Jefferson Asbury

Senior Graphic Designer — San Pedro, CA

About

To continue to excel and seek greater opportunities in my career as a graphic designer in the display and packaging industry.

Experience:
30+ years
Education:
Art Institutes International
Burnley School Of Professional Art

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Resumé

PCA (Packaging Corp. of America)
Senior Graphic Designer
South Gate, CA 2002 - Present
Conceptual Graphic Designer at PCA's premier west coast design center in South Gate, CA. Responsible for designing many of the company's most challenging POP projects for both regional and national accounts, such as Mattel, Master Foods, Nestle´ and Sony. Concept renderings, full size and scale model mock-ups, hi-res finished art and mechanical art. Also designed all regional promotional materials for PCA's five California locations. Software: Strata Pro 3D, Adobe CS including: Photoshop, In Design, Illustrator

Chesapeake Display & Packaging
Senior Graphic Designer
Glendale, CA 2000 - 2001
Conceptual Graphic Designer at the Glendale National Sales Office designing and
Producing point-of-purchase displays for a wide range of accounts from Nestle´ to Paramount Pictures as well as various computer game and software companies. Projects involved 3D concept renderings, full size and scale model mock-ups, hi-res finished art and mechanical art. Software: Strata Pro 3D, Photoshop, Quark Express, Illustrator

Winner/Clippinger & Assoc.
Production Manager / Designer
Hollywood, CA 1995 - 2000
Duties included, overseeing all aspects of production of theater lobby and
Point-of-purchase displays. Everything from creating actual design and production of
Proto-types of displays to estimating production costs. Also managed dealings with printers, color separators and die cutters. Software: Photoshop, Quark Express, Illustrator

Graphic Orb
Assistant Art Director
North Hollywood, CA 1993 - 1995
Involved primarily with Columbia/TriStar studio accounts. Worked directly with the studios to create and produce national and international print advertising, Academy trade ads, billboard layouts, and three-dimensional mock-ups of theater lobby
Displays and video packaging. Software: Adobe Photoshop, Quark Express, TypeStyler

Jacobson & Atkins Advertising
Graphic Designer
North Hollywood, CA 1990 - 1993
Worked primarily with Universal and 20th Century Fox studios on all aspects of motion picture promotions, including poster design, ad breakdowns, billboard layout and videocassette packaging.

Wallen Green Design
Production Manager / Designer
Burbank, CA 1988 - 1990
Diverse design group which specializes in motion picture promotions, including ad campaigns, lobby standees, billboard and title design. Also promotional items such as t-shirts, hats, watches, etc. Accounts included Disney, Warner Brothers & MGM.

J.P. Advertising
Graphic Designer
Burbank, CA 1986 - 1988
Worked in national advertising department producing complete ad breakdowns. Also produced color comps for one sheet posters. Other aspects of my position included movie title design, inking of titles and spot illustration. Major accounts included Disney, Warner Brothers, MGM, and Universal Studios.

Cannon Films
Graphic Designer 1985-1986
Full time freelance graphic designer with Cannon creating movie title designs, catalog art and ad breakdowns for international film promotion. Oversaw production of all exhibits and displays for Cannes Film Festival, Show West and AFM.

EDUCATION:
The Burnley School of Professional Art
(Now called The Seattle Art Institute), Seattle, WA 1977- 1979
Agfa Graphics Training Program, Los Angeles, CA 1983-1984
Pasadena City College (Computer Graphics Program), Pasadena, CA 1995-1996

CONTACT INFORMATION

JEFFERSON ASBURY
1309 S. Cabrillo Ave.
San Pedro, CA 90731
Phone: (310) 548-5521
Cell: (818) 903-0651
E-Mail: jeffasbury@sbcglobal.net

References and earlier work history available on request.



Projects by Jefferson Asbury