Paul R Rooker Email & Phone Number

Tyler, Texas, United States

• Improved visual design and illustration on 1000+ essential assets for 30-40 print/digital products
• Overhauled and implemented 1000+ typography, editing, and design inputs for 100’s documents
• Design support and collaboration for 10 to 15 marketing and communication campaigns.

Tyler, Texas Area

• Developed, planned, and implemented Motion graphics, Video, and 2D animation for 10+ interactive design projects over 3 months.
• Participated in collaboration, account management, and design for 30-40 print and digital projects for 2021
• Performed typography, content design, and production on 75+ projects over 4 regions
• Implemented consistent visual brand identity and specifications for over 30 marketing and communication campaigns in 2 years.

Nairobi

• Executed creative problem solving, brand marketing, account management, financial planning, and design service for 300 to 400 clients across 4 continents.
• Designed, collaborated, and implemented 1000+ Illustration, 2D animation, video, Logo design, creative branding, marketing, and UX projects over 18 years.
• Delivered vendor services and led design thinking, illustration, and production on 50+ book projects for 5 publishers
• Implemented research and construction of cover illustration designs for 20 published titles in 4 countries
• Built and deployed over 30 marketing websites, including 4 eCommerce sites
• Delivered creative strategies for multiple fundraising and behavior change campaigns

Juba, South Sudan

• Design services for local start-ups, humanitarian organizations, and UN agencies
• Developed and designed materials for 2 behaviour change campaigns
• Development and branding for 3 different marketing campaigns
• Design, editing, and layout services for a bi-weekly newspaper

Nairobi, Kenya

• Drove aesthetics of corporate branding for Source East Africa 2016
• Developed event catalogue with over 30pages for event
• Development of website with applied branding
• Produced branded promotional materials for event

Nairobi

• Designed book covers
• Ebook conversions
• Marketing materials
• Web layouts for CanDo Media & Master Publishing
• Logo Design Master Publishing

Nairobi, Kenya

Book design (Covers & Layout), marketing materials, web design and ebook management on consultant basis

Juba, South Sudan

• Management of small distribution company in Juba, Sudan
• marketing, sales, and distribution of company products
• HR, finance & administration in regards to company operation
• established company presence in Juba

South Sudan

• Spearheaded project management and guided design for 30+ training books created for educators in two years.
• Delivered 6 months training on design, typography, composition, and Adobe Creative suite for 3 staff members
• Design leadership on 30+ books, coordinated illustration of 100s of assets, and delivered final press-ready materials

• Provided logistics support as part of a 5 man team operating out of Lokichoggio Kenya to multiple field stations located across Southern Sudan.
• Planning air transport needs for Medair operations on a weekly basis, liaised with NGOs, local entities, and UN agencies
• Performed needs and assesment evaluations in the field (Southern Sudan) to determine locations to distribute non-food items (mosquito nets, fishing lines, buckets, tools, seeds, etc)
• Procurement as needed
• Organized and planned distribution across South Sudan.

Tyler, Texas Area

• Handled all jobs passing through the pre-press office before going to print
• Designed various jobs from scratch
• Rebuilt digital files to conform to printing specifications
• Provided design services to incoming clients
• Output jobs to film

Tyler, Texas Area

• Layout and design of adverts and weekly 40 page newspaper.
• Editied photos, built adverts, proof read copy.
• Built paper with team of 6 and helped prepare final documents for offset printing.

Tyler, Texas Area

Worked at small bookstore as cashier, stockboy, department manager, and whatever else was required of me. Interacted with customers directly, dealt with returns and complaints, made sales and followed up with clients as needed.