Summary
With over 10 years of experience working for a series of small, family-owned companies, I've worn a lot of hats. Learning how different facets of design work together gives me a deeper understanding of each facet itself.
Hard skills
— Adobe Creative Suite
— Photography and photo editing
— Print layout for 100+ page catalogs and large-scale graphics
— Motion graphics video animation
— Videography & film editing
— Regular expressions
— Photography and photo editing
— Print layout for 100+ page catalogs and large-scale graphics
— Motion graphics video animation
— Videography & film editing
— Regular expressions
Soft skills
— Efficient
— Resourceful
— Quick learner
— Abstract reasoning
— People person
— Resourceful
— Quick learner
— Abstract reasoning
— People person
Experience
Senior Graphic Designer & Video Producer
2019–Now | PlanMember Financial Services | Carpinteria, CA
2019–Now | PlanMember Financial Services | Carpinteria, CA
— Creating animated videos teaching complex and abstract economic topics.
— Coordinating many people across departments while managing long-term projects.
— Training employees on Adobe products.
— Coordinating many people across departments while managing long-term projects.
— Training employees on Adobe products.
Marketing & Design Generalist
2018–19 | Fox Fine Jewelry | Ventura, CA
2018–19 | Fox Fine Jewelry | Ventura, CA
— Increased social media following with engaging posts, contests and giveaways.
— Consistent, clean product photography for e-commerce.
— Gained wide skill set as backup for nearly every other role in the company including IT support, event planner, sales associate, personal assistant to CEO, etc.
— Consistent, clean product photography for e-commerce.
— Gained wide skill set as backup for nearly every other role in the company including IT support, event planner, sales associate, personal assistant to CEO, etc.
Graphic Designer, Photographer & Video Producer
2015–18 | ETS Express | Oxnard, CA
2015–18 | ETS Express | Oxnard, CA
— Delivered creative mockups ahead of deadlines to our biggest accounts, such as Apple, Google and Nintendo.
— Developed innovative screen-printing techniques that overcame our machines' limitations and made brands choose us over competitors.
— Developed innovative screen-printing techniques that overcame our machines' limitations and made brands choose us over competitors.
Education
2009–2013 | CSU Channel Islands | BA, Studio Art