Coroflot

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MICHAEL A. JOHNSON
San Francisco, CA 94133
mobile: (585) 746-9402, email: majgraphics@gmail.com
portfolio: www.coroflot.com/majgraphics
profile: www.linkedin.com/in/majgraphics

OBJECTIVE
To join a creative team dedicated to producing the highest quality design by meeting targeted goals on time and on budget.

SUMMARY
Talented, reliable, and personable with a keen understanding of visual problem solving developed over 15+ years of experience through a merger of creativity, analytical skills, and positive attitude.

WORK EXPERIENCE
Art Director (Self Employed)
Freelance Design & Illustration | CA, NV, MA, NY, and the UK | 1988 - present
Responsibilities: Provided successful design, illustration, and copywriting services as well as project management for a variety of clients across multiple categories and mediums, including branding and identity, packaging, user interface design for web and phone apps, custom digital and traditional illustration, and marketing materials.
Clients included: Nike, Phil Gordon Poker, Lucky Crow Films, Expert Insight, High Falls Brewing Company, Kelham Island Brewery, The Old Toad Authentic British Pub, Metric Halo Industries, SpringSource Global, Verismo Entertainment, Sugar Cane Paper Company, Elevation Filmworks, Plan B Entertainment, Netgear, Kodak

Creative Director
Expert Insight, LLC | San Francisco, CA | June 2006 - January 2008
Responsibilities: Developed and maintained branding and identity across new product packaging and promotional materials through consistent high quality design, illustration, art direction, copywriting, and print supervision. In addition, provided motion graphics and digital matte painting. Assumed significant role in research and development, sales and marketing, video production, and the process of developing and adapting to a new business model.
Clients included: Phil Gordon, Andy Bloch, Jim Furyk, Fred Funk, Stephane Vanel, and Jeanette Lee

Senior Designer
McElveney & Palozzi Design Group, Inc. | Rochester, NY | December 1996 - May 2006
Responsibilities: Specialized in branding and identity, logo design, package design, illustration, photo illustration and retouching, marketing materials, and copywriting for a wide range of clients. Other responsibilities included supervision and art direction of interns/new designers and illustrators, archiving, print supervision, and proofing.
Clients included: Fisher-Price, Hasbro, Lucasfilm, Mattel, J.M. Smucker Company, Pillsbury, Hungry Jack, Jif, High Falls Brewing Company, Wagner Valley Brewing Company, Wagner Vineyards, Heron Hill Vineyards, Kodak, Rubbermaid

EDUCATION
BS in Studio Art, concentration in Illustration and Graphic Design, cum laude
Nazareth College of Rochester, Rochester, NY, September 1991 - May 1995

RELATED SKILLS
Software:
Adobe Creative Suite (Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign, Acrobat, Dreamweaver, Flash, After Effects), FreeHand, Microsoft Office Suite, Quark, Motion, Final Cut Pro

General: custom type and script, mimicking illustration styles, photo manipulation, new product naming, portraiture (pen & ink, charcoal, graphite, pastel, acrylic, and digital), cartoon/child appropriate art

REFERENCES
Available upon request.