Christian Flores
Graphic Designer & Illustrator
Austin, TX, USADesigner and illustrator that brings fun to brand experiences.
Work Experience
Southwest Key Programs
Multimedia Specialist III
Working with the best creative team to create content for Southwest Key, an organization that serves a diverse group of black and brown families, immigrant children, and underserved people. Under the leadership of Anais Biera Miracle, I work within Communications alongside talented designers to share the work we do and communicate with our amazing staff. My duties include videography, video editing, audio production, animation, motion graphics, storyboards, illustration, and graphic design.
August 2021
- Present
Texas, United States
Ruben DeLuna Creative
Character Artist/Illustrator
Creating chracter assets for rigging and animation in Adobe Animate; working with Art Director sketches or creating new designs for characters; mocking up style guides for client review; collaborating with Creative Director on overall style for animated videos; client projects include How It Should Have Ended, Sunrun, The Story of Stuff, and EdReports.
April 2019
-
Austin, Texas, United States
Smile Doctors Braces
Senior Lead Designer
• Work closely with the Marketing Department to create a dynamic brand experience for new and current patients, prospective new affiliates and our company culture
• Collaborate with other designers within the creative team to create assets for web and print
• Receive direction from the Creative Manager and Marketing Director to implement within our brand
• Receive project requests and communicate with local marketing leaders on ProWorkFlow
• Contact and resolve issues with local vendors
• Translate brand messaging and creative assets into Spanish
• Collaborate with other designers within the creative team to create assets for web and print
• Receive direction from the Creative Manager and Marketing Director to implement within our brand
• Receive project requests and communicate with local marketing leaders on ProWorkFlow
• Contact and resolve issues with local vendors
• Translate brand messaging and creative assets into Spanish
April 2017
- August 2021
Texas, United States
City Of Austin Public Works Department
Graphic Design intern
• Create branding for public works campaigns
• Design print collateral, social media graphics, web banners, print ads
• Create cover illustrations for quarterly newsletter
• Collaborate with divisions within Public Works to implement new designs
• Communicate with supervisor on project progress and receive art direction.
• Design print collateral, social media graphics, web banners, print ads
• Create cover illustrations for quarterly newsletter
• Collaborate with divisions within Public Works to implement new designs
• Communicate with supervisor on project progress and receive art direction.
February 2016
- March 2017
Austin, Texas, United States
Freelance
Graphic Designer
• Collaborate with small businesses and nonprofits to elevate their brands through graphic design, illustration, character design,and motion graphics
• Use slack and email to update clients on progress with logo design, animation, and brand identity collateral
• Create new graphic art for sale at threadless.com
• Light administrative duties
• Use slack and email to update clients on progress with logo design, animation, and brand identity collateral
• Create new graphic art for sale at threadless.com
• Light administrative duties
2010
- Present
Texas, United States
Education
The Art Institute Of Austin
Associates of Applied Sciences
Design Fundamentals, Observational Drawing, Color Fundamentals, Editorial Design, Publication Design, Print Production, Web Design for Graphic Designers, Brand Identity, Logo Design, Graphic Design Studio, Portfolio
August 2015
- December 2015
Austin, Texas, United States
Languages
Spanish (Fluent),
Skills
Adobe After Effects,
Adobe Animate CC,
Adobe Illustrator,
Adobe Indesign,
Adobe Photoshop,
Adobe Premiere Pro ,
Affinity Designer,
Affinity Photo,
Affinity Publisher,
Brand Identity,
Digital Illustration,
Logo Design,
Motion Graphics ,
Video Editing,
Videography,