Jerome Nelson Email & Phone Number

Greater Tampa Bay Area

TOP BRANDS: Pepsi, Experian, McKesson, L'Oréal, Biolage, Redken, Macy's, Fujifilm, Scholastic, and more• Creative Direction / Art Direction — define clear brand + design direction• Print Design — advertising + marketing collateral, including: direct mail, signage, ad campaigns, magazines• Digital Design — WordPress websites; social media, email & web ads• Visual Merchandising Design — in-store signage, display & advertising• Catalog Design — designed and produced high-volume product catalogs• Magazine Design — numerous publications, from cover to cover• Photo Shoots — concepting, directing, model sourcing, and retouching• Keynote & Powerpoint — corporate, marketing, branding, & trend decks

New York City Metropolitan Area

• Art Direction — crafted multiple new brands and initiatives• Marketing Design — designed and maintained countless sells sheets,flyers, signage, and other marketing materials• Presentation Design — design and supported marketing PowerPoint decks• Digital Design — designed web pages; website, email, and social media ads

Clearwater, Florida, United States

Key Roles: Creative Direction/Art Direction; Web + Print Design; UX Strategist, UI + IA• Creative Direction — created all collaterals for multifaceted, online training • Marketing Specialist — developed short & long-term marketing objectives• UX Strategist — lead department heads in user experience exercises• Leadership Development — group & individual mentoring

Greater New York City Area

TOP BRANDS: L'Oréal, Matrix, Biolage, Redken, SoColor, Total Results, and othersKey Roles: Art Direction; Packaging + Print Design• Manage all Packaging Artworks for entire Matrix Prof. Prod. Div. — includes 18 brands• Art Direction & Print Design — influenced new brand collateral• Advertising Design & Package Production — ensured brand standards & excellence• Photoshop retouching, editing & production — standardized & enhanced

Greater New York City Area

L’Oreal/Matrix global division • Art Direction & Print Design — influenced new brand collateral • Advertising Design & Package Production — ensured brand standards & excellence • Photoshop retouching, editing & production — standardized & enhanced Macy’s Visual Merchandising & Fashion Office departments • Art Direction, Design & Production — new in-store, the Spring campaign • Lead Designer & Production — Black Friday Event; reduced prod. time • Design & Production — new season, in-store signage, display & advertising • Assisted Creative Director — pitch support, trend research & photo search • Keynote Design & Animation — new concept presentation to senior staffFujifilm Creative Services (corporate) • Photoshop retouching, editing & production — completed in half the timeTony Bowls Fashion Designer • Art Direction, Print Design & Production — fashion lookbooks & catalogs • Photo Retouching (high-end) — model, fashion & scene imageryHain Celestial Group Health & Beauty conglomerate (via Ad Agency) • Art Direction — catalog; brands: JASON, ALBA Botanica, Avalon OrganicsLisenne Rockefeller philanthropist (charitable organization website) • Web Development Team Leader — sourced, hired, directed & managed • Digital Project Management — completed on-time & under budget

Little Rock, Arkansas Area

Key Roles: Creative + Art Direction; Web + Print Design; UX, UI + IA; Project Management • Brand & Packaging Refresh — top-selling product; doubled yearly sales • UX, UI & IA — e-commerce website; design, wireframe, mock-up, test • Creative Direction & Proj. Mngt. — created brands, magazines, websites • Creative Strategy — lead planning & pitches; created new corp. opportunities • Photo Direction — sourced vendors; directed product & model photoshoots • Mentored & Trained — developed creative staff; increased proficiency

Little Rock, Arkansas Area

Key Roles: Art Direction; Advertising + Graphic Design; Production + Pre-Press Management • KFC & Taco Bell — print advertising, POPs/POSs, FSIs; my designs topped print sales • AT&T — print adverting, signage, direct mail, packaging & apparel • Brand Development — trademarks, brand extensions & collateral • Production & Pre-press Management — color correction, pre-flight & press checks • Pitch presentations & collaterals — assisting to expand agency accounts

Little Rock, Arkansas Area

• identity development• graphic design• pre-press production• customer service• sales and assistance• troubleshoot software, hardware, printers and copiers. Reported to owner.

Associates In Graphic Design, Graphic Design

GPA 3.5 Multiple Design Awards

Education record

Online & Dvd Training, Graphic & Interactive Design

450+ Hours — Online & DVD training with Lynda.com & Total Training. Courses studied: • Photoshop: Basic to Master • Illustrator: Basic.

Graphic Design & Interactive Design

320+ Hours — Online & DVD training with Lynda.com & Total Training. Courses studied: Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign, QuarkXPress, Flash.

Associates In General Education, General Education, Business

GPA 3.5

High School