Paul Shortt
Creative Director - Senior Illustrator and Designer
Macomb Township, MI, USAWork Experience
Exploding Kittens
Creative Director - Senior Illustrator and Designer
Collaberating with a creative team to come up with board game and card game themes. Executing on approved themes for multi-departmental team objectives which include a wide variety of collateral in multiple mediums. Notable games include Exploding Kittens, Throw Throw Burrito, Poetry for Neanderthals, A Little Wordy, etc.
June 2016
- Present
California, United States
UnitedHealth Group
Senior UI/UX designer
Conceived and created user interfaces and experiences for mobile, web and print platforms in the healthcare industry. Digital platforms focus on responsive design for usability and accessibility (a11y platform).
July 2014
- August 2016
Michigan, United States
Designer Shorts
Owner
Consulting on and creating graphic and illustrative solutions for a variety of clients.
August 2013
- Present
Michigan, United States
Heritage Church
Volunteer - Graphic Design, Web Design
I volunteer on the Church's creative team to help come up with ideas for weekly services and events. I help bring them to life via web and print designs.
April 2013
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Sterling Heights, Michigan, United States
Oakland County
Graphic Artist Intern
Worked within the Economic Development & Community Affairs Department to create designs for multiple programs including Emerging Sectors®; Prosper; MI Great Artist; Arts, Culture and Film; etc.
April 2013
- August 2013
Michigan, United States
Giarmarco, Mullins & Horton, P.C.
Information Systems Administrator /Manager of I.T.
Responsibilities included creation and maintenance of website content. Created advertisements, event flyers and assisted with press releases. Designed tutorials and technical documents for hardware and software platforms.
September 2000
- January 2013
Michigan, United States
Detroit RiverFront Conservancy
Volunteer - Graphic Design
Sat on the committee for the "Shimmer on the River" fund raising event for the Detroit RiverFront Conservancy. Commissioned to create a flash e-vite based on print media from Harrington Communications.
June 2010
- September 2010
Detroit, Michigan, United States
Detroit Institute Of Art
Volunteer - Graphic Design
Commissioned to create a flash e-vite based on print media from pulse220.
October 2009
- November 2009
Detroit, Michigan, United States
Ten Ton Hammer
Content Editor
Charged with creating and updating content related to online games. Authored op-eds, interview content, game guides, and news stories. Collaborated with teams to develop artwork for articles and web comics.
October 2005
- June 2006
Education
Baker College
Working toward a Bachelor degree in Digital Media Design
September 2010
- Present
Auburn, Hills, Michigan
Awards
Skills
Adobe Acrobat,
Adobe After Effects,
Adobe Animate,
Adobe Creative Suite,
Adobe Illustrator,
Adobe Indesign,
Adobe Photoshop,
Advertising,
Branding,
Copywriting,
CSS,
Digital Media,
Digital Painting,
Editorial Design,
Game Design,
Google Suite,
Graphic Design,
HTML,
Illustration,
Image Editing,
Microsoft Office,
Packaging Design,
Page Layout,
Photo Manipulation,
Typography,
UI/UX,