Scott Perket

Senior Designer at Veterans United

I specialize in branding, web design, interface design, user experience, print design, SEO, conversion optimization, marketing and social networking marketing and brand integration. I come from an agency background, and I am currently the senior designer at VeteransUnited.com. I am not a developer, but I understand and design with modern web standards, user centered design, conversion optimization and SEO goals in mind.

Resume

OVERVIEW/
I specialize in branding, web design, interface design, user experience, print design, SEO, conversion optimization, marketing and social networking marketing and brand integration.

I come from an agency and publication background, and I am currently the senior designer at VeteransUnited.com. Since my arrival, I've updated the company brand to Veterans United and overseen web design, app design, UI, and UX. I am not a developer, but I understand and design with modern web standards, user centered design, conversion optimization and SEO goals in mind.

Favorite advice: "No matter what you've done, you can always do better."

EDUCATION/
Drury University
August 2002 - 2006
Studied Visual Communication: Graphic Design / Publication Design / Advertising

Springfield Catholic High School
August 1998 - May 2002
Diploma: General Studies


EMPLOYMENT HISTORY/

Veterans United
Senior Designer
June 2011-Present
Since my arrival, I've updated the company brand to Veterans United and overseen web design, app design, UI, and UX. I design with conversion optimization and SEO goals in mind.

Scott Perket Freelance Design
Sole Proprietor
December 2004–Present
I'm a freelance web and print designer from Springfield, MO. I design intuitive and affordable web sites built on Wordpress or Drupal. Able to take on any project including branding and identity, web design, print design, large format, online advertising, traditional and digital marketing, media placement and more.

Prodigy Pixel / Missions Linked
Visual Designer
October 2010–December 2010
Designer: web design, print design

Liquid Amber Studios:
Principal/Creative Director
September 2009–September 2010
Art Direction, web and print design, interface design, branding, print design, media placement.

Robison Creative Studios
Visual Designer
March 2007—September 2009
Print and web designer. Took lead on most project heading up client relations and communication while being lead designer with occasional art direction from owner, Brent Robison. Handled a large amount of projects at any given time. Typical project included branding, web design, print design, and social marketing. I tackled a wide variety of projects including trade show displays, PPC management, audio production, video production and more.

417 Magazine & Whitaker Marketing
Production Designer
January 2006—March 2007
Print design, advertisement design, marketing design, internal graphic design, website maintenance, IT and street team member.

SKILLS/
Design Software:
-Adobe Photoshop
-Adobe Illustrator
-Adobe InDesign
-Adobe ImageReady
-Adobe Dreamweaver
-Quark Xpress

Additional:
-User Centered Design
-Modern Web Standards
-Basic Programming (HTML, PHP, Javascript, CSS)
-CMS management (Drupal, WordPress, Joomla, etc)
-Photography & Videography
-Social Network Integration
-Marketing Strategy and Execution

Audio Production:
-Digidesign Pro Tools
-Reason
-Acid Pro
-Cubase
-Cakewalk
-Logic

Audio Programming:
-FruityLoops
-Drumkit From Hell

Basic Video Editing:
-Final Cut

Hand Skills:
-Sketching
-Painting
-Drafting
-Modeling (architectural and publicational)

Hobbies:
-Music: drums, guitar, and bass.
-Concerts
-Cooking
-Camping

Location

Columbia, MO

Specialties

  • Art Direction
  • Design Management
  • Print

Experience

7 years

Education

Drury University

Affiliations

AIGA (St. Louis chapter)