edu business solutions—San Diego, CA
director of graphic design
August 2018 to Present
director of graphic design
August 2018 to Present
Chamber Dance Project—Washington, DC
Marketing & design director
March 2013 to December 2017
Marketing & design director
March 2013 to December 2017
Shakespeare Theatre Company—Washington, DC
Visual Communications Manager (art director)
March 2014 to June 2016
Senior Graphic Designer
April 2012 to March 2014
Visual Communications Manager (art director)
March 2014 to June 2016
Senior Graphic Designer
April 2012 to March 2014
Rocky Mountain Institute—Boulder, CO
Art Director
October 2008 to March 2011
Art Director
October 2008 to March 2011
Carmichael Training Systems—Colorado Springs, CO
Creative Manager
February 2007 to January 2008
Graphic Designer
December 2005 to January 2007
Creative Manager
February 2007 to January 2008
Graphic Designer
December 2005 to January 2007
Human Rights Campaign—Washington, DC
Assistant Graphic Designer
January 2004 to June 2004
Assistant Graphic Designer
January 2004 to June 2004
Porter Novelli—Washington, DC
ACCOUNT COORDINATOR
April 2002 to December 2003
ACCOUNT COORDINATOR
April 2002 to December 2003
SKILLS
Full Life Cycle Project Management
Cutting-edge Graphic, Print & Web Design
Social Media & Email Template Design
Creative Direction
Environmental Design & Large Format Signage
Adobe InDesign, Photoshop & Illustrator Expert
WordPress & Content Management
HTML & CSS
Usage Rights Management
Training & Mentorship
Cost Control/Budget Administration
Staff, Vendor, and Media Relations
Cutting-edge Graphic, Print & Web Design
Social Media & Email Template Design
Creative Direction
Environmental Design & Large Format Signage
Adobe InDesign, Photoshop & Illustrator Expert
WordPress & Content Management
HTML & CSS
Usage Rights Management
Training & Mentorship
Cost Control/Budget Administration
Staff, Vendor, and Media Relations
experience
Directed graphic design and outreach in print and web for in-house marketing & communications, development and education programming;
Supervised and art directed teams of 2 to 4: junior designers, design fellows, freelancers and photographers;
Set tone, look and feel of internet and print properties to compliment overall marketing strategies, including the conception and creation of event specific art;
Led cross-team collaborations with brainstorming and whiteboard sketching sessions;
Directed web developers and content staff on usability, color palette, typography, photography placement and content management to brand standard, providing regular troubleshooting support in HTML and CSS;
Cultivated vendor relationships to ensure best pricing and value, as well as on-time and on-budget delivery of materials;
Hands-on graphic design included concept development, production art, pre-press, trafficking projects, preparing and presenting comps, multipage layouts and logos.
success
Set new standards for the visual brands of CTS, RMI and STC—focused on accessibility, readability and success of marketing strategies;
Designed the convergence of dramaturgical magazine and performance program into ASIDES, STC’s high quality multipage publication—patron readership after redesign increased from 30% to 80%;
Conceptualized highly praised gala identity materials, which increased attendance and helped ticket sales surpass goals;
Designed the most successful direct mail/viral social media piece in STC history;
Led transition to online distribution model of quarterly print magazine: designing, coding and implementing RMI’s “eSolutions Journal,” reducing production time and cost by up to 75%;
Implemented graphic based email marketing program, increasing click-through rate to over 25%;
Won CTS President’s Award for new brand development of ChrisCarmichael.com.