Christian Flores

Graphic Designer & Illustrator

Austin, TX, USA
Designer 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
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.
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
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,