Jason Smith Email & Phone Number

My background is in graphic design and creative management. I am self motivated and a strategic team player. I have experience being managed through diverse design projects as well as managing multiple designers production artists, photographers, editors and writers from concept to completion of design for packaging, newsprint, gloss magazines, web, mobile, video, audio, marketing, branding and collateral materials. Project management, organization, leadership, proper communication and follow up are all assets that I excel at.I feel that my technical design skills as well as my time and project management aptitude as an art director, creative manager and editor give me a unique overall understanding of the full project workflow and I can effectively serve as a bridge between strategy, copy, art, design and final delivery. I have the ability to communicate in an organized and productive way, and elevate any design initiative or branding effort.SOFTWARE:Adobe Creative Suite - InDesign, Illustrator, Photoshop, Premiere, Rush, Acrobat Professional, InCopy, GoProof, Microsoft Office, Mac & Windows OSSKILLS:• Ability to direct multiple printers, photographers, writers and designers on simultaneous projects• Ability to effectively troubleshoot and solve problems proactively within rapidly changing environments• Strong multi-tasking and interdepartmental skills within intense deadline driven environments• In-depth knowledge of prepress, printing, paper, quality control measures and brand identity• Creates innovative design while being highly organized and detail oriented• Quickly grasps and proactively searches for new technologies and trends• Facilitates a creative environment for collaboration• Desire to learn and never short of humor and fun• Scripts and storyboarding for multimedia/video• UI wireframe and mockup for web and mobile• Experience as both an editor and copywriter• Influential in long-term strategy planning• Audio recording for multimedia/video

Listed skills include Indesign, Layout, Adobe Creative Suite, Pre Press, and 20 others.

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  Plymouth State University

  Graphic Design