BRIANT.COXCREATIVE
Las Vegas, Nevada
email: briantcox123@gmail.com
www.briantcox.wix.com/creative
Technical Skills
• 20 years experience as a well rounded graphic designer/illustrator/problem solver - creating collateral items, logos, brochures, posters, package design, book covers plus digital and freehand illustrations.
• Programs used: Photoshop, InDesign, Illustrator, (Adobe CS5), Quark, Adobe Acrobat, Microsoft Office.
• 8 years experience in web design using Dreamweaver.
• Skilled with photo retouching, manipulation and enhancing using Photoshop.
• Ability to create animated web banners using Adobe ImageReady.
• Comprehensive knowledge of digital file preparation and output for prepress.
• Excellent eye for detail plus high level of accuracy in proofreading.
• Exceptional photography skills with ability to capture high-quality photos of products, people, architecture, etc.
• Highly skilled with traditional art mediums: watercolor, pencil, marker, etc.
Organizational Skills
• Ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously meeting required deadlines.
• Organized, color corrected, reformatted and cataloged over 1500 digital images for medical supply company’s online catalog making work flow smoother for internal employees.
• Excellent organizational skills as Art Director, coordinating freelance designers, illustrators and sound engineers.
People Skills
• Excellent people skills as Art Director, communicating with freelance designers, illustrators, photographers and sound engineers.
• Talent Search skills: Auditioned candidates for voice-over work, hiring and co-producing various audio books.
• Worked at numerous trade shows in major cities, speaking with potential customers by promoting and selling products.
• Professional and courteous customer service skills showing interest, patience and helpfulness.
Additional Experience
• Video editing: Comprehensive knowledge and use of iMovie/iDVD software (MacIntosh)
• Audio: Comprehensive understanding/usage of professional sound recording equipment: ProTools, Garage Band, Audicity (for mastering) AudioLobe, mic placement, equalization as well as using analog recording equipment.
• Conceptual design, construction and painting large scale scenics for conventions, trade shows and plays.
• Operated large quantity, full color disc printing of CD /DVDs (typically 1000+ discs per job), maintaining consistent print quality.
Awards and Recognition
• iParenting Media Awards 2006-2007 - Winner of prestigious consumer awards for 4 illustrated books.
• The Communicator Awards 2004-2006, Winner of international competition for 4 audio/story books.
• 1st place winner of national competition for short video titled “Wild Africa” on DVD, produced from original footage filmed while traveling in Africa.
• Winner of world-wide photo competition for original photo taken in Egypt and submitted to Intrepid Travel-New Zealand.
Photo printed in company travel catalog and on company website.
Employment
4/15 - Present | Freelance graphic design and photography • Las Vegas, NV
8/13 - 4/15 | Production Manager/Layout & Design - Veterans Reporter News (Southern NV newspaper)
7/08 - 8/13 | Freelance graphic design and photography • Nashville, TN / Boise, ID
5/07 - 7/08 | Graphics Coordinator / Designer • Sifford Video Services/VSG Inc. • Nashville, TN
11/06 - 5/07 | Freelance graphic design and photography • Nashville, TN
2/99 - 11/06 | Book Illustrator/Graphic Designer • Toy Box Productions / Custom Products, Inc. • Whites Creek, TN
5/98 - 2/99 | Graphic Designer • Sound Impressions, Inc • Nashville, TN
6/97 - 5/98 | Freelance graphic design and photography • Nashville, TN
1/94 - 6/97 | Art Director • Lifetime Classics, Inc. • Nashville, TN
Life Passions
• Creating music for iPhone/iPad games. (available on iTunes)
• 10 yrs service with ‘Big Brothers, Big Sisters’ mentor program demonstrating dependability, patience and compassion.
• World travel visiting 6 continents and numerous countries.