christopher jacques, Senior Creative/Art Director/Senior Graphic Designer in Minneapolis, MN

About

• Senior designer, creative art director and marketing communications manager.

• Direct, design and present digital display campaigns, mobile, desktop, social and email.

• Senior customer facing designer/manager for Fortune 100 retail. Brand footprints

design/implementation. Senior Retail space Design.

• Partner with strategic marketing and clients to advance brand voice through multiple channels.

• Photo/CGI layout and direction, desktop publishing, digital production and packaging.

• Adobe CC software - highly proficient.

Education

BA Business/Advertising Design

University of Leicester

Experience

Art Director/Senior Graphic Designer

SeaJay Creative

Minneapolis, MN

Feb 2011 - Present (13 years 9 months)

Wide array of design and art direction, Globally Integrated digital concept design and implementation, cross channel digital display campaigns, UX design, all digital media, social, print, collateral, direct mail.
Clients include:
Wunderman Thompson, Bold Orange Company, Caldrea Companies, Mrs. Meyers, Preston Kelly,
Anthropologie, Target, Macy’s, Tartan Marketing, Health East, LifeTime Fitness, Marshall Field’s, Cosmopolitan, Saks, Fingerhut Corporation, Harrod’s of Knightsbridge, Pottery Barn.
Senior Digital Art Director

Parqa

Minneapolis, MN

Jun 2022 - Aug 2023 (1 year 2 months)

Senior Digital Art Director, Parqa, Minneapolis, MN
Concept, design and manage client and internal websites, digital display campaigns, e-mails. Design and oversee UX for website home/landing pages, articles etc..., social and multi-media. Implement concepts, conduct presentations to internal and external business partners. Photo retouching/editing. Creative production management. Extensive Adobe CC utilization.
Latest: https://remedegroup.com/
Creative Lead

Oliver Agency

Saint Paul, MN

Feb 2020 - Jan 2022 (1 year 11 months)

Concept, design and produce digital display campaigns, web page UX design and development implementation, motion graphics direction, e-mail,
social and other media. Implement concepts, conduct presentations to internal and external business partners. Photo layout, design and direction. Creative production management.
Senior Designer/Art Director

Wunderman Thompson

Minneapolis, MN

Sep 2015 - Dec 2019 (4 years 3 months)

Designed and produced UX/UI modules for mobile and desktop across multiple media/publications. * Directed and managed digital display production team while advancing client voice and best practices. * Led visual presentations to communicate consumer facing digital display campaigns to a variety of audiences. * Partnered with external and internal teams to develop, implement and manage digital design modules/templates. * Developed brand and style guides through digital and product UI/UX. * Photo/CGI layout and direction.
Senior Designer/SEM

Advance Auto Parts

Bloomington, MN

Jan 2013 - Sep 2015 (2 years 8 months)

Led and Designed retail space footprints, SEM, all signage and planograms. Creative marketing team management and direction. * Integrated marketing, .com and digital direction across all media. * Partnered with external and internal teams to develop, implement and manage digital design modules/templates. * Project and process cultivation and management.
Contract Designer

Caldrea Companies

Minneapolis, MN

Aug 2011 - Jan 2013 (1 year 5 months)

Implemented digital and print design & production of Caldrea/Mrs. Myers core brand product, email, catalogue, .com. * Consumer facing functionality, brand identity, direct marketing, POP, web design/functionality, planograms.
Creative Director

Illume Candles

Bloomington, MN

Jul 2002 - Aug 2011 (9 years 1 month)

Consumer product catalogue and packaging design, digital content/UX, direct mail, catalog, brand identity, direct marketing, POP, planogram, photo direction, mock ups, website functionality and design. Managed a team of designers, art directors and free lance contractors.
Art Director

LifeTime Fitness

Eden Prairie, MN

Jul 2000 - Jul 2002 (2 years)

Designed, produced and managed multiple projects on all levels including advertising, signage,
publications, product packaging, direct mail, marketing collateral and brand identity.
Photo/Art direction and all aspects of pre-press and print production.
Marketing Communications Manager

Wagner SprayTech

Plymouth, MN

Feb 1997 - Jul 2000 (3 years 5 months)

Developed innovative and strategic creative solutions to successfully evolve and implement the Wagner brand. * Designed and produced all sales and marketing materials including packaging, point of sale, collateral and exhibit design. * Photo direction, production team management and all aspects of print and website production.

Awards

BA in Business/Advertising Design.

2008 HOW in-house packaging design winner.

Affiliations

AIGA

Industries

Skills

Elsewhere on the Web

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On Coroflot

@Xtoff, member since 2011

Followers 4

Christopher Jacques

Assistant Professor - Educator, Communication Design, Myron E. Ullman, Jr. School of Design

Systems Administrator, Visible Futures Lab (VFL)