David Frazier

Independent design & marketing services.
Print: Brochure, catalog, advertising, direct-mail, outdoor, in-store & POP.
Digital: Websites, e-mail, social design-build-voice, web video, virtual tours.
Corporate: Custom presentation & trade-show design services. Logo & branding development.
Project management: Ad buying & deliverables, vendor management, shoot direction.
Education: Design software training & support.

Professional development and software integration training for K-12 and higher-education customers throughout US. STEM and Project-Based Learning curriculum development coaching. Solo and team-taught engagements in Mac and Windows environments. Customized and pre-built classes for groups of 10-200 educators. Software taught includes; Adobe Photoshop, InDesign, Illustrator, Acrobat, Premiere, Soundbooth, Dreamweaver, Premiere & Photoshop Elements, Flash, ConnectPro Web Conferencing, Acrobat Professional, Apple iWork (Pages, Numbers, Keynote), iLife (iMovie, GarageBand) and other applications that enable students to create and collaborate in a 21st Century, Authentic Learning Environment.

Recent teaching engagements include:
• School of the Art Institute of Chicago
• Howard Community College. Columbia, MD
• Notre Dame Catholic Secondary School. Ontario, Canada
• Harrison County Schools. Clarksburg, WV
• EVSC. Evansville, IN
• Rusk ISD. Rusk, TX
• Palm Beach State College. Palm Beach, FL

Formally trained fine artist specializing in digital & traditional illustration and painting. Additional experience in stone lithography, lost-wax bronze casting and mixed-media sculpture.

Advertising design for print, e-mail, mobile, social and e-displays. Campaign creation, delivery and analytics. Website, video, motion and multimedia design. Outdoor, in-store and fleet graphics. Develop and maintain strategic branding partnerships. Corporate and seasonal brand refresh.

Courseware development and instruction in visual arts, graphic design, video, multimedia, art history, public speaking and business communications. Products taught include; Adobe Photoshop, InDesign, Illustrator, Lightroom. Apple iMovie, GarageBand. SoundSlides. Extensive critique and grading of photography/design assignments. Proposed and participated in creation of e-grading system. Produced "Virtual Field Trips" videos and other media-rich classroom presentations. E-marketing content design; virtual tours, multimedia slideshows and videos. Created the highly successful “Art Historical Reference” assignment. Coordinated annual spring benefit photography exhibition.

Design and production of BusinessWest and HealthcareNews magazines. Print advertising, marketing materials, billboards, trade-show graphics, direct-mail, cover-wraps, inserts and BRC designs. Development and maintenance of company websites. Managed designers, freelancers, interns, photographers, data/voice providers and advertising clients. Image scanning, retouching, manipulation and asset management. Administration of company hardware, software, network, ftp and e-mail. Print sourcing, scheduling, proofing and press-checks. Implemented efficient PDF workflow.

Video & Multimedia Designer @ EF International Language Schools.
June 1998 – December 2000
Produced promotional web videos in the USA and Europe. Repurposed existing sales videos for internet delivery. Arranged video shoots, scouted locations, recruited and directed talent at EF destinations. Wrote scripts, recorded voiceovers, edited audio. Produced website content including; virtual tours, interactive maps, testimonial and sales videos. Produced live streaming-video events.

Web Designer @ EF International Language Schools. Internet Dept.
June 1997 – May 1998
Active in planning, design, production, publishing and maintenance of original web sites including; ef.com, eftours.com, efaupair.org, efoundation.org, goaheadvacations.com. Graphic design and image manipulation (silhouetting, compositing, retouching, color-correction and web-optimization). Animated banner design. Multilingual graphic production. Assisted in print design and production during high-season. Implemented departments first digital asset management system.

Print Designer @ EF Educational Tours.
March 1996 – May 1997
Produced seasonal brochures, catalogs, direct mail, trade-show posters, signage and advertising. Created charts, maps, graphics, digital and traditional illustrations, duotones and composite images. Scanned, retouched and manipulated original artwork, slides and digital stock photography. Facilitated conversion from analog to digital image libraries. Supported the software, hardware and technical needs of design team. Managed print vendors and scheduling.

Prepress production and color-separation of magazines, catalogs, textbooks, signage and advertising. File correction, trapping, imposition, preflight and final output to small and large-format film for commercial printers. Maintained equipment and resolved technical issues with client files. Produced 3M Matchprints for clients. Mounted and laminated large format prints and signage. Mastered desktop publishing software, hardware and related media.