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Freelance Graphic Designer
May 2005 - Present (19 years 6 months)
• Strategically oversaw the daily graphic design content from concept to the finished project, regularly working on graphic, layout, and production materials, conceptualizing, visual design, UI/UX design, wireframe, mock-ups, including responsive websites and mobile applications, gaining a 100% success rate on all projects and deliverables.
• Created 200+ graphic design projects - dimensional logos, advertisements, banners, and clothing brand designs.
• Successfully managed and coordinated graphic design projects from concept through completion.
Designed ads (print, digital art, and video editing) for 4 social media platforms, data management and analytics.
Authored 20+ design specification notebooks and journals selling for Amazon.
• Managing 100+ products in my personal design e-commerce store. (https://society6.com/mavus15)
• Assisted several marketing teams with customer designed t-shirts, providing graphic design and creative solutions.
• Provided clients with retouching of images, photography of live events, album/mixtape design, and co-direction.
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Lead Designer
Jun 2011 - Nov 2016 (5 years 5 months)
Manage all the design for a new clothing company. That includes the logo design, website design, and designing/management of artwork for shirts for sale on our online store as well as in store products. Website updates and promotion (ad design - online images & viral) on the ground level, day to day management of our three local store partners in St. Louis.
• Successfully managed and coordinated graphic design artwork for clothing from concept through completion.
• Successfully translated subject matter into concrete design for clothing.
• Created design theme and graphics for marketing and sales presentations.
• Develop concepts for designing of all collateral materials, including proposals, brochures, direct mails, ads, postcards, newsletters, flyers, UIs, Application Interfaces etc. as needed.
• Assist Business Development and Sales team with brainstorming, marketing and advertising strategies.
• Manage multiple forms of social media while also designing for every piece of marketing on those sites.
• Design/ Manage a user friendly e-commerce website updates while maintaining fresh content
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Graphic Designer
Royale Fam Ent. LLC
Dec 2008 - Aug 2011 (2 years 8 months)
Working closely with owner to manage the design for artist and record label.
• Created all collateral materials, including proposals, brochures, direct mails, ads, postcards, newsletters, flyers, as well as logos, artist bios, video design/concept, and artists record/ CD/ mixtape design.
• Successfully translated subject matter into concrete design for music artwork.
• Created design theme and graphics for marketing and sales presentations.
• Assist Business Development and Sales team with brainstorming, marketing and advertising strategies.
• Managed all collateral materials, including proposals, brochures, direct mails, ads, postcards, newsletters, flyers multiple forms of social media while also designing for every piece of marketing on those sites.
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Design Consultant
The Killswitch Collective
Jun 2010 - Sep 2010 (3 months)
Backpacker (http://www.facebook.com/BackpackerTees)
- Logo design, website design, and contributing ideas for cutting edge fashion, style and design pushed to the limit which is fresh and new for clothing that embodies all things hip-hop. Artist submit designs to become t-shirts, we split profit with artist.
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Graphic Editor
Arize Magazine
Dec 2007 - Dec 2008 (1 year)
Website design and development - use of typography and illustrations made for web and image preparation for web. Contributing ideas for cutting edge website, style and design pushed to the limit- fresh and new for a magazine that embodies all things urban.
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Graphic Designer
Element Creative
Chicago, IL
Jun 2007 - Aug 2007 (2 months)
Major Clients: Clear Channel, Carter's, Corbett Accel, Astellas
Job Description: Website design and development – use of typography and design of icons for business identity, illustrations made for web flash, logo design and image preparation for web.
• Offering input to creative meetings and sharing ideas
• Producing attractive and effective designs for all media
• Communicating with senior team members to receive feedback
• Liaising effectively with clients and other team members
• Supporting the team throughout the execution of campaigns and projects
• Assisted design team as needed (misc. designs and projects), image preparation, and design wireframes/ design concepts for websites
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Graphic Designer
Zaroban Design
Mar 2007 - Jun 2007 (3 months)
$20/HR
Misc. design assignments - use of typography and design of icon for business identity, variety of collateral pieces - business cards, mailers, etc.
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Graphic Designer
The Killswitch Collective
Mar 2006 - Apr 2006 (1 month)
$10/HR
Logo design and development - use of typography and design of icon for business identity, variety of collateral pieces - business cards, mailers, etc.
Misc. design assignments - MAC format
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