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Creative Director, Art & Story, UI/UX Design Specialist
Joshua Elkin
Los Angeles, CA
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About
Passionate about art, culture and technology, I shine when conceiving of strategic, creative campaigns and executions for use across all media and I specialize in crafting unique print and digital experiences.
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Education
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Master of Science Integrated Design, Technology, BusinessUniversity of Southern California2020 - 2022
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Master Presenter Data VisualizationEdward Tufte Art Gallery2010 - 2010Directly from the godfather of information display, this influential all day course changed my mindset. Since this workshop, I have taken more pleasure in my work and found new joy in presenting concepts and information to the client. Meetings are shorter, we dive right to the point and there is new emphasis on discussion and openness.
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BFA Art History & PaintingConcordia University2002 - 2006Architecture History, Painting, Electronic Art.
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Print Design Art DirectionDawson College1994 - 1997Art Direction, Brand Identity, Magazine Layout, Print process and Repro Tech, Illustration, Painting, Screen Printing.
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Communications Graphic Design & Architecture StudioRhode Island School of Design1994 - 1994Brand identity concepts and vector logo creation and development, taught by original member of Steve Job's design team for Macintosh, Bert Emerson. This education set the foundation for my pursuit of a design career.
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Experience
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Freelance DesignerBeGrizzleeSep 2019 - Present (3 years 5 months)Confidential creative for Apple.
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Freelance Sr Art DirectorSanta Monica, CAJun 1994 - Present (28 years 8 months)Available for freelance or full time engagements.
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Creative DirectorLos Angeles, CADec 2018 - Feb 2019 (2 months)Conceived of conceptual, strategic, creative advertising campaigns for use across all mediums including email marketing, print and social. Creative team building, teaching process, leading and mentoring through photoshoots, and inspiring the team with fresh copy ideas, art, references and research. Featuring the launch of Lost Poet.
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Associate Creative DirectorSanta Monica, CADec 2018 - Jan 2019 (1 month)Re-imaging the in-store car display, I conceived of interactive, immersive experiences at the cutting edge of technology.
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Art DirectorLos Angeles, CASep 2018 - Dec 2018 (3 months)Conspiring with superior writers and creative directors, I conceived of and delivered email campaigns for Black Friday & Cyber Weekend and created gift cards and key art for bespoke holiday gifts for influencers, countless Facebook and Instagram content and banner advertising, and I helped launch the new fragrance category delivering creative layouts and final art for digital advertising.
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Product DesignerLos Angeles, CA2013 - 2018 (5 years)Originally brought on to redesign the XFactorUSA app and website, I have been called back year after year to lead the design for the ‘For Your Consideration’ Emmy Award websites, digital art for Gotham, advertising for upcoming shows, design for NatGeo Producer Portal, FOX Scheduling Board app and many more enterprise applications.
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Awards
2018
Best Cyber-Weekend Campaign
Dollar Shave Club
2006
Nominated, short-listed in top 10 for
Best New Architecture Web Site
by Archined
2007
Crohn's & Me
(Heartbeat Ideas)
Webby Award
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Affiliations
AIGA, Behance, Venice Art Crawl, Cargo Collective
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Elsewhere on the Web
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On Coroflot@joshuaelkin, member since 2002
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