Experience

(2012 to Present)

Freelance Designer

Site architecture, wire framing, UI/UX design, Google Analytics and visual design for open-source CMS setups and responsive websites

Animated and static HTML5 ads

Art direction and design management for print and marketing collateral

Corporate, small business and non-profit websites with the use of InVision Studio, HTML5, CSS3, JavaScript, Adobe Creative Suite and Section 508 Usability Requirements and Branding Standards

Rowan College of South Jersey (2021 to 2022)

Creative Director

•Manage a team of designers that serviced the college at two campuses

•Developed new brand design and guidelines

•Streamlined ad and publication design systems

•Develop new UI/UX design for college website

Georgia State University, Atlanta, GA (2014 to 2018)

Web Designer

Custom WordPress design, development, social media ads and Google Analytics for College of Arts and Sciences main website and forty sub-sites

Technical support for department site administrators

WordPress training for designated staff, students, and faculty web designers

Bernard Hodes Group, Vienna, VA (1998 to 2012)

Senior Art Director

Project manager and mentor to junior and freelance members of the creative staff

Creative department budgets and vendor contracts

Layout designs and daily print/interactive ad and collateral projects with Adobe InDesign, Photoshop, Illustrator and Animate

Art direction, design, production and development of social media ads, animated web banners, landing pages, corporate and recruitment websites

Corporate communications and integrated marketing campaigns that enhanced the multichannel marketing position of UMUC, Lockheed Martin, MedImmune, BAE Systems, FBI and Inova Health Systems

Jenkins Corporation, Arlington, VA (1991 to 1998)

Art Director

Recommended and managed vendors, freelancers, and studio equipment

Served as art director, designer and production manager for collateral and ad projects

The Kamber Group, Inc., Washington, DC (Prior to 1991)

Senior Designer

Created and managed print ads and print collateral material for PR client base

Served as senior member and department representative for fifteen-member design staff

Additionally, served as a Motion Designer for WHUTV and WJLA TV 7 of Washington, DC

Education

Associate of Applied Science in Web Development

ECPI University, Manassas, VA

Master of Science in Business Management

University of Maryland Global Campus, College Park, MD

Bachelor of Fine Arts in Graphic Design

Howard University, Washington, DC

Skills

User Experience Design (UED), Design Management, Adobe Creative Cloud, Digital Media, Print Design, Budget Management, Team Leadership, Graphic Design, Motion Graphics, Client Liaison

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