About
Solution-oriented self-starter with over twenty-five years of experience in all levels of branding, marketing, advertising, and publishing, seeks a position with a firm that utilizes print, web, and multimedia to communicate clear and positive messages, uplifting concepts, and energizing ideas.
Work History
ProPath, Creative Director (UX) 2013 – Present
- Developed graphic look and feel for new projects that reinforce updated branding
- Redesigned existing collateral; including website, presentations, sales brochures, internal and external communication
- Consolidated workstreams of various departments, as well as consolidated collateral – decreasing supply and production cost
- Production of training videos
- Supervised creation of promotional pieces
- Produced trade show collateral, multiple presentations and booths
AndrewJenkinsDesign, Freelance Creative 1998 – Present
Clients have included: The Institute for Private Capital, Civitas Capital Management and the City of Dallas Regional Center: CDRC, VHA/Novation, DAC Patient Recruitment Services, The New Press, Scholastic, Inc., Macmillan Publishing, Random House, Inc. (Books for Young Readers), Cambridge University Press., John Wiley & Sons, Inc., Taylor Publishing (Marketing Department), Polytechnic Institute of New York University (Public Relations and Marketing Department)
- Designed and produced publications including financial reports, promotional materials, books and magazines
- Concepted exhibition materials for events and point-of-purchase merchandising materials
- Drafted charts and illustrations for all levels of educational usage from kindergarten to post-graduate work
- Managed and trained entire promotional publication department.
- Proofread catalogs, edited articles and developed workflow pipelines
Vroom3, Contract Creative Director 2011 – 2013
Clients included: TITAS, Centennial Beverage Group, and Crevasse Vodka.
- Proposed and produced graphic standard guides and logo treatments
- Produce weekly website graphics and images for social media websites, direct-mail campaigns, newspaper and magazine advertisements, and billboards (both traditional and digital)
- Wireframing and visual aesthetic for websites
- Created and refined business proposals and quotes for prospective clients
The Newsletter Company, Contract Art Director 2009 – 2013
Clients included: The Perot Museum of Nature and Science, ASPCA, Saab Automotive, Trane, and Lennox International, Inc.
- Designed and produced Explore magazine, for supporting members of the Perot Museum of Nature and Science
- Redesigned and produced ASPCA Action quarterly magazine
- Produced direct-mail pieces for several clients (including Saab, Lennox, Trane, and others)
- Maintained catalog database for client newsletter customization options
- Updated web server for HTML emails
SullivanPerkins, Graphic Designer 2006 – 2009
Clients included: Verizon/Idearc
- Created and designed various publications, arranged production schedules, maintained art archives and libraries
- Designed logos and label/file systems for internal use
Houghton Mifflin Publishing, Graphic Designer 2003 – 2006
- Designed promotional and marketing materials for educational sales force – following each state’s regulations
- Consulted with supervisors from several departments and sales regions on marketing, customization and presentation plans for different sales subjects while adhering to production schedules and budget constraints
Education
B.F.A. Graphic Design from School of Visual Arts, New York, 2002
Adobe Flash Professional Course at an Adobe Authorized Training Center, Dallas, 2010
Adobe Dreamweaver Level I & II Professional Course at an Adobe Authorized Training Center, Dallas, 2011