Rick Betancourt

Digital Art Director

Los Angeles, CA, USA
Professional from experience, mature design for character, and recognized for quality.
Refined in the urban margins of Baja California, every drop of superb creativity has been crafted with unusual subtlety, distinguished style, and balance. Motivated and innovative without relying on the obscure or the obvious. Always pushing forward to design work with effective and successful results.

Work Experience

Quigley-Simpson & Heppelwhite, Inc.

Digital Art Director

Clients Include: Chase Bank, United Airlines, Disney, Marriott Hotels, Weight Watchers, SuperSmile & PetSmile
Los Angeles, California, United States

Fox Studios

Graphic Artist

Freelance Graphic Designer for FOX Creative Services. Undisclosed based project.
Los Angeles, California, United States

Outlook Amusements

Graphic Artist

Freelance Designer for Outlook Amusement Clients. Work involves graphics for print, web and marketing. Undisclosed based project.
Los Angeles, California, United States

True Religion Brand Jeans

Visual Graphic Designer

Freelance Graphic Designer to the Visual Merchandizing Dept. & Brand
Manhattan Beach, California, United States

Maxpedition Hard-Use Gear

Art Director

As head designer and brand strategist for Edgygear, Inc, I manage their retail re- branding and art department. I concept ideas, pitch the work, and build it. My purpose, when engaging Maxpedition® is to build a brand that sells.
California, United States

Brandingiron Worldwide

Graphic & Package Designer

Head of branding productions and creative design for new clients and products. Directed creative campaigns to ensure it is relevant to the brand and its sales strategy.
Los Angeles, California, United States

Advecor Inc.

Branding & Graphic Design

In charge of all art production & designs for new products, campaigns,
direct marketing and collateral materials. Includes all print, web-site,
packaging, promotions and ads.
San Diego, California, United States

Clear Channel Communications

Head Graphic Designer & Promotions Assistant

Managed all creative direction, art concepts and live events for sponsors, clients, artist, radio hosts & supported the main promotional and production team for Rock 105.3 and 101 KGB.
San Diego, California, United States

Education

Art Institute Of California San Diego

Advertising

San Diego, California, United States

Entertainment Career Connections

Certified in Audio Engineering and Music Production

Los Angeles, California, United States

Lazaro Cardenas

Certified in Architecture Drawing & Construction

Tijuana, Mexico

Languages

Spanish (Native),
English (Fluent),

Skills

Acrobat, After Effects, Branding, Design, Graphic Design, InDesign, Microsoft Office, Photoshop, Print, Protool, Quark Xpress, Reason, Advertising, Art Direction, Creative Consulting, Dreamweaver, Flash, Illustrator, Markerting, QuarkXpress, Web Design,