JAMES HORAN
DESIGN, CREATIVE, PRODUCTION DESIGN
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PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
CREATIVE CIRCLE REPRESENTATION/DELUXEDESIGN BOSTON, MA freelance
January 2020 – Present
Contract Graphic Designer-Remote
— Commonwealth Care Alliance: production/formatting of healthcare info for brochures, mailers, online usage
— L.E.K. Consulting: Global Strategy consulting firm in London and Boston-develop EU healthcare whitepapers
— Brown & Brown Insurance: design/production of benefits information for hospitals, universities and others
— UPPAbaby: international infant/baby catalog design/organization/print preparation
— Esme Learning: higher learning courses for educators, utilize data visualization graphics for US and UK universities- MIT Labs, Cambridge University (UK), Oxford University (UK) and other higher-education organizations.
— Vertex Pharmaceuticals: design of Building Safety Guides for Boston area locations
— Additional clients include book/publication design and layout, package design, email design
CONDUENT, INC. (FORMERLY XEROX CORPORATION)
IN-HOUSE ADVERTISING GROUP, FLORHAM PARK, NJ (REMOTE)
2015—2019 Senior Graphic Designer
Conduent is a technology-led business process services company, offering digital and print platforms for businesses and governments.
— Collaborated with Fortune 500 clients such as Ford, Michelin, and Lockheed-Martin. Developed design materials for benefit programs including print, Sharepoint, and web components.
— Collaborated with client teams and internal resources to drive new participants to their benefits plans.
— Direct mail programs in 2019 reflected 12% increase in plan participation.
LIBERTY MUTUAL INSURANCE
IN-HOUSE ADVERTISING AGENCY, BOSTON, MA
2015 Contract Graphic Designer
Liberty Mutual Group is an American diversified global insurer and the third-largest property and casualty insurer in the United States.
— Assisted in helping to create and refine various projects, including white papers, site posters/promotions, direct mail packages and infographics.
— Worked with team members in customer facing marketing materials for various insurance companies within Liberty Mutual.
— Design of targeted, award-winning ‘Trends Innovation’ white paper.
FIDELITY INVESTMENTS, LLC, IN-HOUSE ADVERTISING AGENCY, BOSTON, MA
2000 — 2015 Senior Design Supervisor
Fidelity Investments is one of the largest asset managers in the world with $2.46 trillion in assets under management as of September 2025.
— Key contributor in creative team at Fidelity's award winning in-house ad agency. Collaborated and helped develop a wide variety of integrated, strategic marketing assignments, supporting all areas of firm.
— Collaborated with teams on new business pitches/wins for Google, Amazon, as well as significant tax-exempt business for Notre Dame University, Cleveland Clinic and the University of California system.
— Created integrated campaign materials for General Dynamics in 2014 led to $300K in annual ongoing savings for GD and Fidelity.
— Designed stock plan services direct mailer for Starbucks which experienced a lift in participation rate more than 11%.
— Concepted/designed interactive/video campaigns and components.
— Partnered and created video and multimedia projects with in-house video production unit.
— Targeted creative recommendations and execution for mobile launch campaign resulted in a 3X lift in participation.
EDUCATION
—Philadelphia College of Art, Philadelphia, PA Associates Degree, Graphic Design
—Philadelphia Printing School, Philadelphia, PA
AWARDS
—2015 AVA Digital Award: Enrollment Microsite
—2018, 2020 Communicator Awards
—IHA Hermes Creative Awards: 008, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014
—2013 MarCom Awards
—2011 IHAF Agency of The Year
—Star Awards: 2008, 2010, 2013.2015
—AVA Digital Awards
EXPERT SKILLS Adobe Creative Suite: InDesign, Illustrator,Photoshop, Acrobat, Microsoft Suite: Word, Excel,Powerpoint, Studio and Location photo shoots and scouting