Benjamin Richard Email & Phone Number

Nampa, Idaho, United States

Meridian, Idaho, United States

Atlanta, Georgia, United States

*Managed a team of artists and sign makers, providing guidance and direction to ensure high-quality work output and team growth.*Coordinated and scheduled daily work activities, ensuring adherence to project timelines and budgets.*Used industry-specific software and equipment to design and manufacture signs and other art assets.*Facilitated communication and collaboration among team members to ensure efficient project delivery and execution.*Collaborated with cross-functional teams to ensure seamless project delivery, including partnering with marketing and operations departments to ensure cohesive campaigns and effective communications.*Reviewed and revised design concepts to ensure they aligned with brand identity and values.*Contributed to the development of new and innovative sign-making techniques and approaches.*Responsible for the ideation and production of high-quality visual communications.*Founding member of the park's Diversity and Inclusivity Committee.

Greater Atlanta Area

I spend my time walking a tight-line between innovation and efficiency. I wear a lot of hats; including IT Director, Art Director, Webmaster, Sales Coach and Data Analyst. Recent Projects Include:- Building an E-commerce website on Wordpress- Migrating all company email to the Office365 platform- Moving our analog work flow into the digital space using ASANA- Moving our internal data center onto the cloud using BOX- Rebranding- VOIP phone deployment using MITEL- Integrating a live online chat solution for our clients.- Restructuring the Art Department's work cycle from a 7 day to a 2 day cycle.- Pricing structure updates resulting in 289% Increase to NET Profit in 2019.- Coordinating remote salesman and artists.

*Designing layouts for awards and promotional items for our clients.*Coordinating workflow of all projects moving through the art department.*Compose marketing material for our company's advertising campaigns.*Manage art assets to meet brand standards for our clients' projects.*Communicate with licensing companies to assure we meet branding regulations.*Maintain strict customer satisfaction standards within tight time frames to deliver outstanding products that exceed our customer's expectations.*Ascertain any issues with customer art that may hinder workflow and proactively resolve them; requiring knowledge of all our production processes and acute attention to detail.

Dunwoody Georgia

*Performed various roles including project coordinator, enrollment specialist, graphic designer, and data analyst.*Developed and implemented strategies to improve operational efficiency across the organization.*Utilized process improvement methodologies to identify and eliminate waste in workflows.*Achieved significant time and cost savings by automating repetitive tasks through scripting.

Bluffton

This position requires the management of all production in a center, including the scheduling of projects, acquisition of materials and macro management of the staff on a shift to produce work in an efficient and timely manner.I am also expected to have a broad range of knowledge of printing and print production in order to provide a client with appropriates solutions for their printing needs.

Head of a department that dealt in signs and graphics. As a specialist, I was expected to stay current on graphic design software and methods. I also had to attend seminars on sign and graphic print production.My in store duties were broad in scope. I had to be able to handle every step of a client's experience, starting with selling them a graphic solution for their business's needs, and then designing and producing the signage.