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Senior Designer
Jennifer Homer
Portland, OR
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About
I’m a visual communicator who helps my clients achieve their goals through effective communication design. I believe in building strong brands through powerful visuals on multiple platforms. I’m also an equal-opportunity thinker who utilizes both sides of my brain. It’s not good enough to just create something that looks cool. It’s also got solve my client’s problem, be on schedule and stay within the budget. What else am I? I’m someone who believes that collaboration is better than a one man band. Why work alone when you can learn from others, educate those around you and lift one another up. Lastly, I’m nice. People like to work with me because I have a voice and I value those around me.
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Education
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BFA Communication Art and DesignVirginia Commonwealth University1992 - 1996
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Experience
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Contract Senior DesignerCMDPortland, ORFeb 2018 - Present (8 years 4 months)
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Art DirectorVancouver, WAMay 2015 - Feb 2018 (2 years 9 months)I am the visual leader on my print and interactive projects that include campaigns, messaging, presentations and programmatic components. I am client-facing and present concepts to both external and internal teams. I work with my creative directors to set the course in terms of content, deliverables, process and timing. I set up my designers and contractors for success by providing clear direction and design rationale. I work with the entire creative team to share brand learnings and best practices.
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Art Director / DesignerCMDJun 2010 - May 2015 (4 years 11 months)By interacting with Creative Directors, copywriters and other creative team members, I art directed or designed and executed both print and interactive solutions that effectively communicated the strategic intent for each tactic within the assigned project. I consistently maintained the agency's standards of creative excellence, timeliness and profitability while achieving the clients' goals.
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Production ArtistCMDFeb 2008 - Jun 2010 (2 years 4 months)By interacting with Graphic Designers, copywriters and other creative team members, I did production and design work on various print and online materials including product data sheets, publications, brochures, presentations, banner ads and web pages.
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Art Director / DesignerjDesignJan 2000 - Jan 2010 (10 years)Clients: Dakine, Tricor, Paramount Graphics, Portland Advertising Federation, Matthew Warner and The Coraggio Group
Pro-bono Work for: MS Society, Hollywood Theatre and Portland Public Schools -
Graphic DesignerNautilus, Inc.Sep 2004 - Oct 2007 (3 years 1 month)Art Direction: Provided creative strategy for print campaign initiatives
Graphic Design: Lead the design for a variety of printed pieces such as direct mailers, magazine ads, collateral, packaging graphics and retail point-of-purchase displays
Print Production: Worked directly with various printers from the design phase through press checks, maintaining the highest print standard and quality available and staying within budget
Direct Mail Results: Analyzed direct mail data with internal marketing team to determine what creative solutions were working and what we can do to improve response rates -
Production/Graphic DesignerParsley BrouwersFeb 2004 - Sep 2004 (7 months)Worked side-by-side with Creative Director designing catalogs, ads and various collateral for local and national companies
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Graphic DesignerThe Ken Roberts CompanyJun 1996 - Feb 2004 (7 years 8 months)Designed a variety of direct mail pieces that had consistently outperformed the control piece being used
Art Directed and designed direct mail packages, sales pieces, books, and educational materials
Proofing and press checking
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On Coroflot@jenniferahomer, member since 2007
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