Matthew Sharp Email & Phone Number

Tinley Park, Illinois

350 Brewing Company is a new micro/nano brewery located on the Southside of Chicago in Tinley Park, IL. I have been working freelance for the brewery and have developed all their visuals since December 2013. Recently I was asked to come aboard and officially become the Creative Director for the business and brand. The CEO and I conceptualize ideas and then I create all of the marketing, design and illustrations. Currently, we have had 3 bottle releases and 1 can/4 pack release. Alongside these beverage releases, there have been an entire host of products, apparel, collateral, menus, signage, glassware, staff uniforms and internal/external promotional materials.

Sugar Grove, Il

Demonstrate and relay work experience along with program knowledge in a classroom setting.Create comprehensive lesson plans & projects to establish knowledge of design programs.Maintained classroom attendance records & student progress.Lead classroom critiques and discussions about projects, required text and design ethics.Provide students with "real world" design scenarios/issues in order to prepare for the industry.

Midwest

Branding development/packaging layout and tour collateral for Cutthroat Shamrock (band).Hand painted sandwich board signage for Revolution Tattoo (Chicago).2013 logo development for the Will County Irish Society. (Illinois)Branding & packaging for River City Roasters barrel aged coffee (Illinois).10 piece signage package, hand painted & installed for Dead Serious Tattoos (Willow Springs).Proposed branding & logo development for Southland Slashers Roller Derby (pending).5 piece signage package and sandwich board for River City Roasters 2nd store location.Self funded & published personal art book in 2010.Gallery exhibiting painter since 2003 including 5 solo exhibitions.Featured artwork in local, national & international publications.Co-Owner/Co-Curator of OhNo!Doom Gallery from November 2011 - February 2013.

Morris/Yorkville, Il

Develop visually striking graphic apparel for local, national & international sports organizations.Contribute to the branding of company branches & divisions.Control & develop the visual identity, marketing and collateral for Boombah Inc. retail locations.Aid the web team in creating front-end graphic development for web presentation.Lead the development & critique of branded apparel, stock graphics and illustration components.Work closely with customers to take design ideas from "concept to complete" rapidly.Manage strict time deadlines for external marketing/print collateral.

Aurora, Il

Collaborate with team leaders to ensure client expectations are met with regard to schedule & budget.Create comprehensive campaigns that drive qualified traffic for clientele.Maintained a library of digital illustrations & artwork.Conceptualize a variety of advertisements, logos & collateral for local and national companies.Image inspection/quality control for color management, imperfections & creative cropping.Worked with design team to create and edit promotional material.Managed multiple design projects while maintaining strict, print production deadlines.