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Freelance Production Artist / Designer / Creative Force

Chris Davis

Berkeley, CA
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    I am looking for opportunities that allow me to use my skill set on something creative and fun, with cool clients that embrace the new way of working. My family plans to move to Lake Tahoe soon, so I want to find clients who don't mind that I would be a few hours away by vehicle, but only a click away by computer. I like to work with people who understand that quality of workmanship is very important, but quality of life is too...

  • Education
    • Senior Print Production Artist
      Print Production
      1995 - 2017
  • Experience
    • Freelance Production Artist / Designer / Creative Force
      Freelance
      Berkeley, CA
      Apr 2012 - Present (14 years 2 months)
      CLIENTS: Mad Dogs & Englishmen, Carol H Williams Advertising, Circa NOW, SubSensory Recordings, NextSport, Sierra Nevada World Music Festival, FullWatts HiFi

      • Work with Client, and their creative team, to produce any needed campaign components.
      • Build and prepare mechanicals for release to print publications and media vendors.
      • Insure brand standards are met according to brand style guides.
      • Provide creative services such as logo design and promotional material layout.
      • Recording sessions, engineering, post-production & audio consultant services.
    • Freelance Production Artist
      Circa-NOW
      Petaluma, CA
      Oct 2011 - May 2014 (2 years 7 months)
      CLIENTS: Microsoft, Air New Zealand, Mechanics Bank, CourseSmart

      • Build and prepare mechanicals for release to print publications and media vendors.
      • Insure brand standards are met according to client style guides.
      • Produce custom artwork, print comps & collateral mock-ups.

    • Studio Manager
      Carol H Williams Advertising
      Oakland, CA
      Apr 2004 - Apr 2012 (8 years)
      General Motors (GMC, Cadillac), U.S. Army, Wells Fargo Bank, Nationwide Insurance, Albertsons, Walt Disney Resorts, Allstate Insurance, Coca Cola, Kraft Brands, Coors Brewing, Hewlitt-Packard, Procter & Gamble (Clairol, Pantene), General Mills (Hamburger Helper), Visa, Gilead, Pop Secret, Sunny Delight, Clorox (PineSol), Diageo (Crown Royal)

      * Manage the day to day activities of a staff of 3-5 Production Artists & Freelancers.
      * Assist the Creative Directors, Art Directors & Writers with campaign components.
      * Coordinated project timelines with Traffic Coordinators & Print Production Director.
      * Build and prepare mechanicals for release to print publications and media vendors.
      * Insure brand standards are met according to client style guides.
      * Produce custom artwork, print comps & collateral mock-ups for client presentations.
      * Layout storyboards & title card graphics for the broadcast department.
      * Design and produce customized materials for direct mail, RFP's & creative pitches.
      * Assist interactive team editing HTML and posting images to the extranet for review.
      * Provide musical inspiration and comedic relief to all agency employees.
    • Freelance Web Designer
      MVNP HAWAII ~ Firefly
      Honolulu, HI
      Jan 2003 - Mar 2004 (1 year 2 months)
      CLIENTS: Starwood Hawaii, Hawaii Visitors Bureau, First Hawaiian Bank, AARP, Stanford-Carr, Sony Hawaii

      * Design and produce production ready files for the interactive team to code for online use.
      * Produce custom artwork, print comps & collateral mock-ups for client presentations.
      * Insure brand standards are met according to client style guides.
    • Senior Production Artist
      Kirshenbaum Bond & Partners/KBP West
      San Francisco, CA
      Jan 2002 - Nov 2002 (10 months)
      CLIENTS: PeopleSoft, Cisco Systems, Credit Suisse First Boston, Netscape, Ricochet, Blimpie Subs, Vespa Scooters, Carvel Ice Cream, VolunteerMatch.org, Vegas.com, Peet's Coffee & Tea

      * Manage all studio needs as the Sr. Production Artist in charge.
      * Coordinate the resourcing, hiring & management of Freelancers when needed.
      * Assist the Creative Directors, Art Directors & Writers with campaign components.
      * Coordinated project timelines with Traffic Coordinators & Print Production Director.
      * Build and prepare mechanicals for release to print publications and media vendors.
      * Insure brand standards are met according to client style guides.
      * Produce custom artwork, print comps & collateral mock-ups for client presentations.
      * Layout storyboards & title card graphics for the broadcast department.
      * Design and produce customized materials for direct mail, RFP's & creative pitches.
      * Provide musical inspiration and comedic relief to all agency employees.
    • Production Artist
      Kirshenbaum Bond & Partners/KBP West
      San Francisco, CA
      Dec 2000 - Jan 2002 (1 year 1 month)
      CLIENTS: PeopleSoft, Cisco Systems, Credit Suisse First Boston, Netscape, Ricochet, Blimpie, Vespa Scooters, Carvel Ice Cream, VolunteerMatch.org, Vegas.com, Peet's

      • Work with the Studio Manager & Traffic Coordinators to fulfill studio requests.
      • Assist the Creative Directors, Art Directors & Writers with campaign components.
      • Build and prepare mechanicals for release to print publications and media vendors.
      • Insure brand standards are met according to client style guides.
      • Produce custom artwork, print comps & collateral mock-ups.
      • Layout storyboards & title card graphics for the broadcast department.
      • Design and produce customized materials for direct mail, RFP’s & creative pitches.
      • Assist interactive team editing HTML and posting to the extranet for review.
      • Provide musical inspiration and comedic relief to all agency employees.
    • Freelance Production Artist
      TBWA\Chiat\Day
      San Francisco, CA
      Aug 2000 - Nov 2000 (3 months)
      CLIENTS: 989 Sports, LEVIs, Pets.com, Novartis, Sony Playstation 2, Rio MP3 Players

      • Work with the Studio Manager & Traffic Coordinators to fulfill studio requests.
      • Assist the Creative Directors, Art Directors & Writers with campaign components.
      • Build and prepare mechanicals for release to print publications and media vendors.
      • Insure brand standards are met according to client style guides.
      • Produce custom artwork, print comps & collateral mock-ups.
      
• Create customized materials for direct mail, RFP’s & creative pitches.
  • Industries
    • Advertising
  • Skills
    • Art Direction
    • Creative Suite
    • Graphic Design
    • Illustrator
    • InDesign
    • Photoshop
    • Print Design
    • Print Production
    • Typography
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