Graphic Designer / Illustrator

WILLIAM

RYAN

COULSON

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ALBERTA COLLEGE OF ART +DESIGN

BACHELOR OF FINE ARTS

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WILLIAM RYAN COULSON IS A MULTI-DISCIPLINARY ARTIST BASED IN CALGARY, ALBERTA. AFTER GRADUATING FROM THE ALBERTA COLLEGE OF ART + DESIGN, WITH A BACHELOR OF FINE ARTS, HIS PERSONAL CAREER FOCUSES ON DESIGN, CONSULTING, ADVERTISING, AND MARKETING AS WELL AS SEVERAL OTHER CREATIVE OUTLETS. FREELANCE ILLUSTRATION, GRAPHIC DESIGN AND CONSULTING SEPTEMBER 2005 – PRESENT

BEGINNING IN SEPTEMBER 2005, I’VE BEEN INVOLVED IN MANY FREELANCE PROJECTS IN- CLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO; VIDEO PRODUCTION (GATORADE), PROJECT CONSULTATION, LOGO DESIGN, CLOTHING DESIGN, ARTS CONSULTING FOR THE CITY OF CALGARY’S SKATE PARK INITIATIVE, PRODUCT DESIGN FOR SEVERAL LOCAL AND INTERNATIONAL BRANDS, CURATING AND PRESENTING PERSONAL AND OTHER ARTISTS’ WORKS AT ART EXHIBITIONS IN CALGARY, VANCOUVER, AND MONTREAL. I AM ALWAYS EXCITED TO LEARN NEW SKILLS AND TAKE ON NEW PROJECTS. MORE RECENTLY I’VE WORKED ON GRAPHICS FOR FALL 2020 AND SPRING 2021 COLLECTION RELEASES WITH TWO SEPARATE INTERNATIONALLY DIS- TRIBUTED SKATEBOARD BRANDS (THEORIES OF ATLANTIS AND FOUNDATION SUPER CO.). MONITOR CREATIVE - MARKETING + COMMUNICATIONS

NOVEMBER 2019 – PRESENT

CURATING AND ILLUSTRATING BI-WEEKLY “HOW TO” GUIDES AT MONITOR CREATIVE. THESE ASSETS ARE USED ON THEIR SOCIAL MEDIA PLATFORMS (INSTAGRAM / BLOG) TO DRIVE UP CONTENT AND CREATE TRAFFIC.

GROUPSEVEN - RETAIL BOUTIQUE

AUGUST 2005 – OCTOBER 2015

MY RESPONSIBILITIES AT GROUPSEVEN INCLUDED: PHOTOGRAPHY AND VIDEOGRAPHY FOR SOCIAL MEDIA ASSETS, GRAPHIC DESIGN, CLOTHING DESIGN, PRODUCT DESIGN, DAILY MANAGERIAL TASKS, INTERVIEWING AND TRAINING NEW RETAIL STAFF, RETAIL SALES, PROMOTIONS, COMPLETION OF ORDERS, BRAND ACQUISITION, RESEARCH OF NEW BRANDS, AND CONTINUED CONTACT WITH BRANDS ALREADY INVOLVED WITH THE STORE.

54BLUE - TRADE MARKETING

JANUARY 2018 – AUGUST 2019

MY POSITION AS DESIGNER / CREATIVE ENTAILED (BUT WAS NOT LIMITED TO) THE HAN- DLING OF SEASONAL ADVERTISING ASSETS FOR BRANDS SUCH AS OAKLEY AND THE NORTH FACE. I WAS ALSO INVOLVED IN BRAND DEVELOPMENT, LOGO DESIGN, IMAGE RE- SIZING, FILE PREP FOR MULTIPLE OUTPUTS (PRINT, WEB, FABRICATION), CLIENT ACQUISI- TION, SHADOWING IN THE CONSTRUCTION WORKSHOP FOR RETAIL BUILD OUT PROJECTS, AS WELL AS MULTIPLE OTHER TASKS AT ANY GIVEN TIME. EQ3 - FURNITURE

APRIL 2015 – AUGUST 2016

WHILE AT EQ3 I UNDERWENT PRODUCT KNOWLEDGE AND TRAINING COURSES AT THE HEADQUARTERS AND FACTORY OF HERMAN MILLER IN MICHIGAN, AS WELL AS THE EQ3 HEAD OFFICE IN WINNIPEG. MY POSITION AS A FURNITURE TECHNICIAN AND WAREHOUSE STAFF MEMBER ENTAILED IN-HOME CUSTOMER SERVICE TO COMPLETE FURNITURE RE- PAIR, ADJUSTMENTS, AND CALIBRATIONS, STORE FLIPS (MERCHANDISING), IN-STORE PICK-UPS, DELIVERIES, WAREHOUSE ORGANIZATION, AND MINOR IN-STORE DETAILING

(PAINTING, REPAIRS, WINDOW SIGNAGE, ETC.).

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