Chris Higa Email & Phone Number

San Diego, CA, US

Carlsbad, California, United States

• I produce, curate, and distribute a variety of content for web, social, digital magazines, and other platforms as needed. In this position, my objectives are the following:
• Drive brand awareness and loyalty by creating visually engaging communication materials.
• Contribute to brand initiatives by creative effective communication pieces that reinforces key business and marketing objectives.
• Plan, develop and produce various forms of creative media for internal and external marketing needs to promote brands.
• Generate multiple design concepts and implement projects from conception through deliverables, including vendor management as needed.
• Collaborate with stakeholders and marketing team to determine appropriate visual, textual, and animated elements of projects to support strategic objectives of the brands.

Carlsbad, California

• I am the photographer, videographer, and motion graphics artist. I coordinate, style, shoot, and edit media projects for over 20 brands that is utilized on websites and social media for promotion and engagement of all.
• Travel/Destination
• Headshots
• Portraits
• Events
• Lifestyle

Carlsbad, CA

Working in a collaborate team environment, I provide, manage, and produce multimedia content for over 20 different brands in association with Grand Pacific Resorts. My multimedia work includes the following:Graphic DesignConcept, research, design, and delivery. This sometimes includes vetting printers for print quality, paper type, and best delivery method.

Greater San Diego Area

I do freelance photography and graphic design work on the side in order to help people with their various projects.

Greater San Diego Area

I've developed and created an array of marketing and promotional collateral utilizing Illustrator for vector images, and Photoshop for photographic based designs, designed staff t-shirts, and led a website overhaul to make it very user-friendly and modern. I also recorded and edited video for promotional purposes for The Zone. I also assisted in designing.

University Of California, San Diego

The Visual Arts Director for Prospect Journal of International Affairs was being the director of Photographers, Videographers, and fine artists. I had to collaborate with the writing team to make sure photographers were at events that were being written about.

Assisted customers and helped them pick out outfits while keeping the store clean. I also assisted with floor sets and merchandise handling.

Westfield Valley Fair, Santa Clara, California

I managed employee coverage, tasks, shipment, open/closing and was also on floorset team during floorset changes. I was also the primary manager in charge of updating promotional window changes that required the following: Banner, window clings, arrangement & lighting updates, as well as mannequin outfit changes that were sent over by corporate. I made.

Bachelors Of Arts, Visual Arts, Digital Media; Emphasis Computer/Photographic Arts, Alumni

Activities and Societies: A.C. Art Community: Secretary Chair, Prospect Journal of International Affairs: Visual Arts DirectorProvost.

General Education, Igetc