****–****: Design Manager

Sony Interactive Entertainment, San Mateo, CA

• Built an award-winning creative team of designers and managed the recruitment of design staff. Provided art direction and training to design staff.

• Managed and designed projects for all departments.

• Managed vendor relationships, secured estimates and invoices, negotiated with vendors.

• Established in-house photostudio; managed all internal photoshoots

• Managed development of licensing guides, packaging concepts, retail training brochures and manuals.

• Knowledgebase development with Confluence.

2007–2016: Creative Assets Manager,

Sony Computer Entertainment America, Foster City, CA

• Design and art direction for the SCEA Design Studio. Managed staff of 3 graphic designers; hired and trained 9 designers.

• Managed the development of an enterprise-wide Digital Asset Management system. Managed digital asset websites for US and LATAM regions. Curated 5000+ marketing assets and sent out weekly alerts to all stakeholders.

• Managed and produced photoshoots with freelance photographers nationwide.

• Art directed projects for Licensing, Latin America, Channel Marketing, Sales, Corporate, Developer Relations, Events groups.

• Managed large-scale localization of packaging for Latin America.

• Directed vendor relations, invoicing and creative budget. 2000-2006: Senior Designer,

Sony Computer Entertainment America, Foster City, CA

• Provided Design support for PlayStation Marketing including print collateral,package design, designed websites, created illustrations.

• Managed digital asset management, managed print production, purchased and organized materials for graphics studio library. Managed in-house photography studio and digital photo assets.

• Supervised and trained employees.

Freelance Art Director/Designer:

• SONOS, Santa Barbara, CA — Marketing collateral

• Sony Computer Entertainment, Foster City, CA — Marketing collateral

• Iguana Visual Communications, Santa Clara, CA — Art direction

• Embassy Publications, Old Saybrook, Connecticut — publication design

• HealthMarket, Avon, Connecticut — Marketing collateral

• Standish Associates, Wethersfield, Connecticut — Advertising collateral Ted Jalbert

Hartford, Connecticut

cell: 415-***-****

PROCESS & SKILLS

• Art Direction/Creative Direction

• Adobe Creative Cloud - Visual Design

• Sketch - UI Design

• Desktop Publishing with Indesign

• Graphic Design with Illustrator, Photoshop

• Digital Video: Final Cut Pro/Adobe Premiere

• Web design with Dreamweaver, Photoshop

• Database Management /Filemaker Pro

• Digital Photography

• Photoshoot Production & Direction

• Project Management/Wrike

• Microsoft Office: Excel/Powerpoint/Word

• Digital Asset Management

• Staffing and Team Management

• Vendor Relations Management & Billing SAP

• Branding/Localization

• Pre-Press, Press Checks, Print Production

• Keynote and Powerpoint Presentations

EDUCATION

SOUTHERN CONNECTICUT

STATE UNIVERSITY, New Haven, CT

Bachelor of Science degree in Graphic Design

HARTFORD STATE

TECHNICAL COLLEGE, Hartford, CT

Associate’s Degree in Architectural Technology

ADDITIONAL STUDIES

• Project Management

• Final Cut Pro

• Adobe After Effects

• Adobe Premiere

• Marketing

• International Business

ONLINE:

https://www.behance.net/tedjalbert/

https://www.linkedin.com/in/ted-jalbert-9914361

CREATIVE EXPERIENCE

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