Troy Bowman
Graphic Designer
Cincinnati, OH, USAObjective: To provide tangible solutions that increase value in communication design and marketing strategy within the biotechnology, defense solutions, or power generation industries.
Work Experience
Curtiss-Wright Corporation
Associate Graphic Designer
• Collaborates closely with two other national designers to provide B2B marketing for a $250 million commercial nuclear conglomerate.
• Participates in a corporate rebrand initiative by taking direction from the Communications Manager in assimilating brand standardization across ten business units.
• Provides on-site marketing support to five locations across North America.
• Assists with marketing needs during the integration of a Canadian business acquisition.
• Coordinates planning, preparation, and material distribution for ten conferences/year.
• Contributes to established PR campaigns for teaming partnerships by completing assigned action items identified by the Director of Business Development and third party CEOs.
• Additional responsibilities: copy writing (external and internal), graphic design (technical papers, brochures, ads, trade show graphics), maintaining vendor relationships, updating environmental signage, PowerPoint presentations, and staying current with industry events and standards.
• Participates in a corporate rebrand initiative by taking direction from the Communications Manager in assimilating brand standardization across ten business units.
• Provides on-site marketing support to five locations across North America.
• Assists with marketing needs during the integration of a Canadian business acquisition.
• Coordinates planning, preparation, and material distribution for ten conferences/year.
• Contributes to established PR campaigns for teaming partnerships by completing assigned action items identified by the Director of Business Development and third party CEOs.
• Additional responsibilities: copy writing (external and internal), graphic design (technical papers, brochures, ads, trade show graphics), maintaining vendor relationships, updating environmental signage, PowerPoint presentations, and staying current with industry events and standards.
March 2014
- Present
Cincinnati, Ohio, United States
Curtiss-Wright Corporation
Marketing Intern
• Project managed the development of sales literature for highly engineered products and services.
• Built organizational systems to ensure ease of future revisions, including file and photo archival.
• Established marketing SharePoint and supplemented with design resources for internal accessibility.
• Materialized concepts into dynamic, content rich presentations.
• Responsible for photographing new build products and image modifications. Kept photo release agreements up-to-date.
• Moderated CRM data and generated financial reports for outside sales representatives.
• Built organizational systems to ensure ease of future revisions, including file and photo archival.
• Established marketing SharePoint and supplemented with design resources for internal accessibility.
• Materialized concepts into dynamic, content rich presentations.
• Responsible for photographing new build products and image modifications. Kept photo release agreements up-to-date.
• Moderated CRM data and generated financial reports for outside sales representatives.
June 2013
- March 2014
Cincinnati, Ohio, United States
Cress Gallery Of Art
Graphic Designer
• Researched, organized, and archived marketing content for website development.
• Managed social media marketing for the Department of Art and its gallery.
• Promoted from gallery intern to graphic designer: responsible for creating print materials for distribution.
• Managed social media marketing for the Department of Art and its gallery.
• Promoted from gallery intern to graphic designer: responsible for creating print materials for distribution.
August 2010
- March 2014
Chattanooga, Tennessee, United States
Association For Visual Arts
Media Lab Manager & Designer
• Conducted workshops on Creative Suite applications and social media marketing.
• Promoted from Instructor to Media Lab Manager: responsible for operating computer lab, photo studio, and equipment rentals.
• Assisted in social media development and back-end website updates.
• Collected customer data and established a monthly reporting system of lab usage.
• Promoted from Instructor to Media Lab Manager: responsible for operating computer lab, photo studio, and equipment rentals.
• Assisted in social media development and back-end website updates.
• Collected customer data and established a monthly reporting system of lab usage.
August 2011
- April 2012
Chattanooga, Tennessee, United States
Sequoya Review
Art Editor
• Initially responsible for traffic control of content and deadline scheduling.
• Promoted from Junior Designer to Art Editor: built and managed a team of four designers.
• Collaborated with team to conceptualize and create a brand strategy.
• Retrieved, photographed, and edited art submissions.
• Promoted from Junior Designer to Art Editor: built and managed a team of four designers.
• Collaborated with team to conceptualize and create a brand strategy.
• Retrieved, photographed, and edited art submissions.
August 2009
- May 2011
Chattanooga, Tennessee, United States
CreateHere
Design Fellow
• Designed print collateral for Springboard program, a business planning course.
• Photographed public engagements for marketing use.
• Aided in the collection of 26k surveys for the STAND campaign, a community analysis of civic purpose and common goals.
• Photographed public engagements for marketing use.
• Aided in the collection of 26k surveys for the STAND campaign, a community analysis of civic purpose and common goals.
October 2008
- November 2009
Chattanooga, Tennessee, United States
Education
University Of Tennessee
BFA Graphic Design
• President of Art Club, chair of the Apothecary (student gallery), AIGA Student Group.
• Multiple works retained for the University’s NASAD accreditation.
• Multiple works retained for the University’s NASAD accreditation.
December 2011
Chattanooga, Tennessee, United States
Languages
English (Native),
Skills
Binding Techniques,
CRM,
Editorial Design,
Excel,
FMPRo,
Illustrator,
IMovie,
Indesign,
Keynote ,
Mac OS,
Microsoft Word,
Photography,
Photoshop,
Power Point,
SharePoint,
Social Media,
Typography,
Web Experience,
Windows 7 ,