Christopher Perez Email & Phone Number

I am a Graphic Designer, Illustrator, Digital Artist, Studio Artist, and a stay at home dad who freelances from 9PM to 3AM in my backyard garage. I have recently relocated from the Lubbock to look for a position at a branding agency in Dallas. One of my many goals while I'm here at the moment. Searching for a role at an agency has been a difficult task for reasons unknown. Lately, I have been tackling a lot of freelance work while trying to develop my personal brand on Instagram. The development of the brand is, basically, an exercise between projects and searching for positions at local agencies. It's, sorta, like working out at the gym to keep my mind and computer skills sharp. I develop creative briefs, mood boards, timelines, outsource vendors for printed materials (pins, buttons, stickers, boxes, etc.) and keep track of my hours for my economic stamina, or, you know, just trying to get better faster.The difficulties in being a graphic designer in Dallas are all over the spectrum. Personally, I am a stay at home dad, so that poses many restrictions as far as searching for a job or cold calling potential employers to see if they have any positions available. I have managed to get a couple of interviews but they have ended with rejection letters that give very little insight to what I need to be working on as a I push forward.So, here I am. In the big D waiting, hustling, searching, scrapping and wondering where I'm going to end up. I think, eventually, that someone will notice and then know exactly where to place me in their team. Until then, I'm gonna spend ever late night developing graphics and layouts, working on collages and paintings and contemplate ways to survive as a creative in this Metroplex.

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  West Texas A&M University

  Graphic Design