Art Director/Graphic Designer

Omar Paz

Oakland, CA

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Art Director/Graphic Designer with vast experience in providing cohesive, creative and effective visual solutions to brand marketing strategies

• Long-term in-house senior art director of a leading office supplies company with nationwide sales and distribution network

• Experienced freelance designer consulting for various clients ranging from food company, art museum, printmaking studio to interior design firm
Education
- BFA Visual Communications
  
  University of the Philippines
  
  1969 - 1974
Experience
- Freelance Designer
  
  Paz Design
  
  Jan 1998 - Present (26 years 10 months)
  
  Consulting for various clients from web development, interactive and digital media to traditional media and collaterals.
- Art Director
  
  Nashua Corporation
  
  Jan 1990 - Jan 2008 (18 years)
  
  Directed in-house creative team of a business paper media company. Projects included logos, sales and marketing materials, product packaging, brochures, tradeshow graphics, and company website. Responsible for design presentations, maintaining style consistency, supervision of freelancers, digital photography, and press checks.
- Sr. Graphic Designer
  
  Autodesk, Inc
  
  Jan 1987 - Jan 1988 (1 year)
  
  Worked with the product and marketing team in creating a cohesive look for packaging, product brochures, posters, trade show signs and collateral materials for a line of computer-aided design software. Also art directed illustrations and photography, and conducted press checks.
- Graphic Designer
  
  Inmac
  
  Jan 1985 - Jan 1987 (2 years)
  
  Collaborated with the sales team for a pioneering direct mail company specializing in computer peripherals. Responsible for page layouts and promotional materials for bi-monthly computer supplies catalog; supervised freelance photography and illustrations, production and pre-press.
- Graphic Designer
  
  Atari, Inc
  
  Jan 1982 - Jan 1984 (2 years)
  
  One of in-house graphic designers of a global leader in computer aided design software. Projects included packaging, brochures, manuals and POS materials, involved from designing to producing camera-ready art and conducting pre-press.
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