Ethan Ross

Design Freelancer

New York, NY, USA
I am a graphic designer that specializes in: Branding, Key Art, Retouching, Photo-Comping, and Production Design. I am fluent in: Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign, Keynote, and have some experience with Cinema 4D.

Work Experience

HBO

Senior Designer

October 2016 - Present New York, United States

Ethan Ross Design

Freelance Designer

I am a graphic designer that specializes in: Branding, Key Art, Retouching, Photo-Comping, and Production Design. I am fluent in: Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign, Keynote, and have some experience with Cinema 4D.
June 2015 - Present New York, United States

NFL

Freelance Designer

Designed: key art, environmental graphics, and storyboards for various projects.
August 2016 - October 2016 New York, New York, United States

WME IMG

Freelance Designer

Designed: sponsored events, packaging, products, and logos for corporate brand activations, primarily in the beer, sports, and festival industries. Visualized marketing concepts through photo-illustration, designed pitch decks.
June 2015 - August 2016 New York, United States

Spotco

Designer

Designed: branding, key art, and ad campaigns for Broadway shows. Art directed and built-out accounts across digital, broadcast, and production departments. Notable clients: “Kinky Boots”, “Bright Star”, and “The World of Extreme Happiness”.
June 2014 - June 2015 New York, United States

Aka Promotions

Junior Designer

Developed: Marketing Strategies, Branding, and Key Art for Broadway, Off-Broadway, and Regional Theater clients. Responsibilities included: designing for web, broadcast, point-of-purchase, and events as well as over-seeing projects between departments. Notable clients: “Matilda the Musical”, “A Christmas Story The Musical”, “La Soiree”.
August 2012 - July 2014 New York, New York, United States

Aka Promotions

Design Intern

Created the entire brand for “Bare The Musical” which included: print, web, social media, and illustration components. Pitched branding, key art, and editorial design for Olney Theater Center.
May 2012 - August 2012 New York, New York, United States

The Anderson Group

Design Intern

Assisted in the creation of: Instructional videos, package design, branding, and editorial design primarily for the pet and herping (reptile) industry.
October 2011 - December 2011 Sinking Spring, Pennsylvania, United States

Education

Kutztown University Of Pennsylvania

Bachelor of Fine Arts

-Concentrated in: Advertising and Graphic Design
-Cum laude
-Dean's List
August 2009 - May 2012 Kutztown, Pennsylvania, United States

Bucks County Community College

Associates of Arts

-Dean's List
August 2007 - May 2009 Newtown, Pennsylvania, United States

Awards

Art Directors Club (ADC) - New York

2012 Advertising Student Portfolio Review

2012

Kutztown University Of Pennsylvania

Nominated: Dianne V. Dockery Advertising Design Award

2012

Skills

Adobe Acrobat, Adobe Illustrator, Adobe Indesign, Adobe Photoshop, Branding, Cinema 4D, Compositing, Concept Development, Digital Illustration, Event Design, Key Art, Point Of Purchase Design, Retouching,

Campus Activities:

-2010, 2012 Design-A-Thon: 24 hour pro-bono event for non-profits.
-2012 Design RX: 4 hour pro-bono event for KU fine art majors.

Sharadin Art Gallery Assistant for two visiting visual artists:
-2011 Chris Dacre: “WAR is FUN”
-2010 Nene Humphrey: “Circling the Center”