WHY HIRE ME?
I'm thorough, I learn and adapt quickly to your workflow and standards, and I'm fast and efficient. You get a lot of bang for your buck.
FREELANCE
November 2013 - March 2015; May 2019 - Current
Duties: Production art (print and digital), Image retouching, Illustration, Sound design, Art direction/Copywriting
Agencies: GSD&M, Sherry Matthews Advocacy Marketing, Brandworks, Helms Workshop
Accounts: Southwest Airlines, Pacifico Beer, Radioshack, Walgreens, B-Cycle, Gexa Energy, Massage Envy, Swerve Sweetener
PREACHER
June 28, 2021 - April 1, 2022
Duties: Studio Director/Senior Studio Artist/Retoucher/Print Production Manager - Studio Director in charge of managing a team of junior studio artists, onboarding, training, scheduling; managing server structure, font buying and font server admin, supply buying, quality assurance, workflow management, and software trouble-shooting. Senior studio artist in charge of mechanicals (InDesign, Illustrator, and Photoshop), presentation decks (Keynote and Google Slides), and retouching (product and beauty) and color correction. Studio was also tasked with producing all in-house signage and printed effects for events, gallery shows, client meetings, and merchandise. PPM role included sourcing, estimating, and buying printed material, trafficking of projects within the studio and out the door.
Accounts: Fanta, AHA, Hippo, Vital Farms, The Black Pumas, Street Easy, Preacher In-House
CHAOTIC MOON/FJORD
March 2015 - May 2019
Duties: Product Designer/Senior Production Designer - Design System Management, Heuristics Analysis, App/Site Workflows, UX Design;
Design system planning, creation, and curation; Sketch, Photoshop, and Illustrator image correction; asset cleanup; Illustration; documentation (redlines, asset, and text spec) specific to all platforms (Responsive Web, iOS, and Android); layer cleanup for export to InVision or Zeplin for code;
Create and manage style guides. Visual QA. Working within various Agile workflows. Develop new processes when software and workflows change.
Training new hires and junior Production Designers.
Accounts: Schlumberger, Halliburton, Nalco, Velux, Shell, Subway
SHERRY MATTHEWS ADVOCACY MARKETING
January 2010 - November 2013
Duties: Production art, Design, Image retouching
Accounts: Texas Parks and Wildlife, Texas Department of Transportation, Texas Health and Human Services, Don’t Mess with Texas, Forestar, Medair
THE RICHARDS GROUP
May 1997 - August 2009
Duties: Production design, Graphic design, Application support, Training
Accounts: Hyundai Motor America, GameStop, UTStarcom/PCD, The National Pork Board, Nokia, BVD, The Dallas Morning News, Amstel Light, Advance Auto Parts, Thomasville Furniture, The Home Depot, Wyndham Hotels & Resorts, Lone Star Park, Ameristar Casinos, Fruit of the Loom, Bridgestone Firestone, TV Guide, Corona beer, The Salvation Army
SOFTWARE EXPERTISE:
Adobe CC: InDesign, Photoshop, Illustrator, Acrobat; SketchApp, InVision, Zeplin; Microsoft Word
REFERENCES:
Available upon request.