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ARTURO BAUTISTA

Seattle

Summary

Accomplished Graphic Designer offering 9+ years of experience working with a variety of clients from real estate to sports centered design. Demonstrated success in project management, team leadership, and the implementation of a proficient design process. Fluent in Adobe Creative Suite software. Highly skilled Senior Graphic Designer with experience in creating engaging and innovative digital art for top-tier clients. Proficient in various software applications including Adobe Creative Suite, Sketch, and InVision. Known for strong conceptual abilities, attention to detail, and exceptional project management skills. Proven track record of transforming client ideas into beautiful, functional design solutions.

Overview

12
12
years of professional experience

Work History

Sr. Graphic Designer

ACCO BRANDS/PowerA
Seattle
09.2021 - Current
  • Design and produce digital and print deliverables within the company’s brand identity and messaging.
  • Directly work with the Visual Content Manager to create visual assets for web, social media, digital ads and print.
  • Create content with purpose that may directly engage customers.
  • Using social media marketing tools to create and maintain the brand guidelines.
  • Work with Xbox, Nintendo, and PC to make sure designs are licensure approved.
  • Working with marketing professionals to develop social media marketing campaigns.
  • Responsible for designing cost-effective, attractive, and safe packaging for commercial products.
  • Developed detailed project plans with timelines and deadlines for graphic design projects.
  • Collaborated with marketing teams to ensure brand consistency across all digital platforms.
  • Provided guidance and mentorship to junior designers on various creative tasks.

Social Media Marketing Manager

Virtual Chameleon
Seattle
02.2021 - Current
  • Create daily original content (Instagram stories, social media feed posts etc.) that relates to the real estate agent’s audience.
  • Create content with purpose that may directly engage customers.
  • Using social media marketing tools to create and maintain a real estate agent’s brand.
  • Working with marketing professionals to develop social media marketing campaigns.
  • Analyzing a real estate agent’s digital marketing plan and social media strategy and identifying strategic weaknesses and making recommendations for improvements.
  • Researching social media trends and informing management of changes that are relevant to the company’s marketing activities.
  • Setting key performance indicators (KPIs) for social media campaigns, such as targets for a certain number of shares or likes and measuring a campaign’s performance against the KPI’s.

Graphic Designer

FREELANCE DESIGNER
Seattle
01.2014 - Current
  • Collaborates with various stakeholders to translate branding needs efficiently and accurately into functional designs and ensure our creative alignment.
  • Determines design approach and appropriate media to fit branding scope.
  • Designs and develops a variety of marketing material for organizations in an array of industries based on line of work, corporate personality, and client preferences.
  • Produces original artwork used for print and digital signage, web design, logo, and animation.
  • Works with Adobe Creative suite: Illustrator, Photoshop, InDesign, Dreamweaver, After Effects, and Premier to present concepts to clients.

Graphic Designer

REALOGICS SOTHEBY‘S
Seattle
02.2019 - 12.2020
  • Manages intake requests from real estate brokers to design and deliver creative assets.
  • Works cross-functionally to produce distinct branding material.
  • Works extensively in InDesign, Illustrator, Photoshop, After Effects, Word, Excel, and Power Point.
  • Collaborates with Real Estate Brokers across the Seattle region to create marketing collateral.
  • Ensures design layout specifications for magazine, presentations, catalogs, postcards, packaging, logos, and more.
  • Collaborates with videographer for Adobe After Effects support for animations.
  • Color matches for all print collateral from logo creation while adhering with layout/brand guidelines.
  • Designs and assists in creative direction for listing presentations and magazine ads for both short form and long form publications.

Graphic Designer

JOHN L SCOTT REAL ESTATE
Bellevue
03.2018 - 01.2019
  • Managed intake requests from real estate brokers to design and deliver creative assets.
  • Worked cross-functionally to produce distinct branding material.
  • Collaborated with real estate agents across the Pacific Northwest to create marketing collateral for high end real estate promoted on Facebook Ads Manager.
  • Increased productivity by 30% within first six months by establishing trusting relationships with designers, vendors, and key clients.

Senior Graphic Designer

SNAP! RAISE
Seattle
01.2016 - 01.2018
  • Established new design department responsible for marketing collateral.
  • Worked regularly on graphic, layout, and production materials.
  • Developed 200+ graphic design projects (logos, brochures, advertisements, infographics) that increased client transactions by 25%.
  • Collaborated cross-functionally to design and produce computer-generated artwork for marketing and promotional materials.
  • Participated in production of print and promotional items for key clients under direction of CEO.
  • Reduced defect cost by 60% in the first year by developing standardized product line design sheet that was adopted company wide.
  • Produced App and Web Assets through Sketch and Adobe XD within the UI/UX parameters with the design team.

Graphic Design Intern

THE CURRENT MAGAZINE
San Antonio
06.2013 - 12.2013
  • Managed and coordinated graphic design projects from concept through completion.
  • Worked closely with clients to create vision, conceive designs, and consistently meet deadlines and requirements.
  • Effectively built, motivated, and directed design and production teams.
  • Provided concept, design, and practical art application, working with internal and external clients and other artists/designers to accurately complete each brief.
  • Created original designs for in-store, storewide advertising campaigns, newspapers, magazines, and social media.

Education

UI/UX Certification -

Springboard
06.2023

Associate of Science - Graphic Design

Academy of Design and Technology
06.2013

Skills

  • HTML
  • Digital marketing
  • Brand development
  • Packaging design
  • User experience design
  • Social media strategy
  • CSS
  • Adobe Creative Suite
  • Dreamweaver
  • WordPress
  • Invision
  • Sketch
  • Word
  • Excel

Timeline

Sr. Graphic Designer

ACCO BRANDS/PowerA
09.2021 - Current

Social Media Marketing Manager

Virtual Chameleon
02.2021 - Current

Graphic Designer

REALOGICS SOTHEBY‘S
02.2019 - 12.2020

Graphic Designer

JOHN L SCOTT REAL ESTATE
03.2018 - 01.2019

Senior Graphic Designer

SNAP! RAISE
01.2016 - 01.2018

Graphic Designer

FREELANCE DESIGNER
01.2014 - Current

Graphic Design Intern

THE CURRENT MAGAZINE
06.2013 - 12.2013

UI/UX Certification -

Springboard

Associate of Science - Graphic Design

Academy of Design and Technology