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BRANDON GRAY

BRANDON GRAY

Chicago Ridge,IL

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Portfolio: https://dribbble.com/BrandonLGray5

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/brandon-gray-ab0880199/

Summary

Innovative Senior Graphic & Web Designer highly effective at translating vision into reality. Knowledgeable about adobe software, construction techniques, and timeline management. Decisive and persuasive leader with exceptional creativity and technical knowledge.

Overview

16
16
years of professional experience

Work History

Senior Designer

Sparkey! Branding
Chicago, IL
08.2008 - Current
  • Landed projects with TV Personalities attached to large media outlets such as Food Network, Vh1, and Travel Channel.
  • Portfolio includes 1600+ graphic designs and 500+ websites with an international clientele list in over 15 countries.
  • Helped the company advance inside of the industry by creating innovative concept designs to differentiate clientele.
  • Excellent communication skills to make sure any problems were solved immediately.
  • Develops schematics showcasing design layout, individual components and production procedures.
  • Collaborates with clientele efficiently before jobs creating the perfect opportunity to ensure deadlines / turnaround times were met with Graphic or Web Design jobs.
  • Identifies opportunities to make designs crisp and high quality using expert Photoshop and Wordpress skills.
  • Strategic with Social Media marketing and planning.

Chief Executive Officer

TopicPls
Atlanta, GA
06.2012 - 06.2014
  • Pulled in over 500 thousand visitors monthly, within 6 months of launching the website
  • Strategically recruited a team of 8 bloggers, and managed day-to-day operations to ensure service to readers and advertisers
  • Designed the website and concept behind the blueprint of getting information out to our readers consistently, and in a quick manner, daily
  • Tackled the challenge of bringing in sponsors, and successfully running a remote based operation
  • Graphic Designed ads for the social media outlets
  • Prioritized daily tasks for blog postings and advertisers

Skills

  • Adobe Illustrator
  • Responsive Web Design
  • Design Software: Photoshop and Illustrator
  • Website Maintenance
  • Site Layout
  • Adobe Systems Adobe Creative Suite
  • WordPress Proficiency
  • Ecommerce Integration and Strategies
  • Design Mockups
  • Company Logos
  • Web Site Design
  • Logo Creation
  • Branding Strategy
  • Project Management Abilities
  • Social Media Content Creation

Education

Some College (No Degree) - Sociology

University of Illinois At Urbana-Champaign
Champaign, IL

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