Marketing Graphic Designer
I am a versatile and well-rounded graphic designer with a strong background in the design and production of marketing materials. I work across multiple media channels, including print, web, video, multimedia, packaging, presentations, direct mail, signage, and photography. My design aesthetic is clean and simple for e-newsletters, catalogs and other print collateral, user-interface, icons, illustrations, web graphics, logos and video graphics. Clients include online retailers, corporate marketing departments, design studios, agencies, retail advertising departments and small businesses all over the San Francisco Bay Area.
Skills
Software
Adobe Creative Cloud – Photoshop, InDesign, Dreamweaver, Illustrator, Acrobat, Premiere
MS Office 365 – Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Meetings
Operating Systems
MS Windows 10, macOS Big Sur v11
Development
HTML, CSS, WordPress
Professional Experience
04/2005—Current
Contract Talent, San Francisco Bay Area
Aquent—Design and production in retail e-marketing departments, for both print and web campaigns.
Clients include Restoration Hardware in Corte Madera, VF Corp (Lucy Activewear for Women) in Alameda, BrandEngine in Sausalito, O’Reilly Media in Sebastopol, NBBJ in SF, BlackRock in SF, Staffing Industry Associates on the Peninsula, LaserWorks in San Jose.
Creative Circle—Design and production in retail e-marketing departments, for both print and web campaigns. Clients include EcoFactor in Redwood City, SolutionSet in Sausalito, Lowepro in Sebastopol (Petaluma), Camelbak in Petaluma, Stringletter Publishing in San Rafael, Legacy Marketing in Petaluma, Safeway in Livermore.
The Creative Group and others—Portfolia.com on the Peninsula, Stacksandstacks.com, Outdora.com.
04/2011—Current
HTML Email Designer
Colby-Direct, Inc., Washington D.C. and Silicon Valley, CA
As a freelancer, design and code monthly email newsletter campaigns for a direct marketing firm
01/2010—07/2010
Marketing Graphic Designer
Lowepro (Daymen US, CameraArmor, Acme Made), Sebastopol, CA (now relocated to Petaluma, CA)
As a member of the Worldwide Marketing Team, executed final mechanicals for marketing collateral for upcoming product launches at a global retail and online camera bag manufacturer:
Packaging (labels, hang-tags, instruction booklets) and localization in other languages
– Print (product spec-sheets, catalogs, ads)
– Merchandising (signage, PowerPoint presentations)
– Web (posting sales materials to intra-net for use by global sales force, via WordPress)
HD video (upcoming product demos, instructions for sales force, new product features,
in-store promotions, via Vimeo)
– Photography (photo-retouching of product photography, asset management, contact-sheet editing, photo-processing for various media)
– Technologies used: CS4 and CS5, HTML, CSS, WordPress
2009
CamelBak, Petaluma, CA
As a Marketing Department member, produced hangtags, brochures, instruction sheets, packaging, and point-of-purchase displays
2008-2009
Bio-Rad Laboratories, Hercules, CA
As an eMarketing Department member, designed, coded and deployed all html newsletters for a global bio-tech firm
2007
O’Reilly Media, Sebastopol CA
As a Marketing Design Department member, performed print production for booklets, posters, conference literature, ads for an international computer book company
2006 and 2011
Haggin Marketing, (now SolutionSet), Mill Valley, CA
As a freelancer, performed print catalog production
2005
Freelance Talent for Creative Circle, The Creative Group and Aquent, SF and
Restoration Hardware, Corte Madera, CA
As a Catalog Team Member, did print catalog production for retailer of premium merchandise for the home, producing 3-4 per month
1985—1995
Bank of America, SF, CA
As a Creative Communications Department Member, designed and performed print production for internal and external marketing collateral and presentations
1982—1990
Corporate Images, SF, CA
As a long-term freelancer, designed and produced corporate PowerPoint presentations for biotech, computer and financial clients, including animation and video
Education
B.S. in Design
University of California, Davis, CA
Graduated Cum Laude
Awarded for Outstanding Achievement in Design by the A.B.S. Department
Certification in Web Design/Development
Santa Rosa Junior College, Santa Rosa, CA
Professional Associations
– Advisory Committee Member, Computer Studies Department, Santa Rosa Junior College, 2010-current
– Adobe Certified Associate in CS3 Photoshop and CS3 Dreamweaver