Colin Smith Email & Phone Number

Washington, District Of Columbia, United States

Will be responsible for spearheading a bold redesign of The Hill's print publication, as well as brand development, daily and project journalism assignments and content presentation training among other duties.

The Villages, Florida, United States

Assisting the award-winning visuals team with special design projects, prototyping, redesign analysis, iteration and implementation and other duties as assigned. • Work with the editorial leadership team to conceptualize, prototype and implement new features and sections.• Assist with the implementation of a new pagination system using the Adobe Creative Suite, including the creation of a new set of templates and libraries. Generate training materials for designers as well as lead instruction sessions. Solve technical opportunities with the new system allowing for seamless daily production.• Facilitate a redesign of the entire publication to accommodate new page sizes. Duties include design and content revisions, template modifications and staff training as needed.• Design special features and projects, including page design, custom illustrations and editing for length and clarity.• Update social media platforms to include most recent visual examples from published pages.

Orlando, Florida, United States

Assists the Digital Storytelling Team by coding articles, creating custom illustrations and proposing storytelling solutions as needed. Used knowledge of CSS, HTML5, Photoshop and Illustrator, plus Gannett's proprietary article coding and publication systems, to create engaging premium content for both digital and print distribution. This was a temporary short-term assignment.

Orlando, Florida, United States

Create exciting guest experiences while exceeding standards of trust and accuracy in a high-paced sales environment requiring exceptional interpersonal skills and superior product knowledge of the Walt Disney World Resort. Also assisted with ShopDisney and Disney+ Customer Support. Awards during my tenure with the Disney Reservation Center four Star Gala Awards for sales.

The Villages, Fl

From innovative narrative solutions to creative systems to guide the visuals team, my position at the Daily Sun requires unique solutions to myriad challenges, including branding, visual creativity, specialized narratives and team management. Among the duties during my tenure:• Created a visual identity for all daily print products and trained staff to consistently execute the design. Due, in part, to these visual improvements, the Daily Sun was twice named a finalist in the international World’s Best Designed Newspaper competition held by the Society for News Design.• Provided scheduling, mentorship, training and led problem solving for the design team.• Analyzed, evaluated and critiqued the overall direction of the publication and individual execution of the elements in order to constantly evolve the identity to meet or exceed our highest standards• Created templates and documentation to ensure consistent implementation of our visual identity across multiple teams and departments.• Brainstormed and illustrated visual solutions to complex storytelling challenges.• Troubleshooted narrative challenges to better serve the story, the goals of our organization and our readers.

Phoenix, Arizona Area

• Created complete new visual identities for two publications, including the development of documentation materials and staff training for the new designs, while working within corporate styles in accordance with national brand strategies.• Scheduled the design team on a weekly basis, offering periodic mentorship.• Responsible for high-level technical support of templates, libraries and troubleshooting.• Identified unique opportunities for storytelling and directed staff on the creation of designs or executed the designs and illustrations myself.

Salt Lake City, Ut

• Created complete new visual identity for the Tribune, including the development of documentation materials and staff training for the new designs, while working within goals as set by management.• Worked with managers on refining the company’s visual identities and helped launch two new niche products, including the development of documentation materials and staff training for the new designs.• Brainstormed and illustrated visual solutions to complex storytelling challenges.• Edited content for clarity, length and adherence to local and Associated Press style.• Created mixed media and digital illustrations as necessary.• Collaborated with the digital team to implement a unique visual strategy for the website.

• Worked with management to implement a new visual identity and innovated creative template-based solutions for design challenges.• Lightly managed the design team to cultivate creative solutions and identify opportunities.

Provo, Utah Area

• Planned and executed visually compelling narratives in the news and features section.• Created mixed media, digital illustrations and photo manipulations for news and features.• Information graphics and data journalism.

Elgin, Il

• Planned and executed visually compelling narratives in the news and features section.• Created mixed media, digital illustrations and photo manipulations for news and features.• Initiated new section prototyping and led a minor design refresh in late 2003.

Long Beach, Ca

• Managed complex page workflows in a deadline-driven environment.