Cody Adams
Whole Foods Market Sign Artists / Freelance Graphic Designer
Golden, CO, USA
303-908-4503
Hi there! I am Graphic Designer living in the greater Denver area. I have more than 8+ years of professional experience working as a freelance graphic/web designer. My skills range from branding and web design to hand lettering and custom sign fabrication. I push myself creatively with every project I take part in and I am always eager to explore new mediums and applications.
Work Experience
Whole Foods Market, Golden
Whole Foods Market, Store Graphic Artist
+Design and Production: designed custom in-store promotional materials to support sales, new products, and store programs
+Materials & Production: managed and produced all store specific printed materials by directing timeliness, ordering, and budgeting
+Social Media: designed social media posts for store specific promotional advertisement and events
+Budget Management: managed a quarterly department budget of $3,997.50 by tracking and analyzing budget based on overall expenditures
+Employee Training: hired, trained, coordinated, and consulted back up graphic artist/new hires during career development
+Leadership: directly managed back up graphic artist and customer service team during all in store promotion and design
+Brand Standards: upheld Whole Foods Market brand standards
+Materials & Production: managed and produced all store specific printed materials by directing timeliness, ordering, and budgeting
+Social Media: designed social media posts for store specific promotional advertisement and events
+Budget Management: managed a quarterly department budget of $3,997.50 by tracking and analyzing budget based on overall expenditures
+Employee Training: hired, trained, coordinated, and consulted back up graphic artist/new hires during career development
+Leadership: directly managed back up graphic artist and customer service team during all in store promotion and design
+Brand Standards: upheld Whole Foods Market brand standards
July 2012
- Present
Colorado, United States
Snowboard Colorado Magazine
Associate Designer
+Illustration: created original vector based technical illustrations of topographic maps and snowboard gear
+Photo Editing: re-touched and edited various products for showcasing
+Team Coordination: coordinated with the lead designer, editor in chief, and various graphic artists for the annual publication release
+Photo Editing: re-touched and edited various products for showcasing
+Team Coordination: coordinated with the lead designer, editor in chief, and various graphic artists for the annual publication release
May 2011
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Colorado, United States
The Distric Of LoDo, INC.
Graphic Design Intern
+Annual Reports: coordinated with the LoDo District, Inc. Executive Directors to design and produce/present the 2011 annual report during the LoDo Limelight Gala, recognizing the success of Denver’s elite business groups
November 2010
- June 2011
Colorado, United States
Education
Fort Lewis College
Bachelor's in Fine Arts- Emphasis in Graphic Design
(AIGA)
FORT LEWIS COLLEGE
CLUB VICE PRESIDENT
SEPT. 09-OCT. 2010
DURANGO, CO
FORT LEWIS COLLEGE
CLUB VICE PRESIDENT
SEPT. 09-OCT. 2010
DURANGO, CO
September 2006
- May 2010
Colorado, United States
Skills
Basic CSS,
Basic HTML,
Microsoft Office,
Adobe Design Suite,
WordPress,