Art Director M A
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WORK EXPERIENCE
Douglas Hernandez
Art Director / Designer
Houston, TX
**************@*******.***
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Making things feeds my soul,
whether I’m using Photoshop,
pencil & paper, X-acto knife, table
saw, soldering iron, or musical
instrument. I’m a Jack-of-all-trades,
and straight shooter. I’m a geek
about efficiency, highly creative as
well as analytical, and a repository
of technical knowledge.
If it involves putting ink on... well
just about anything, I’m your man!
EDUCATION
The Art Institute of Houston
Associate of Applied Science Degree
in Visual Communications
Houston, TX 10/1993 to 09/1996
SOFTWARE SKILLS
Photoshop
InDesign
Premiere Pro
Illustrator
PowerPoint
After Effects
Figma
INTERESTS
Guitar Luthiery Art Cars Wood
Working Amateur Electronics
Music Production Houston Rockets
HONORS
Mardi Gras of
Imperial Calcasieu
Poster contest winner
Lake Charles, LA 07/1994
Word Excel SharePoint Teams
Logic Pro X Asana Trello Slack
Airtable Keynote WordPress Wix
Squarespace Meta Business Suite
Produced pet portraits for online orders in multiple styles using Photoshop. Created artwork, designed or assisted in the design of lighting, canvas and embellishments, framed graphics, and alternative wall decor. Directed multiple royalty artists, one of which became the highest over-all earning artist. Developed standards for recolor, paint & compile, and seamless pattern design. Spearheaded Art In Motion rebranding efforts, including logo and collateral redesigns. Responsible for reviewing monthly royalty statements.
Developed all sales and marketing material. Learned WordPress and redesign the company website.
Streamlined contract and materials gathering by having sales personnel use their phone camera to capture the signed contract and featured vehicle photo (at the dawn of the iPhone).
Developed custom direct mail programs specific to dealerships, instead of cookie- cutter templates.
Built a successful creative business without prior business experience, servicing direct and to-the-trade clients.
Develop and implement all marketing and media programs including website design, social media, copywriting, videography, trade show graphics, and advertising campaigns. Evaluate and coordinate with vendors to produce promotional materials. Redesign and maintain website with product catalog using Elementor Pro, Woo Commerce, Advanced Custom Fields and Filter Everything Pro plugins for WordPress.
Marketing & Media
Electro-Mechanical Industries, Inc.
Principle / Designer
Gazebo Graphic Design
Seasonal Production Designer
PlanetArt.com
Art Director
E&E Co. ltd. – JLA-Art / Art in Motion
Senior Designer
The Premier Group
Production Manager/Designer
Griffin James Design
Houston, TX
11/2023 to Present
Houston, TX
03/1998 to 05/2009 05/2022 to 11/2023
Calabasas, CA (remote)
10/2022 to 12/2022 10/2023 to 11/2023
Fremont, CA (remote)
03/2015 to 04/2022
Houston, TX
04/2008 to 01/2015
Houston, TX
10/2002 to 05/2004
Deployed all technology, including network installation and writing a project-tracking database in FileMaker Pro.
Managed my own set of clients and all preflight and press check duties.
Production Director/Systems Administrator
PaperCity Magazine
Houston, TX 12/2001 to 10/2002
Creative Director / Systems Administrator
Alliance Graphics
Houston, TX 03/1998 to 12/2001
Contract Designer/Prepress for Pamela Printing
MacTemps (Aquent)
Houston, TX 07/1997 to 03/1998
Contract Designer for Gulf States Marketing Services Houston Creative Connections, Inc.
Houston, TX 10/1996 to 03/1997
Production Artist
Precision Prints
Sulphur, LA 06/1995 to 12/1995
Paste up Production Assistant
Southwest Daily News
Sulphur, LA 06/1991 to 08/1991
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