This document is a resume for a graphic design professional with over 20 years of experience in art direction, branding, website design, print and digital advertising. They have worked freelance for film studios, performing arts organizations, healthcare companies and more. Their experience includes logo design, branding, websites, illustrations, animation, and project management. They have a BFA in graphic design and expertise in Adobe Creative Suite.

1. ART DIRECTION + GRAPHIC DESIGN PROFESSIONAL
CreativeGraphicDesignProfessionalwhoworkswithbranded businesses,establisheddesignfirmsandfreelanceclients.Offers
varietyofskillsandmediumswithclient-focusedapproachtocreativityandservice.CareergroundedinB.F.A.GraphicDesign.
Committedtostimulatingdesignsolutions,visualconversationsandimaginations.
• Art Direction • Concept Development • Website Development
• Digital / Print Design • Branding / Logos / Title Treatments • Animation Character Creation
• Project Management • Client Relationships • Storyboards / Illustration
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
LANCEFREELANCE.COM 2002–PRESENT
Workingsuccessfullyasafreelancegraphicdesigner,Ienjoyavarietyofassignments.Highlights:
Art Direction, Brand Management, Multimedia
Paramount Pictures (Viacom); The Celestial Opera Company; GMCLA; South Coast Chorale
DigitaldesignercreatingParamountdigitalgraphicsforNetflix,Google,iTunesandAmazonclients;initiatedbrandingconcepts;
designedlogos,showposters,concertprograms,seasonbrochures,advertisements,print/digitalbillboards,webbanners,media
packaging,postcards,multimediamenusandeblasts;artdirectedphotoshoots;websiteupdates
Website Design, Branding, Digital + Print Ads
Clients: Performing Arts; Healthcare; Home / Garden; Fashion / Beauty; World Travel + Gourmet Food / Beverage markets
Producedwebsites,logos,stationery,businesscards,onlineandprintadvertisements;eachclientgetsmyutmostattention
Costume Sketch Artist, Illustrator, Colorist
Disney On Ice: ToyStory,TheIncredibles,FindingNemoandMonster’s,Inc.internationally touring skating productions
Illustratedexistinglicensedcharactersandcreatedadditional“actors”as360°in-the-rounddrawingsforuseascostumeshop
referenceinmanufactureoficeskaters’costumesforitsnationallytouringproductions;thisclientrequestedI“Lance-ify”hiswork
Movie Theater Screen Ad Designer, Brand Consultant, Film Reviewer
Hollywood Stock Exchange (Cantor Fitzgerald)
Producedseriesofmovietheaterscreenandonlinebannerads;expandedmycreativerolesasHSXbrandconsultantand
publishedfilmreviewerattheBerlinFilmFestival(Berlinale)inGermanyandLosAngelesmoviescreenings
Research, Book Production, Publication, Mentoring
University of California Los Angeles/UCLA:TheFirstCentury
Compiledandverifieddiligentlyalltextquotesforbook’ssourcenotesduringproductionphase;trainedadditionalresearch
assistants;advisedauthoronphotouseandtypesettingformatstyles
Stellar Logo Design
NASA / Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL)
CreatedtheSpitzerSpaceTelescopemissionlogo—athrillingprojectforthisspacesciencefan
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2. GRAPHIC DESIGNER . BOLDFACE DESIGN STUDIO 2004
LAGLC; LUPUS LA; PanCAN; Race to Erase MS; Oscar De La Hoya Champions; Hollywood Bag Ladies; Cure Autism Now;
Our Lady of the Angels
Createdads,adjournals,newsletters,invitations,replyenvelopes,tableplacementtentsforlocalandnationalcharities;provided
artdirectioneditsandrefinementsforhealthcampaignposterimages
ART DIRECTOR + VISUAL DESIGNER . HARVEST MOON STUDIO2000–2002
Childrens Hospital Los Angeles; Starlight Children’s Foundation; SupplyPro; Northwest Museum of Arts and Culture;
ColorAxis (Home Depot)
Createdconceptillustrations;developedanimatedcharactersandproducedvisualsformultimediainteractives,touch-screen
kioskapplicationsandwebsites;photoresearch;iconbranding;illustratedmuseumexhibitpresentationmock-ups
ASS’T. INSTRUCTOR, CHARACTER DESIGN II . ANIMATION ACADEMY2000–2001
MentoredstudentsinhoningtheircharacterdesignillustrationskillswhileattendingeveningcoursesattheAnimation
Academy;payinginspirationforward
GRAPHIC DESIGNER / ANIMATION + STORY ARTIST . GREEN RABBIT DESIGN STUDIO1996–1999
USDA; Corpedia; Petersen & Johnson; Dave Walsh!
Hiredtoexpandstudio’s2-Danimationandgraphicdesignservices;createdclientadvertisinglayouts,corporatelogos,outdoor
billboards,multimediapackagingandbookcovers;designedstudio’swebsiteandin-houseprintpromotionmaterials;rendered
storyboardsforanimations,advertisingclientsandstudioprojects;created,animated,’tweened,cleaned,scannedandcolored
animationcharacters;paintedwatercolorbackgroundsforanimationprojects
EDUCATION
B.F.A., Graphic Design
St. Cloud State University, St. Cloud, MN
SKILLS + EXPERTISE
Adobe Creative Suite CC (Mac + PC): Illustrator, Photoshop, InDesign, Acrobat, Flash; Quark: XPress
“Lance-ifying”;creativeartdirection;graphicdesign;freelancing;clientrelations;imagination;conceptdevelopment;branding;
visualconversation;projectmanagement;curiosity;advertising;typography;titletreatments;photography;imageediting;
multimedia;websites;logos;businesscards;posters;billboards;postcards;brochures;pre-press;research;illustration;
animation;charactercreation;storyboarding;reading;crosswordpuzzles
direct 323 679 4296 • email lance@lancefreelance.com • website lancefreelance.com • linkedin linkedin.com/in/lancefreelance