Jeff Miller

Freelance creative designer specializing in small to medium sized businesses providing print collateral, web design, branding services and focusing on client relationships and objectives. Projects taken from concept to production to final release. Mange budget, scope, schedule, and creative teams for every project.

Sanford-Brown College (Formerly the International Academy of Design & Technology),
Seattle – Tukwila, WA / August 2013 - Present

Design Department Chair

Innovative and creative team leader in a fast-paced academic environment. Demonstrating leadership in developing high quality academic programs which fulfill program, department, and college objectives. Proven leadership in the implementation of college policies and procedures at the program level. Leading role in ensuring academic program quality and facilitating faculty meetings that discuss quality education for our students, curriculum updates, technologies, looking forward and creative insight. Assist in the training and development of new faculty. Provide input in the revision of curricula and course content. Obtain, review, and maintain accurate reports and records on student populations in each design program, student attendance, and retention rates. Conduct regular classroom observations and maintain faculty files. Reach out to community organizations, businesses, and networking groups to promote the college and acquire internship / employment opportunities for students, guest speakers, and advisory board committee members. Implement community outreach programs to high schools and facilitate workshops and demonstrations for high school students and other prospective students for the purpose of increasing student enrollment.

• Updated program curriculum and developed courses to meet industry needs
• Developed creative strategies that significantly improved enrollment, attendance, and retention
• Reviewed assessment data and created strategies for collecting assessment data for Student
Learning Outcomes
• Motivated faculty and encouraged experiential learning and professional development
• Facilitated tutoring programs for students
• Researched technology in higher education and implemented new software and technologies
• Worked closely with Career Services and employers to ensure job placement

Innovative and creative team leader in a fast-paced academic environment. Demonstrating leadership in developing high quality academic programs which fulfill program, department, and college objectives. Proven leadership in the implementation of college policies and procedures at the program level. Leading role in ensuring academic program quality and facilitating faculty meetings that discuss quality education for our students, curriculum updates, technologies, looking forward and creative insight. Assist in the training and development of new faculty. Provide input in the revision of curricula and course content. Attend training and professional development meetings. Write Program Reviews for SACS (Southern Association of Colleges and Schools). Determine Program Outcomes and Student Learning Outcomes at the course level.

• Updated program curriculum and developed courses to meet industry needs
• Developed and launched Bachelor of Science in Information Technology program
• Developed creative strategies that significantly improved enrollment, attendance, and
retention
• Wrote extensive Program Reveiws for SACS accreditation
• Reviewed assessment data and created strategies for collecting assessment data for Student
Learning Outcomes and General Education Outcomes
• Facilitated tutoring programs for students
• Developed programs for a credit conversion standardizing class credits college wide
• Researched technology in higher education and implemented new software and technologies
• Engaged students in a classroom environment and developed new projects that better
challenged students and drastically improved their portfolios
• Conducted community outreach and established internship sites that better served graduating
students.

Responsibilities include instructing students in a classroom environment. Classes include but are not limited to, Adobe Illustrator, Adobe Photoshop, Adobe InDesign, Adobe Flash Animation, Adobe Dreamweaver, HTML/CSS web design, Typography, Concept Development, Advertising Design, Industry Preparation, Pre-press and Print Production, and Portfolio. Deliver a consistent Graphic & Web Design curriculum and implement a team approach to working with students. Use real world experiences and technologies as educational learning tools.
Use a hands-on approach emphasizing appropriate concepts relevant to professional skills and career paths in the graphic and web design industry. Prepare, develop and implement daily lesson plans for the purpose of delivering instructional curriculum. Develop academic skills and employable technology skills appropriate for career paths in graphic arts and web design.

Develop and design creative execution of concepts for assigned projects, including (but not limited to) creative and effective marketing solutions for the company website, online brochures, diagrams, graphs, and product illustrations.

Other responsibilities included product and application research, product development and marketing, sales and outstanding customer service, business development, administrative duties preparing and sending proposals for products and systems sold by the company.


• Increased sales by 200% each year by developing products on the company website
• Researched products and applications and effectively displayed them on all marketing material for both print design and website presence
• Assisted with sales and outstanding customer service via telephone and email correspondence
• Assisted with business development, administrative duties, and prepared proposals for products and systems sold by the company

Creative and strategic embodiment of Art Department for over $ 1 million in annual sales national advertising and marketing company providing print, branding services, marketing packages, web design, and web animation. Orchestrate project-based freelance designers, reporting directly to the Creative Director. Cohesively align freelance talent, resources, and production teams to create cutting-edge visual communication projects and sales vehicles from initial concept to final release to vendor. Manage, budget, scope and schedule creative teams for every project. Clients include Bank of America, Stellar One, Valley Bank, and Optical Cable.

Offered full-time position after six month successful freelance relationship at international advertising and marketing firm. Supervised 3 to 5 in house designers and reported to the Creative Director. Managed schedules, scope, client meetings, presentations, and design. Responsible for hiring and managing creative team. Acted as lead designer on projects that were assigned and acted as Assistant Creative Director to design teams on projects that were assigned to freelance and in house designers.