Brian Merculief, Creative Manager and Graphic Designer in Seattle, WA

About

I have a passion for making clients happy. I want their vision to become a reality. My personal goal is to successfully translate their business objectives into meaningful and clear visual communications that make an emotional connection with their customers.

I have accomplished this by being a creative manager, graphic designer and strategic thinker with excellent cross-functional skills in creative direction, in-house creative team management and the ability to juggle multiple projects, priorities, and deadlines.

I have a positive attitude and love working with people. I believe every project can be successful with clear communication and dedication to customer needs and research. This creates a better creative product and makes projects more fun and rewarding.

Education

BFA Graphic Design Visual Communications

University of Washington

1990 - 1990

The Visual Communication Design program educates and trains designers for the communication needs of industry and society. Emphasis is placed on the conception, creation, planning and realization of visual solutions to complex problems in contemporary culture. Students integrate methodology, prototyping, aesthetics, human factors, technology, materials, context and audience to develop strategies and solutions that give form to print, screen and the built environment.

Experience

Freelance Creative Manager and Graphic Design

Brian James Design

Seattle, WA

Jan 2007 - Present (17 years)

Creative direction, graphic design, project management and marketing for various companies in the software, hardware, non-profit, entertainment and retail industries. Projects include packaging, publications, advertising, sales & marketing, visual design, presentations, environmental graphics and brand identity.
Design and Brand Lead

Topics Entertainment

Renton, WA

Aug 2011 - Jun 2016 (4 years 10 months)

Corporate design and branding lead for a variety of video, software and retail products distributed throughout North America. Products sold through key retailers including Costco, Target, Toys-R-Us, Best Buy and Sam’s Club and include brands like National Geographic, U.S. National Archives, Sports Afield, Blue Angels and PBS Television. I created strategically designed packaging, digital and sales pieces that improved customer brand experiences resulting in higher retail and catalog sales.
Design Supervisor

Community Transit

Everett, WA

Jan 2007 - Aug 2010 (3 years 7 months)

Design Supervisor and project manager for the in-house creative team at Snohomish County’s largest public transit company. I managed daily creative requests, designer schedules, performance reviews, budget estimates, project briefs, stakeholder meetings, vendor relationships and project delivery. I helped grow Community Transit ridership 147% by promoting public transit benefits and enabling consumer empowerment. I provided creative direction for the Website redesign which created an improved user interface design and trip planning experience.

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