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Art Director / Designer (Freelance)
Jan 1998 - Present (26 years 9 months)
Various freelance design projects ranging from logo/branding design, corporate identity, advertising, social media management and content creation, video editing, website graphics, marketing collateral, motion graphics, photo editing, illustrations (digital and hand-drawn), publications, and event graphics.
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Creative & Marketing Specialist
Orange County, CA
Sep 2016 - Mar 2020 (3 years 6 months)
** Position Eliminated due to COVID-19 Shutdowns **
Telecommuting from Orange County, CA (company based in IL), responsibilities include graphic design, exhibit design, marketing communications, social media, client agency services, copy-writing, web design/development and administration, and PR.
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Lead Direct Mail Designer / Advertising & Editorial Designer
Santa Ana, CA
Feb 2007 - Aug 2016 (9 years 6 months)
• Worked alongside account executives to design/concept entire ad campaigns for different local and national clients and helped develop a variety of high-end materials including targeted direct mail, custom mailers, postcards, posters, front page notes, insert advertising, magazine/newsprint ads, email blasts, and animated web banner ads
• Design weekly advertorials and feature articles for the JOBs Section of the Sunday Edition of the OC Register
• Created then implemented design specifications and templates for direct mail products and assisted/instructed design colleagues with the correct creation of mechanicals and how to troubleshoot files for final delivery
• Helped design new customized advertising products to provide clients with new approaches to their targeted customers
• Designed marketing materials for sales/account executives to solicit new business and/or retain current clients
• Provided additional design/production/outsourcing support for other departments (print and web) during peak periods, and fulfilled high-end “white glove” design requests that require my specific aesthetic skills when needed
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Art Director
Anaheim, CA
Jan 2003 - May 2006 (3 years 4 months)
• Art Directed and designed a variety of print/web materials including logos, software packaging, corporate re-branding, web site layouts and graphics, animated web banners, magazine/newspaper advertising, multi-page publications, web e-blasts, books, POP for retail stores and trade shows, and various marketing collateral. Clients included The Walt Disney Company, Dreamworks, Toyota, Nissan, KIA, O’Neil, THQ Games, Broderbund Software, Word & Brown, Encore Software, Anaheim Ducks, Angels Baseball, L.A. Dodgers
• Supervised junior designers, production artists, freelancers and interns as needed
• Provided Production Management and Pre-press Quality Assurance for ALL outgoing projects
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Senior Graphic Designer
Irvine, CA
Jan 1997 - Dec 2002 (5 years 11 months)
• Designed game packaging for top-tier games on the PC, Mac, Sony, Sega, Xbox, and Nintendo utilizing their respective templates and guidelines
• Designed and produced a variety of print materials including logos, magazine/newspaper advertising, sales support materials, in-store POP, and marketing collateral as well as corporate pieces ranging from company stationary/letterhead packages to trade show signage (E3, etc.); designed animated web banner ads
• Designed the 2000 Annual Report publication
• Performed color-correction, image-correction and photo manipulation of existing in-game artwork and performed pre-flight and error assessment/correction of files received from external design agencies
• Illustrated storyboards for movies/presentations and packaging conceptual art (hand-drawn and digital)