Freelance Senior Graphic Designer — GazamDesign
1999 – Present West Hills, CA
Providing the very best in graphic design, graphic art, visual communication clarity, branding and supportive, trouble-free visual graphic solutions for a wide variety of clients, companies and project. All within budget, within given time frames, focused and professional, high standard hard-work ethic with a down to earth attitude.
Motion Graphics Editor with Pilgrim Media Group
October 2018 – June 2023 North Hollywood, CA
Implemented my creative project management methods to establish a successful After Effects motion graphics workflow for the graphics team. Assured that all motion graphics projects were consistent, quality checking final compositions for score data accuracy, alpha channel consistency and rendered broadcast-ready video files with Adobe Media Encoder.
Enhanced video graphics content using Photoshop to accurately mask, path-vector mask, large amount of images with efficiency, accuracy and speed. Rotoscoped and motion-tracked raw video content with Boris FX Mocha for After Effects.
Presentation Graphic Designer at Laugh Out Loud! Network | Lionsgate
June 2018 – September 2018 Santa Monica, CA
Developed fun and captivating visual directions for end-of-year marketing PowerPoint and Keynote presentations, monetization and seasonal sponsorship campaigns using InDesign, Keynote and PowerPoint to design and develop presentations and online campaigns for Kevin Hart’s Laugh Out Loud! Network and video-on-demand streaming services.
Developed infographics and iconography for the purpose of represent graphs and other financial and audience metrics data with originality and consideration in presenting critical information with clarity and readability.
Designed impressive Photoshop image composite work that combined highly imaginative and humorous visual graphics with critical financial data with an overall expressive artistic approach while adhering to the LOL! Brand.
Graphic Designer at Asylum Entertainment
August 2014 – March 2018 Encino, CA
Developed entirely new and exciting visual design direction working in collaboration with show writers and TV development teams designing highly successful and visually engaging pitch deck presentations for film and TV such as AMC; History of Horror and Lifetime; Glam Masters.
Successfully redesigned Asylum’s complete website (https://www.asylument.com) with a modern cleaner responsive web design aesthetic for multi-platform computers, tablets, mobile devices and smartphones.
Experiential Graphic Designer at MCM Group International
August 2013 – May 2014 Long Beach, CA
Developed a multitude of visual graphics solutions for a large scale experience design (XD) project for a youth oriented energy conservation awareness Kahramaa Awareness Park & Museum in Dohar, Qatar, Saudi Arabia.
Collaborated with architects and planners to implement large scale museum way finding, kiosk, large banner and museum info-panel graphics with considerations to cost and efficient graphics print production.
Created and processed, designed new architectural graphics requests, large scale banners, display installation graphics, decorative visual way-finding graphics, signage and exhibit panels with visual communication clarity implementing an educational infographics approach using contractor and architectural AutoCAD plan files to form the basis of my graphic design work.
Web Graphic Designer at eToys.com
July 1999 – April 2001 Santa Monica, CA
Responsible for the daily layout design of the eToys Bookstore implementing web optimization techniques for web graphics. Designed special online book promotion websites within eToys.com collaborating closely with book authors integrating their illustrations as UI/UX elements and customer usability. Designed eCommerce check-out-system UI collaborating with art directors and internal web developers in solving wed design, UX and UI problems to improve customer experience and site navigation.
Graphic Design Area of Emphasis in Communication Arts at Otis College of Art & Design
1995 – 1999 MacArthur Park Los Angeles California > Westchester California
'California tumbles into the sea… that'll be the day I go back to' Otis.
When I was trying to decide what creative educational path I would take, I came to the conclusion that I couldn’t go to a normal university. I had to attend a private art college in order to immerse myself in a complete creatively focused environment with artists, designers, and brilliant creative professors. A scant few were. But ultimately, I was fueled with the belief that if they can attend, so can I.
I achieved it all alone, with no trust fund, no room waiting for me back 'at home'. I supported myself, living on my own, working at nights and on weekends and took it as far as I could, and as far as I wanted to.
‘An artist is born…he can be groomed a little and he can be exposed to things …he's always an outsider … he must have an alien eye, these things are part of nature not of education’ — Joni Mitchell
AA Liberal Arts at Los Angeles Trade Technical College
1988 – 1994 Downtown Los Angeles
I had to work and support myself also through my junior college years as well. Then, take time off for life, adventure and new experiences, traveling, growing and then refocused on my general educational requirements to transfer to a 4-year university. So I thought.
I’m proud of my AA degree. The work I put into achieving this degree was not easy. I had great professors, so I felt I got just a good education as an expensive university.
Upon gaining my AA, I realized, at that point, that I wanted to pursue graphic design, I felt I already had it in me and felt I needed to attend a private art and design college. And, that’s precisely what I did.
2012
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