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Illustrator & Visual Designer
Evan Jensen
Takoma Park, MD
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About
Delivering direct wonder and usable design since 2004. I Art Directed a national armchair treasure hunt for 3 years, illustrated and designed freelance, and worked at various creative firms.
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Education
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BFA Illustration, Graphic DesignCorcoran College of Art + Design2001 - 2005Dean's Award for Writing Scholarship: 2001
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Experience
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Senior Visual Designer, CISDApr 2011 - Present (13 years 8 months)Focus on information design, process maps, presentations, data viz, print/digital marketing collateral, scientific and technical illustrations, trade show visuals, and new project branding for science and technology arenas. Especially for the computational and information sciences researchers at ARL.
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Freelance Illustratorthe fathomless boxApr 2004 - Present (20 years 8 months)Freelance interactive, web, print design, and illustration.
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Founder & Creative DirectorGroupSmarter, Inc.Mar 2011 - Sep 2012 (1 year 6 months)Create corporate identity for & launch startup firm. Design marketing collateral, internal/external facing documents as well as web front-end & mobile app design. TechStars Seattle Finalist Team.
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Founder & Lead Designertrooptroupe, Inc.2009 - 2011 (2 years)Design marketing collateral, internal/external facing documents as well as web front-end & mobile app design for an e-commerce & barter company targeting US Military Servicemembers.
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Illustrator & Graphic DesignerSep 2009 - Dec 2010 (1 year 3 months)Information design & production art for internal/external clients: US Navy, US Air Force, Qinetiq NA, iRobot. Tasked with visual process mapping & data visualization. Infographic design. Hired as an illustrator, took on responsibility as concept artist/designer.
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Illustrator & MuralistAug 2010 - Nov 2010 (3 months)Creating scientific illustrations & creature concept art of imaginary fauna in the Museum of Unnatural History specimen catalog/exhibit. Large mural painting for this non-profit org.
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IllustratorOct 2008 - Jan 2009 (3 months)Character concepts, cover, and interior illustrations for green energy children's activity book. "Sparky the Energy Saving Squirrel"
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Creative DirectorThe Ambrose Estate, Inc.Sep 2005 - Jul 2008 (2 years 10 months)Supervised up to six people designing armchair treasure hunt games. Role included traditional illustration, concept art, exhibit design, web & print design for all products. Successfully grew “indie” game company.
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Graphic DesignerHelix Broadband, Inc.Jun 2007 - Jun 2008 (1 year)Web design in HTML 4/CSS 3 & Flash with secure dynamic CMS integration. Design & launch corporate branding with: exterior & interior signage, marketing collateral,
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Freelance Graphic DesignerOct 2006 - May 2008 (1 year 7 months)Creative contractor for various clients including the United States Postal Service, Case Design/Remodeling, FACETS (housing advocacy nonprofit), and Paradigm Solutions.
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Graphic DesignerDojo Systems, Inc.Aug 2007 - Jan 2008 (5 months)Online retailer. Functioned as internal web and graphic designer. Created marketing collateral, signage, and advertisements. Flash website design and development.
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IllustratorJul 2005 - Mar 2006 (8 months)Design vector icons and images for UI integration and presentation use for DOD client in Adobe Illustrator. Create and edit presentation slides in same.
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Awards
Illustrators of the Future 2009, various exhibit awards for individual works.
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Affiliations
Society of Children's Book Writers and Illustrators
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Skills
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Elsewhere on the Web
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On Coroflot@etchlings, member since 2009
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