Chad Raymond

Volition Design Group

Detroit, MI, USA
Highly creative and multitalented with extensive experience in print, marketing, and brand management. Exceptional collaborative and interpersonal skills. Dynamic team player with well-developed written and verbal communication skills. Highly skilled in client and vendor relations and negotiations. Talented at maintaining mutually successful partnerships.

Work Experience

Volition Design Group

Graphic Designer

Co-founded a design studio. Co-art directed and designed printed materials for several clients. Clients include Young’s Funeral Services, Premium Composites, Swampfoot 4 Mile, WoodWing Industries, Armor Express. Projects include identity systems, event notifications, and websites.
March 2009 - Present Michigan, United States

Hodges And Irvine, Inc.

Designer / Copywriter

Maintained corporate weblog. Worked in tandem with remote programmer to update and code online purchasing. Developed sales tools for print and web. Spoke with customers, created new accounts and organized existing clients. Designed logos. Produced reservation books for international locations.
April 2010 - April 2011 Saint Clair, Michigan, United States

International Cruise And Excursions

Graphic Designer

Designed and developed several articles for marketing and advertising purposes. Responsible for maintaining brand consistency for corporate materials serving over a dozen separate cruise lines and service partners. Collaborated on an internal communications service including posters, broadsheets, newsletters, and video production.
June 2006 - November 2008 Phoenix, Arizona, United States

Gyro Creative Group

Designer / Production Artist

Collaborated in the design of several automotive press kits. Participated in the brand development of start-up companies and established corporations. Designed various projects, including retail packaging, identity systems, sales kits, and informational items.
November 2004 - November 2006 Detroit, Michigan, United States

Education

College For Creative Studies

Bachelors of Fine Arts: Graphic Design

September 1999 - April 2003 Detroit, Michigan, United States

Languages

English (Native),

Skills

Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Illustrator, Adobe Indesign, Advertising, Brand Management, Copywriting, CSS, Instructional Writing, Leadership, Project Management, Social Media, WordPress,