Christopher Alan
Art Director
San José, CA, USAHello, I am an experienced art director, interactive designer and front-end web developer. I've worked mostly in the retail space with companies like JCPenney, RadioShack, & Neiman Marcus just to name a few. I like to keep my style simplistic but with a great attention to detail.
Work Experience
RadioShack
SR. ART DIRECTOR
Assist in driving awareness to the newly re-branded RadioShack with a simple and bold evolution of the RadioShack brand. Bright, rich colors, big bold photography, refreshed typography, and intuitive design applications create a brand identity for new generations of technology shoppers.
• email campaigns & websites to engage customers to shop online and in-store.
• email campaigns & websites to engage customers to shop online and in-store.
July 2013
- May 2015
Oregon, United States
Fred Meyer
FRONT-END DEVELOPER
Collaborated with designers to translate visual concepts into functional webpages that work consistently across a variety of clients and platforms using modern technologies such as CSS3, HTML5 and jQuery.
Developed a responsive email framework designers could use and understand while reducing last-minute changes and bugs for developers which resulted in faster turnaround times all around.
Developed a responsive email framework designers could use and understand while reducing last-minute changes and bugs for developers which resulted in faster turnaround times all around.
July 2013
- December 2013
Portland, Oregon, United States
Jcpenney
INTERACTIVE DESIGNER
Created eye-catching storyboards for online advertising to increase brand awareness of JCPenney thus increasing click-through rates on average 200%.
Collaborated with the motion designers to deliver outdoor advertising for the Texas Rangers Baseball Stadium.
Collaborated with the motion designers to deliver outdoor advertising for the Texas Rangers Baseball Stadium.
June 2011
- June 2013
Plano, Texas, United States
Self-Employed
FREELANCE DESIGNER
Created a number of email campaigns for Neiman Marcus’ holiday campaign that increased the click-rate to their online clothing store.
Designed and developed a website for Coppell Heating & Air Conditioning including a PHP contact form to help increase new customer growth, and faster support response times.
Designed and developed a website for Coppell Heating & Air Conditioning including a PHP contact form to help increase new customer growth, and faster support response times.
June 2008
- January 2011
Dallas, Texas, United States
Rogers
WEB DESIGNER
Re-designed Rogers Communications and Media website with a minimalist approach and a focus on mobile phone sales. http://www.rogers.com
Designed eye catching micro-sites and emails to announce new mobile phones as they were introduced into the market.
Designed eye catching micro-sites and emails to announce new mobile phones as they were introduced into the market.
July 2009
- September 2010
Irving, Texas, United States
Ariamedia
JUNIOR CREATIVE
Where it all began; hired on as web designer even though I had no experience but had a stand out portfolio. Dived right in and learned HTML and CSS within the month and had my first solo project.
Designed and coded the State Tax Group website using valid HTML/CSS with a focus on getting the user’s attention while maintaining readability. http://www.statetaxgroup.com
Designed and coded the State Tax Group website using valid HTML/CSS with a focus on getting the user’s attention while maintaining readability. http://www.statetaxgroup.com
April 2008
- September 2008
Addison, Texas, United States
Education
Collin College
Applied Graphic Design Associates Degree
May 2007
- January 2009
Plano, Texas, United States
Languages
English (Native),
Skills
Adobe Illustrator,
Adobe Photoshop,
App Design,
CSS3,
HTML5,
Jquery,
Mobile,
Paper & Pencil,
Sketch,
Xcode,
XML,