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Creative Designer
JPHP Management
Los Angeles, CA
Feb 2018 - Present (6 years 9 months)
Designing visual creative for product / CPG packaging, marketing materials, magazine layout, OOH/billboards, posters, retail store signage, white label packaging design, digital/web/social media graphics, brand identity / logo design, environmental graphics, product photography, training booklets, POP/merchandising, catalogs, etc.
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Creative Director
Calabasas, CA
Sep 2014 - Aug 2017 (2 years 11 months)
Coordinating the Marketing Department and providing art direction and creative design at one of the top real estate brokerages in the country, serving the creative marketing needs of over 100 top-producing real estate agents who are selling some of the most exclusive neighborhoods on this planet. Managed a marketing team that included a production artist and social media manager. Developed a new creative request protocol, asset management system and brand guidelines.
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Production Artist / Graphic Designer
Burbank, CA
Mar 2010 - Aug 2013 (3 years 5 months)
Was a graphic designer and production artist, creating a wide variety of print and digital work, including billboards, posters, magazine ads, vehicle wraps, web graphics, e-marketing and photography. Created marketing materials for a wide variety of Disney properties primarily Radio Disney, Disney Channel, Hollywood Records, Disney Parks, ESPN, ABC and Pixar.
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Freelance Art Director / Graphic Designer
VARIOUS FREELANCE ASSIGNMENTS
May 2000 - Mar 2010 (9 years 10 months)
As a freelancer, has worked long-term assignments at a variety of ad agencies, marketing firms and publications including on-site engagements lasting a year or more at FOX Studios, 180Amsterdam, Pacific Communications, Rapp-Collins Worldwide and William Hezmalhalch Architects. Client list includes Fox, Adidas, Taco Bell, Jaguar USA, DirecTV, Toyota, Mitsubishi, ASICS, DC Shoes, Allergan Pharmaceuticals, USC Law School, LA County Family Services, Algo Technologies, Public Counsel, Verizon Wireless, Orange County Fair, Kaiser Permanente, Body Glove, Primedia Publications and South Coast Plaza.
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Graphic Designer / Reporter / Photographer
El Segundo, CA
Oct 1998 - May 2000 (1 year 7 months)
Wore many hats at this chain of weekly community newspapers, including page layout designer, display ad designer, classifieds manager, proofreader... even sportswriter, political reporter and photographer.
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Graphic Designer
Glendale, CA
Sep 1997 - Oct 1998 (1 year 1 month)
Was part of a staff of about 25 that designed display ads for all editions of The Times. Was assigned to several important specialized accounts, including Downtown LA Motors and Sterling Real Estate Properties.
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Graphic Designer
Anaheim, CA
Feb 1997 - Sep 1997 (7 months)
Designed signage, flyers and other promotional materials for the baseball team's merchandising department, which at the time operated under the umbrella of Disney Consumer Products.
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Graphic Designer
Kansas City, MO
Jan 1996 - Feb 1997 (1 year 1 month)
Worked for about a year as part of the display advertising design staff for this large daily newspaper before being promoted to the in-house promotions design team.