Jason Bell
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Hi, I'm Jason Bell. I like to draw pictures, write stories ( check out my blog: www.howshouldiputthis.com ) and make funny noises with my mouth. No one will pay me for those skills so I’ve developed other ones:
Art Director (I create compelling visuals to support a client's brand and their marketing strategy)
Project Management (I set client expectations, develop schedules, gather raw material and staff, track progress, estimate, invoice, analyze)
New Business Development (cultivate sales leads, produce marketing materials, create proposals, dream big, find solutions)
Operations Management (analyze needs, develop effective workflows, fix things)
But the most prized arrow in my quiver is Problem Solving. I like to learn, I like to build, I like to FIX. I connect with people and listen to their needs, then I distill those needs into a plan and I craft a solution. One with actionable steps that can be measured. People tend to like go-getters because they get things done, but it’s more than that for me. I like to get the RIGHT things done. -
Education
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Bachelor of Fine Arts Design CommunicationTexas Tech University
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XRite Color Without LimitsColor Management Seminar
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Certificate Color Management, PDF, Data ManagementIPA2009 - 2009
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Senior Art DirectorPlano, TXMar 2018 - Present (8 years 4 months)Senior Art Director for an advertising agency, developing packagingand promotional materials for major retail brands. Clients include: DrPepper, Mott’s, 7UP, Snapple, A&W, Sunkist, Canada Dry,Schweppes, CORE, Clamato, Big Red, and Squirt.
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Managing PartnerFlower Mound, TXOct 2008 - Apr 2019 (10 years 6 months)Managing Partner of a graphic arts studio specializing in creative development, branding and execution, photography, retouching, and premedia production, with 5 employees reporting directly Clients include: Walmart, Sam's Club, Mary Kay, 7-Eleven, SiriusXM, PepsiCo, AT&T, Dickies Apparel, Interstate Battery, Borden Dairy, Jet.com, Helzberg Diamonds * Developed new business, increasing billings by 450% within my first three years * Average annual revenues of $1.2 million from a team of six employees * Expanded our client base, adding 25x new client leads over ten years * Expanded the capabilities of our studio to include web content development, packaging production and direct mail development
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Director of Premedia OperationsPlatinum Imaging /Brown+PartnersDallas, TXAug 2001 - Apr 2009 (7 years 8 months)an award-winning advertising agency with 25 employees and 4 departments reporting directly Clients include: Zales Jewelers, James Avery Craftsmen, Gordon's Jewelers, GSD&M, Temerlin McClain, Uniden, Mary Kay, AT&T, JCPenney * Led a core management team establishing premedia services within an ad agency * Saved $5 million per year in outside costs * Developed a profit center averaging $750,000 per year in additional outside business
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Contract Project ManagerIntelinet SystemsDallas, TXMar 2008 - Oct 2008 (7 months)a .NET development team creating a Variable Print Solution for MetLife. Led daily team scrums and weekly client meetings, established and documented standards for creative vendors, led QA oversight for all user testing * Leveraged print industry expertise and management skills to meet the wave 1 goal on-schedule and on-budget * Produced 30,000 unique VDP imprints within the six-month goal window, facilitating successful development waves 2 and 3 after departing the team
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Director of Commercial OperationsVertisIrving, TXAug 1998 - Aug 2001 (3 years)a premedia service provider with 30-50 employees and 6 departments reporting directly Clients include: RJ Reynolds, Dell, Mary Kay, Bank Of America, AT&T, John Deere, PepsiCo, Neiman Marcus, US Weekly, TVGuide * Designed and implemented workflow solutions to acommodate $1.4 million in new business from an existing client during a four month period * Developed a testing team to advise on the procurement of equipment for 25 facilities nationally, influencing purchasing decisions between $7-10 million * Established a pilot program of user groups and electronic knowledge bases to share best practices and SOP manuals between key users at all facilities
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Studio Artist and DesignerTLP (Tracy Locke Partnership)Dallas, TXJan 1997 - Aug 1998 (1 year 7 months)Studio Artist and Designer for a nationally recognized advertising agency Clients include: Pizza Hut, PepsiCo, FedEx * Eliminated all overdue project schedules within my first three weeks * Reduced turn times for new project production by 30% * Introduced process eiciencies, reduced error, increased productivity across the entire studio
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On Coroflot@JasonBellDFW, member since 2019
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