Graphic Designer / Art Director

Commercial artist specializing in brand development, and graphic design for web and print media. Fine artist part time.

- Thorough knowledge of all Adobe creative suite design programs (Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign, Acrobat, etc.)

- Solid working knowledge in Flash and Dreamweaver

- Proficient copy writer with writing degree from a top level university

- High level communicator with the ability to take projects from rough conception to full completion in both web and print based output

- 8+ years of real world marketing and advertising experience

Specialties

design, graphic design, illustration, brand development, marketing, advertising, fine art

Creative Director/Brand Manager

Open Your i

Retail industry

2010 – Present (1 year)

Created and developed brand for online retail store selling artwork and apparel. Oversee all brand implementation, advertising, and marketing of website and its products.

Owner and Founder

Rise Design Studio

Graphic Design industry

January 2009 – Present (2 years 6 months)

Manage and run my own design studio doing a wide variety of graphic design work for my own freelance clients. Everything from website design to complete company re-brands.

Creative Director

reEvolution marketing

Marketing and Advertising industry

2008 – Present (3 years)

Manage and oversee all aspects of art direction, design, and brand development for a broad range of marketing clients. Clients range from international service corporations to local retail stores.

Lead Graphic Designer

Belo Restaurant and Nightclub

Entertainment industry

2006 – 2008 (2 years)

Head of advertising and design for midsize concert and nightclub venue (1800 person capacity). Designed and/or managed design of all venue promotions, advertising, and collateral. From magazine ads to billboards and everything in between.

Marketing Director

Realivze Tribe Productions

Entertainment industry

2003 – 2007 (4 years)

Marketing director and head graphic designer for a large Southern California based nightclub and concert production company. Conceptualized, oversaw, and managed everything from brand development, to print advertising, to web promotions for weekly, monthly, and yearly events in prominent midsize venues (1000 – 5000 person capacity).

Education

University of California San Diego

interdisciplinary, religion, philosophy, psychology

1998 – 2003

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