Resumé

MFA: Web Design and New Media

Academy of Art University
San Francisco, California

BFA: Visual Communication, Graphic Design

American InterContinental University
Los Angeles, California

Soft Skills

Coordination

Creativity

Vision

Project management

Organization

Developing creative standards

Proficiency with illustration tools

Desktop publishing skills

Multimedia content development

Ability to meet tight deadlines

Quick to conceptualize designs

Positive disposition

Flexible

Collaborative

 

Programs

InDesign

Photoshop

Illustrator

XD

After Effects

Adobe Acrobat 

Powerpoint

Word

Excel

Lightroom

Mac OS

 

Resolve Campaigns

Art Director

  • Produces art layouts by developing art concepts and providing work direction to staff.

  • Trains, assigns, schedules, and coaches employees.

  • Meets art department work standards by following production, productivity, quality, and customer service standards.

  • Resolves operational problems.

  • Identifies work process improvements.

  • Formulates art concepts by supervising workers engaged in executing layout designs for artwork and copy to be presented by visual communications media.

  • Reviews project production factors by studying budget, background information, objectives, presentation approaches, styles, and techniques.

  • Selects and secures illustrative material by formulating basic layout design concepts and conducting research.

  • Produces layouts for printing by marking-up, pasting-up, and finishing layouts.

  • Obtains client approval by presenting final layouts, storyboards, and illustrations; and responds to client commentary and requests.

  • Improves quality results by studying, evaluating, and re-designing processes.

  • Updates job knowledge by participating in educational opportunities, reading professional publications, and participating in professional organizations.

  • Enhances art department and organization reputation by accepting ownership for accomplishing new and different requests.

Majority Strategies

Senior Graphic Designer

  • Aid in the recruitment, hiring, and training of junior graphic designers to master their craft and ensure a high-level understanding of the company’s culture, goals, and creative brand

  • Design engaging and effective direct mail and mobile advertising for political, policy, and brand clients nationwide

  • Expert-level mastery of Adobe Creative Suite, including InDesign, Photoshop, Illustrator, and After Effects

  • Create static, animated GIF, rich media, and custom video content for delivery across numerous channels, including mobile advertising, digital advertising, web, social media, and HTML email marketing

  • Aid in the conceptualization and design of company marketing and sales materials, including but not limited to print, digital advertising, mobile advertising, web, social media, and HTML email marketing

  • Expertly prepare art files for print production and/or mobile advertising ad engineering and delivery

  • Lead branding efforts for local, state, federal, and national political candidates, campaigns and organizations, and policy and brand clients, including logo conceptualization and design, font and color selection, and creative content for websites and social media

Design work included but was not limited to: Mailers, mobile advertising, digital advertising, videos, annual reports, billboards, banners, signage, brochures, invitations, door-hangers, in-house collateral, variable data documents, custom die templates, logos, custom photoshopped artwork, email blasts, website layout, animated GIFs and other web-based media/assets.

The Employment Guide

Junior Graphic Designer

  • Completed individual ad designs and magazine layout for the Miami edition of The Employment Guide

  • Delivered weekly, error-free digital files to print and check proofs 

Generated designs: in-house collateral, marketing flyers, ads, banners, billboards, T-shirts, web banners, and assets. 

Signs of Distinction

Graphic Designer

  • Customer service including client relations and presentations

  • Designed for a broad spectrum of building and vehicle displays

  • Developed various designs for customer’s brands and identity

  • Organized various signage plans for the city and planning commission project