Brian Koch Email & Phone Number

Chicago, Il, Us

Niles, Illinois

•Create digital art files for use in producing various sports memorabilia and custom retail products•Adapt templates and original designs to meet NFL, NHL, NBA, MLB, and NCAA brand standards•Create, revise, and update item submission proofs and designs as necessary for league approval•Design presentations for for Hot Market lines and advise on revision requests in meetings•Design custom art for large accounts based on current design trends and customer needs•Create product images for vendor distribution and online viewing at multiple resolutions•Communicate production issues and limitations when conflicts arise, brainstorm and implement solutions to meet strict league and brand standards•Photograph product and edit/make image enhancement for new and updated items•Maintain style guides and corresponding art according to logo/branding updates•Create web banners, marketing materials, email campaigns, and in store signage•Design point of purchase displays and shipper graphics for retail product•Create and update internal server and website product image files •Design print product catalogs for trade show booths and displays•Setup Photoshop actions to increase efficiency when needed•Train new hires in image mock up and production setups •Create, update, and edit packaging for league approval•Design and maintain templates for future setups•Design presentations for new products

Greater Chicago Area

•Logo design and miscellaneous design for startup companies Sun Box and Bride Guides (2017)•Featured Match Day Poster and Match Artist for MLS team Chicago Fire SC, September, 2016•Logo, branding, and marketing materials design for Southgate Sausage Company, and Scroggs Construction Services (2016), Oak Park Runners Club 5K (The Race That’s Good For Life)•Design logos, posters, mailers, magazine ads, marketing materials, web layouts, and work directly with clients to ensure their projects are completed to their expectations and on time•Featured design and artist profile in Candleman Snowboards, New Zealand 2012/2013 Fall catalog for 2011 snowboard graphics competition

Wausau, Wisconsin Area

•Designed the majority of templates for 2015 revamp of the Team Sales custom art catalog•Created production files for embroidery, screen printing, online stores, and print flyers•Designed custom logos, and created graphic templates for screening and embroidery•Created custom graphic style guides for key accounts to establish sport identities•Communicated with Team Sales Road Representatives when issues arose in order to better meet their clients’ needs while avoiding production issues•Trained new hires in screen print, online stores, and print flyer setup•Maintained existing graphic templates for efficiency and future use

Oak Park, Illinois

•Associate training•Gait analysis and running shoe recommendation•Sales•Merchandising and purchasing - apparel and footwear - athletic and leisure•Contribute to sales meetings with regional sales reps•Stocking and customer service•Store ambassador at local races•Created in-store signage for races, group runs and special events held at the store and in the Western Chicago Suburbs

Greater Chicago Area

•Create and design newspaper layouts•Proofread/edit content•Place and edit photos (touch-up, cropping and adjust lighting)•Create/place ads

Dubuque, Iowa Area

•Gait analysis•Sales