Create The Universe.

Brandon Sharpe

brandon@createtheuniverse.com
2630 W Iowa Street 3F, Chicago Illinois 60622
803.403.7889

Objective: Giving design character and personality


Qualifications:
Highly creative and multitalented Graphic Designer with nine years experience in multimedia interactive design, concept and marketing design strategies, print, motion graphics, web design, and much more. Exceptional collaborative skills and a great team player with developed written and verbal communication abilities. Highly skilled in all Adobe products and design programs, also possesses experience in many areas of the graphic design industry. Passionate and creative designer, who loves to come up with new concepts and directions to approach design. Accustomed to performing in deadline-driven environments, and works great under pressure.

Extensive software knowledge in: Illustrator, Photoshop, Flash, After Effects, Dreamweaver, Indesign, PageMaker, Premiere, Bridge, Action Script, Cinema 4D, QuarkXPress, HTML, Javascript, PHP, Content Managment Systems

Education:
2002-2004: The Art Institute of Charlotte, Associate of Applied Science in Graphic Design
2010-Present: The Illinois Institute of Art - Chicago, Visual Communications - Bachelor of Fine Arts

Work experience:
2007-2010: Senior Graphic Designer at WIS NEWS 10 / NBC-affiliated station
Promoted from Graphic Designer. Increased responsibility, including over seeing projects to assure completion of deadlines provided, from concept to final product. Working directly with departmentheads in creating and developing graphics for new on air look and the internal station graphics. Received a South Carolina Broadcasters Associate Star Award for outstanding graphics in a Public Service Announcement.

2005-2007: Graphic Designer at WIS NEWS 10 / NBC-affiliated station
Worked with a team of designers at the number 1 local television news station in Columbia, S.C. Job requirements included designing all on air graphics, animations, web development, online advertising, video production, and print pieces. Worked with a number of different departments including in house production company Take Ten Productions, to create and produce Emmy award winning graphics and on-air pieces.

2004-2005 Graphic Designer at Carolina Retail Packaging
Job requirements were to design and print wholesale bags. Was in charge of overall design of bags and getting them ready for print. Had to communicate professionally with print department and over see production to ensure product was correct. Designed top selling bag line while employed with company, created concept and ideas as well as designed bags and supervised final production.

Freelance work:
design work, including web design, logos, company branding, motion graphics, animation, flash interactive, and much more.

Active member of:
AIGA: the professional association for design
STA: the society of typographic arts

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