DESIGN EXPERIENCE
FREELANCE DESIGN CONTRACTOR
creative direction, art direction, graphic design, web design, typography, image enhancement & manipulation, layout, concept, execution, production, copywriting, photography, client presentations, design consulting
provide outstanding customer service and high-end design, art direction and consulting services to a diverse range of private clients on short-term projects for print and web media
DEFINITION 6, CREATIVE DIRECTOR
art direction, client presentations, team leadership and management, design, layout, concept, execution, production, copywriting, photography
oversee creative department, manage a staff of 7 full-time employees, manage third-party relationships with vendors and freelance contractors, set training and development goals for all team members and monitor their success and personal growth, manage staffing resources in alignment with corporate revenue goals, manage timeline and budgetary constraints for all creative projects, mentor and lead other designers and team members to success on many collaborative internal and client project efforts
DEFINITION 6, SENIOR PRINT DESIGNER,
CREATIVE SOLUTIONIST
art direction, client presentations, design, layout, concept, execution, production, copywriting, photography
creative lead on large accounts including bellsouth, boral bricks, church’s chicken, and georgia-pacific (consumer brand products include brawny paper towels, dixie cups, and more); art direction for major photo and video shoots
front-end web design and development using css, html, asp, .net, javascript; html e-mail and rich media banner ad campaigns; yahoo instant messenger skin design; online gaming concepts and design; concept, script, storyboard, art direction for online animations and videos
oversee all print media relations including design, production, client and vendor communications, presentations, project estimates and conceptual proposals; develop and implement corporate graphics standards for all internal marketing collateral and advertising
COMPUTER & OTHER RELATED SKILLS
concept, typography, layout, design, photographic enhancement & manipulation, pre-press/production, art direction, copywriting, print and web media design & development, client relations, project management & team leadership abilities
MACINTOSH & WINDOWS EXPERIENCE
SOFTWARE APPLICATIONS:
adobe photoshop; adobe indesign; adobe illustrator; adobe acrobat; adobe flash; adobe dreamweaver; adobe go live; adobe audition; quark xpress; microsoft visual studio; microsoft visual studio .net; microsoft word; microsoft excel; microsoft powerpoint;
WEB DEVELOPMENT SKILLS:
html; dhtml; css; javascript; asp; .net 1.1, .net 2.0
FILM & VIDEO
concept, script, storyboard, graphics, production, casting, voice over, sound research, art direction
recording, production, editing
concept, script, illustration, graphics, production, art direction
concept, script, props/wardrobe coordination, casting, art direction
PHOTOGRAPHY
various products, landscapes, lifestyles, fine art, concerts & special events
THE ART INSTITUTE OF ATLANTA, INSTRUCTOR
GRAPHIC DESIGN WORKSHOPS:
taught 1 & 2-day workshops designed to carry high school-level students through a professional graphic design project, from concept to execution (adobe photoshop, adobe illustrator, quark xpress)
INTRODUCTION TO QUARK XPRESS WORKSHOPS:
taught the use of quark xpress as an effective tool for design, layout & production in print media (3-hour sessions ran for 4 weeks)
HOWINGTON/BLACK, SENIOR GRAPHIC DESIGNER
design, layout, concept, execution, art direction, production
served as senior designer on both large corporate and small business accounts; conceived national advertising campaigns; art directed major photo shoots; redesigned corporate image for howington/black including concept, design, coding and creative copywriting for H/B website, and all corporate identity and marketing materials. notably experienced in 4-color process print media, with sharp pre-press and production skills
MERRITT & PARTNERS, GRAPHIC DESIGNER
package design, layout, concept, execution, production
HAPPY DOG STUDIOS, INC., ART DIRECTOR
design, layout, concept, execution, production
ANDERSONLUCAS ADVERTISING, GRAPHIC DESIGNER
direct mail marketing and design, layout, concept, execution
VIBRATIONS MAGAZINE, ART DIRECTOR
design, layout, all pre-press & production-related tasks; contributing writer & photographer
EDUCATION
THE ART INSTITUTE OF ATLANTA,
ASSOCIATE IN ARTS DEGREE
recipient of full-tuition scholarship in visual communication
CLIENTS INCLUDE:
- THE ART INSTITUTE OF ATLANTA
- BELLSOUTH
- BOAR'S HEAD
- BOB GASS MINISTRIES
- BORAL BRICKS
- CHURCH’S CHICKEN
- CLAIRE, THE MOVING PICTURE
- COASTAL FEDERAL SAVINGS BANK
- THE COCA-COLA COMPANY
- DEFINITION 6
- DIXIE CUPS
- EVANDER HOLYFIELD FOUNDATION
- GEORGIA-PACIFIC
- HOWINGTON/BLACK
- KAWNEER
- LONGHORN STEAKHOUSE
- THE RITZ-CARLTON HOTEL COMPANY, L.L.C.
- TIONNE WATKINS (T-BOZ OF TLC, LAFACE RECORDS)
- VARIOUS OTHER RECORDING ARTIST
