Art Director

Jason L. Hendrickson | Art / Creative Direction, Design, Illustration

EDUCATION

Herron School of Art (IUPUI)

- Indianapolis, IN - 1987-1990

APPLICATIONS

Quark Xpress

Photoshop

Illustrator

Corel Draw

Director

Flash

Freehand

Pagemaker

InDesign

Premiere

Word

PowerPoint

- Miscellaneous graphic design package software

- Various Mac/PC-based production and maintenance software

SPECIAL SKILLS

Design

- Experienced in Print, Web, and Motion Graphics, from advertising, collateral to specialty pieces.

Illustration

- Manual and electronic imaging

- Photo manipulation

Animation

- 3D, Vector-Based and Stop-Motion Animation

Sculpture

- Helpful in Display Design, Environmental Design, and Product/Packaging concepts

Production Management

- Excellent follow-through from initial concept to final printed/published piece

- Several years of print and production experience, including prepress and presscheck quality-control

- Detail-oriented and budget-minded

EMPLOYMENT HISTORY

Aquent - Charlotte, North Carolina

Creative Talent - 2007-present

My duties for this creative placement agency included concepting, design, layout, process management, and print production for print advertising, retail-display advertising, web & multimedia design, business-to-business collateral, and support materials. Client placement has included Rack Room Shoes, American Business Journal and Lowe’s Home Improvement Centers.

Montgomery Zukerman Davis, Inc., Advertising, Public Relations - Indianapolis, Indiana

Art Director - 2005-2007

My duties for this full-service advertising agency included concepting, design, layout, and print production for print advertising, outdoor, direct mail, collateral, and support materials. I was also responsible for in-house illustration, presentation and “leave-behind” materials. Clients include the City of Indianapolis, The State of Indiana, The Indiana Tobacco Prevention and Cessation coalition, Penn Station East Coast Subs, Papa John’s Pizza, Honda, YMCA, The Indiana State Fair, and Indianapolis Raceway Park, among many others.

Cabello Associates - Indianapolis, Indiana

Art Director - 2002-2005

My duties for this Hispanic-owned advertising agency included concepting, design, layout, and print production for display advertising, outdoor, direct mail, healthcare and pharmaceutical collateral, webdevelopment and support materials. I was again responsible for in-house illustration, presentation and “leave-behind” materials, and I was comfortable working in dual languages. Clients included Eli Lilly and Company, the City of Indianapolis, The State of Indiana, Indianapolis Irish Festival, Dow Agroscience, Indiana University/Purdue University at Indianapolis (IUPUI), Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation, as well as numerous smaller accounts.

Cabello Bodkin Marketing Design - Zionsville, Indiana

Production Manager - 2001-2002

My duties for this marketing & design agency included print production management for display

advertising, outdoor, direct mail, healthcare and pharmaceutical collateral, web-development and

support materials. I was also additionally responsible for concepting and design. Clients included Eli Lilly and Company, the City of Indianapolis, and The State of Indiana, and Dow Agroscience, among many others.

Pearson Education - Indianapolis, Indiana

Creative Services Manager - 1999-2001

In my duties for the Indianapolis offices of this International book publisher, I oversaw creative direction & advertising, both print and display, for 6+ publishing imprints. Additionally, I designed book covers, illustrated & developed art and Flash animation for web pages in support of specialty items. In my daily duties, I also supervised 2-3 additional creative services designers.

Millennium Staffing/MacStaffing/Aquent - Indianapolis, Indiana

Temp. Staff Designer - 1997-1999, 2001

Temporary creative assistance to local design houses/in-house departments such as RCI, Kroger

Advertising, Bates USA, Ashley & Associates, Cabello Bodkin, Caldwell Van Riper and several more.

JAVA Art & Design - Indianapolis, Indiana

Owner/Designer - 1994-1999

Freelance Design & Illustration Business

Firehouse Image Center - Indianapolis, Indiana

Pre-Press Manager - 1996-1997

Output of client files, Set-up for 4/C pre-press, Photographic digital imaging, photographic retouching

Genesis Graphics Pre-Press- Indianapolis, Indiana

Macintosh Operator — 1996

Output of client files, Set-up for pre-press

McCaffrey and McCall Advertising - Indianapolis, Indiana

Freelance Production Artist — 1995

Production art layout, Set-up for pre-press

Rheitone, Inc. - Indianapolis, Indiana

Pre-Press Scitex/ Macintosh Operator — 1994-1995

Output of client files, Set-up for pre-press

Western Sun Printing Company - Bloomington, Indiana

Typesetter/Designer — 1993-1994

Print Design, Output of client files, Set-up for pre-press, Imagesetter maintenance

The Woodfield Group - Indianapolis, Indiana

Pre-Press Output Specialist — 1991-1993

Output of client files, Processor, Imagesetter maintenance

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