Objective
Pursuing recruitment with an employer who is seeking an efficient, creative individual with an unrelenting initiative for solving visual problems, for which the employer can provide an atmosphere that stimulates constant growth and learning.
Experience
- Lead Graphic Designer
- Aug ‘13–present
- Starbuzz Tobacco, Garden Grove, CA
- Preside over a small design team’s creative pipeline from concept to finish for all visual productions including marketing and packaging
- Layout Artist
- Apr ‘13–Jun ‘14
- Hookah Exclusive, Chino, CA
- Develop the visual identity for a start-up consumer lifestyle publication; design ads and editorials; prepress
- Computer Lab Tutor
- Feb ‘13–May ‘13
- Moreno Valley College Tutor Services
- Assist in the utilization of desktop publishing software Microsoft Office Suite, Adobe Creative Suite Design and Autodesk Maya
- Freelance Graphic Designer
- Nov ’12–May ’13
- COR Surf, Long Beach, CA
- Optimize all photography for commercial web use; design consumer lifestyle and B2B ads using established brand visuals
- Graphic Design Intern
- Jul ’12–Oct ’12
- Binarytech Interactive, Riverside, CA
- Design clients’ mobile app UIs using original or established brand identities; extend identity design for new sub-brands
- Production Art Intern
- Jun ’11–Aug ‘12
- Gamecentric Media, Signal Hill, CA
- Digitize the lead artist’s hand-drawn character and environment art into deliverables and Flash assets for iOS mobile games
- Volunteer Graphic Designer
- Dec ’09– May ’11
- UCO, Long Beach, CA
- Redesign the identity; design publicity material including mailers and event flyers; design logos for associated food caterer Bootstrap Catering
Knowledge & Skills
Production Art
- photo retouching
- photo manipulation
- traditional illustration
- digital illustration
- concept design
- silkscreen printing
- ceramic sculpture
- 3D modeling
- character design
Graphic Design
- identity design
- editorial layout
- packaging design
- print and prepress
- advertising design/IMCs
- social media graphics
- web and UI design
- marketing research
- copywriting
Web Design
- HTML
- CSS
- accessibility
- SEO
- FTP
Operating Systems
- Mac OS X
- Windows XP/Vista/7
Software
- Photoshop
- Illustrator
- InDesign
- Dreamweaver
- Flash
- Acrobat
- Word
- Excel
- Powerpoint
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