Independent Illustrator And Graphic Designer
CurrentCreated & maintained three websites using webcomics content management tools iStrip, StripShow, & ComicPress, plus self-written HTML/CSS; promoted via advertising & social media campaignsUpdated online comics 2-3 days/week on average w/ new comic content & bonus material (2006-2012)Penciled, inked, lettered, & marketed 32-page sci-fi comic book Coldburn written by brotherCreated Bible study photoblog Chocolate Book, updated every weekday (chocolatebook.net, Feb.2016-Oct. 2018)Launched Patreon for webcomic Sketch Comedy, structured reward levels and delivered ongoing content for subscribers and sponsors (2015-2017); also distributed content via Assetbar (2010-2011)2015: Formed Big J Studios, began publishing Big J newsletter via MailChimpTaught self double-entry accounting, developed & implemented accounting system for Big J StudiosDesigned t-shirts, coffee mugs, ebooks, bumper stickers & other merchandise for independent projectsCreated artwork for freelance clients: logos, web graphics, wedding invitation suite, custom anniversary card, illustrations for yet-unpublished children's book B and the Boy, original comic strip art & prints, and commissioned illustrations for clients' personal usePast clients include MusicWorks Publications; Hope Church; T & T Design Screenprinting; StuartMcClay Smith photography; CA Interiors; Line by Line Web DesignCreated guest comics for high-profile webcartoonists (Real Life, Qwantz.com, Multiplex, and others)Ran weekly news/reviews/interviews blog “This Week in Webcomics” (2008-2010)
