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Temecula, California, United States

Greater San Diego Area / Greater Los Angeles Area

Built a successful graphic design business creating agency-caliber work for small to mid-sized businesses and agencies.- Delivered consistently high quality work, an expanding range of creative services, and strategic planning for future client marketing needs resulting in an over 40% conversion rate from single project customers to loyal repeat clients.- Interacted on behalf of agencies with their clients, preserving the seamless integrity of their client relationships while… Show more Built a successful graphic design business creating agency-caliber work for small to mid-sized businesses and agencies.- Delivered consistently high quality work, an expanding range of creative services, and strategic planning for future client marketing needs resulting in an over 40% conversion rate from single project customers to loyal repeat clients.- Interacted on behalf of agencies with their clients, preserving the seamless integrity of their client relationships while taking a leadership role in projects.- Forged strong client relationships by proactively evaluating their marketing needs and functioning as a valued partner in the success and continued growth of their brands.- Grew ODP, Inc. from a single logo refresh to over $250K in billed work as they developed into an internationally recognized and respected brand in their industry. Their success eventually lead to a multi-million dollar acquisition by a larger corporation.- Received six awards for interactive design for large brand clients such as Rain Bird and GE. The quality and success of this work lead directly to the development of numerous additional projects by these clients.- Identified animated 'explainer' videos as an up-and-coming online marketing tool and successfully sold and produced more than 40 of these animated shorts. Show less

Vista, Ca

Responsible for the ground-up branding and redesign of all marketing collateral, packaging andweb and social content.Developed a cohesive brand identity across multiple channels and media.• Turned a disconnected collection of brands, packaging and branded products into a cohesive and recognizable and unified brand and families of products.• Developed and curated a unified media library, collecting all of the companies visual assets in one organized location – empowering… Show more Responsible for the ground-up branding and redesign of all marketing collateral, packaging andweb and social content.Developed a cohesive brand identity across multiple channels and media.• Turned a disconnected collection of brands, packaging and branded products into a cohesive and recognizable and unified brand and families of products.• Developed and curated a unified media library, collecting all of the companies visual assets in one organized location – empowering all members of the company in their sales and marketing efforts while ensuring that the company told a consistent story.• Coordinated and took control of various social media channels for the company, many of which had been abandoned and were inaccessible. An ongoing strategy for consistent engagement and brand storytelling was then rolled out.Developed strategies, content and collateral to support the current marketing and sales efforts and ongoing growth of the company.• Curated, developed content and developed a dramatically re-designed productcatalog which caught the attention of customers and the industry. Content and assets for this 200 page book were redesigned and planned from the ground up.• Developed a highly recognizable visual presence for trade shows and events.• Created product families and packaging which plan for expansion.• Developed a scaling roll-out for online product sales for a company which hadnever sold their products online.• Eliminated creation of unauthorized marketing materials and messaging by providing sales staff with a library of approved collateral and regularly updates sales materials. Show less

Greater San Diego Area

Directed all creative work for the completion of development of a new SAAS marketing product for the financial services industry and then successfully took that product to market while establishing the company's brand.- Increased early adopters by more than 150% by creating an approachable brand, engaging a target audience which was often technology averse.- Lead the successful creation of all UI in cooperation with developers, playing a key role in the design, architecture and… Show more Directed all creative work for the completion of development of a new SAAS marketing product for the financial services industry and then successfully took that product to market while establishing the company's brand.- Increased early adopters by more than 150% by creating an approachable brand, engaging a target audience which was often technology averse.- Lead the successful creation of all UI in cooperation with developers, playing a key role in the design, architecture and functionality of the application.- Built an on-site newsroom delivering weekly and special topic online newscasts.- Implemented a clear plan for ongoing growth - participating as a stakeholder with other key players - until the company was acquired by a larger corporate entity. Show less

Greater San Diego Area

Built a highly efective art department, growing from 2 to over 10 designers producing award-winning traditional and digital creative work.- Grew the business into a top 20 San Diego Ad Agency.- Took a leadership role in the successful acquisition of multiple new clients in the Financial, Technology, BioTech and Retail sectors.- Managed and provided efective creative direction to a diverse staf of designers.- Spearheaded the agency's transition to a modern digital… Show more Built a highly efective art department, growing from 2 to over 10 designers producing award-winning traditional and digital creative work.- Grew the business into a top 20 San Diego Ad Agency.- Took a leadership role in the successful acquisition of multiple new clients in the Financial, Technology, BioTech and Retail sectors.- Managed and provided efective creative direction to a diverse staf of designers.- Spearheaded the agency's transition to a modern digital firm, providing clients with the best mix of traditional and digital marketing solutions.- Identified and adopted the best emerging technologies for digital marketing and built a creative department capable of producing these digital solutions.- Produced animated, motion graphic and interactive digital marketing materials for large clients - including Rain Bird, GE and Sears - which created a demand and lucrative business with these clients for many years.- Championed new technologies with clients, helping them to realize and embrace these technologies to enhance their marketing. Show less