Christopher Murano

Graphic Design | Art Director | Client Management

Marlboro Township, NJ

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Colleagues and clients know me as a creative, resourceful, collaborative, and detail-oriented graphic design professional who is regularly recognized for exceeding client expectations. Also known for outstanding communication and interpersonal skills that have an immediate impact because of a keen ability to listen to client needs and translate them into high quality compelling designs. A highly motivated self-starter with the initiative to meet challenges due to outstanding organizational and problem resolution skills.

Major client experience includes: Better Homes & Gardens Real Estate, ERA Real Estate, Lexus, Toyota, Motorola Solutions, Canon, Caterpillar, Bloomberg, KPMG, Samsung, Hershey, JTI, RJ Reynolds, Nokia-Bell Labs, Rutgers School of Nursing, Akamai, Sigma, TekSystems, and many more.

I have my Bachelor's Degree from Seton Hall University, Class of 2007. I have been working full time for 11 years and continue to freelance in the field. I have been fortunate enough to have had great experiences to show what kind of designer I have become, and work within a great team along the way. I look forward to continuing to grow each day and expand my knowledge heading into my next journey and become an all around tremendous asset to any company I become a part of.
Education
- Bachelors Degree Advertising Art / Graphic Design
  
  Seton Hall University
  
  2004 - 2007
  
  Certificate in Web Design
Experience
- Creative and Design Manager
  
  Realogy
  
  NJ
  
  Nov 2020 - Present (1 year)
- Senior Graphic Designer
  
  MC2 Experience
  
  Paramus, NJ
  
  Aug 2015 - Present (6 years 3 months)
  
  • Conceptualize, collaborate, and implement design solutions that meet brand strategies while answering the creative brief from concept to completion
  
  • Take lead role on projects, supervise junior-level designers in creating concepts, layouts, presentations and final production art
  
  • Manage multiple deadline-driven projects in a fast paced environment
  
  • Prepare final graphic elevations in-scale using Cadtools in a work book format
  
  • Prepare production ready files for in-house and third party vendors
  
  • Raise questions/concerns if design intent is going off course due to requested revisions to final art
  
  • Travel and provide on-site graphic support to installations as needed
- Freelance Graphic Designer
  
  Rutgers University School of Nursing
  
  Newark, NJ
  
  Mar 2012 - Present (9 years 8 months)
  
  • Design ads, newsletters, signage, web ads
- Senior Designer
  
  KPMG
  
  Montvale, NJ
  
  Aug 2014 - Aug 2015 (1 year)
  
  • Provide creative design support and project management for the layout, design, and production of work including proposals, presentations, reports, sales materials, html emails, and other internal and external client deliverables
  
  • Tailor graphic concepts while adhering to firm standards and brand compliance
- Graphic Designer
  
  MC2 Events Exhibits Environments
  
  Spring Valley, NY
  
  Aug 2009 - Aug 2014 (5 years)
  
  • Assist the marketing department
  
  • Design and assist with internal and trade show programs displaying large format graphics ranging from backlit graphics, window graphics, hanging banners, in-house signage
  
  • Archive all jobs accordingly from initial concepts to production files
Awards

2015 American In House Design Award (2015 US Cross Border Tax Conference Invite and Event Materials)
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