René Ramos Email & Phone Number

Herndon, Va, Us

Northern Virginia

National award-winning Ramos Design provides creative solutions for all aspects of graphic communications. Expertise includes taking concept through production for online and press, brand standards development, logo design, animation, illustration, design of annual reports, brochures, magazines, photography, photo correction, and videography. Clients served range from local corporate business and the global music industry.I launched Ramos Design when realizing the demand for high-level creative at more affordable prices. As the creative director I meet with clients to assess their needs then present them with a plan and deliverable timeline.Celebrated successes include:• Launched a digital music magazine exclusively promoting primarily yet undiscovered artists/genres. The results have been powerful and my zine is now sought after by artists, recording studios, and music promoters. Social media following and zine sales are growing quickly. • Created illustrated characters that were digitally integrated into real world photography for a children’s educational book. Parents have left glowing reviews on Amazon. This helped raise visibility for the launch of online learning curriculum.• Produced an animated holiday card for a software company requesting something fun and original. The resulting characters, voices, and sound effects were of my own creation. The hero penguin, “Max” (for Maximum Power), out performs his competition by building a better/stronger snowman. Max effectively utilized the power of this software company, and the animation was highly viewed and shared.

Reston, Va

Established in 1879, the American Armed Forces Mutual Aid Association (AAFMAA) is the longest-standing, non-profit financial solutions provider supporting United States military families and veterans with advice, information, insurance, financial planning, investments, mortgages, survivor assistance and other benefits. I was brought onboard as AAFMAA’s first in-house creative resource, and to elevate their brand visibility with top caliber marketing materials for online and print. In this capacity I produced annual reports, brochures, newsletters, corporate video and photography.Celebrated successes include:• Led the design and development of AAFMAA’s newest brand guide. My work brought much needed branded visual cohesiveness where none previously had existed.• Shot and produced multi-camera marketing videos which required effective set lighting, coaching speakers through scripts, and post-shoot preparation of files for social media.• Created numerous event ads and holiday visuals which to this day AAFMAA still proudly displays over social media.

Herndon, Va

ATCS provides multidisciplinary engineering consulting services. They specialize in full-service solutions in the fields of transportation, traffic engineering and planning, environmental planning, geospatial, site civil, rail and transit, buildings and facilities, air and noise, project controls, water resources, and emergency management services. ATCS eagerly welcomed me onboard to elevate their overall brand in their marketing materials, social media presentation, and corporate videos. In this role I served as brand ambassador, trained teammates in Photoshop and InDesign while I also producing infographics, brochures, and newsletters.Celebrated successes include:• Designed and established their first interactive PDF format brand guide. This provided much greater ease and faster location of content.• The brand guide I created also included office decor. This required my on-site presence for various wall graphic installs.• Shot and produced multi-camera marketing videos which required effective set lighting, coaching speakers through scripts, and post-shoot preparation of files for social media.

Fairfax, Va

As a woman-owned small business LeapFrog Solutions (LFS) delivered strategic counsel, outstanding creative, and attention-getting communications to define mission objectives, engage audiences, and influence behavior.A former colleague of mine suggested that I meet with the owner of LFS, immediately after which I was made an offer that I coupon’t refuse. As their Creative Director I led a team of brilliant graphic designers, while also managing and designing my own client projects. LFS has since become YES&.Celebrated successes include:• Flew to Universal Studios in order to co-direct a photo shoot for FEMA’s FloodSmart TV campaign. The shoot focused upon three uniquely designed costumed characters representing the harmful aftermath of flooding.• ExxonMobil tasked me with creating visually interesting magazine ads for their Methanol to Gasoline (MTG) product. My creative work earned the Hermes Platinum Award.• Inova needed to convey the importance of going paperless across their teams. My Paper Cuts ad campaign earned the Communicator Silver Award.

Falls Church, Va

The award-winning Ellipse Design studio was affiliated with Balmar, the largest print and digital solutions conglomerate in the Greater Washington Metro area. Ellipse Design produced over $1M in innovative print and digital solutions annually for a broad range of clients. The creative studio has since undergone acquisitions by HBP, and most recently with Marketing.com.The Creative Director at the time very excitedly hired me to help the team get up to speed with computer technologies and software. By delivering my own breakthrough ideas and solutions in print design I quickly rose into the Art Director position.Celebrated successes include:• I took great pride in the fact that my unique innovation in die-cutting and folding techniques regularly tested print production’s leadership.• Earned many consecutive creative awards from notable agencies such as the Calendar Marketing Association and the Communicator Awards.• Developed extensive experience in properly preparing digital files for printing presses, and directly conducting press inspections.

Falls Church, Va

Design of annual reports, corporate identity, direct mailers, catalogs, posters, advertisements, in-house press inspections.

Fairfax, Va

Design of publication covers, advertisements, logos, business graphics, coordination of off-site printing and press inspections.