Tom Jimenez
Senior Designer/Art Director/Photographer
CA, USAWork Experience
CBRE
Senior Graphic Designer
• Collaborates with internal clients to discuss vision and expectations
• Designs high-end, world-class print/web marketing material, property
branding, signage, large scale building decals, and email blasts
• Manages larger and more complex design projects, art directing work
of team members to produce finished product
• Mentors, trains, and provides design advice to junior level designers, publishers, and contractors
• Leads design calls to nurture culture of collaboration and creativity
• Designs high-end, world-class print/web marketing material, property
branding, signage, large scale building decals, and email blasts
• Manages larger and more complex design projects, art directing work
of team members to produce finished product
• Mentors, trains, and provides design advice to junior level designers, publishers, and contractors
• Leads design calls to nurture culture of collaboration and creativity
November 2012
- Present
Arizona, United States
Creativeinfluences Design Studio
Owner/Independent Art Director & Designer
• Creates branding, logos, apparel graphics, and web design
• Art directs and consults for various businesses and industries
• Directly involved in product, portrait, and commercial photography
• Art directs and consults for various businesses and industries
• Directly involved in product, portrait, and commercial photography
June 2001
- Present
Arizona, United States
Araw Photo
Independent Photographer
• Specialize in landscapes, travel, cityscapes, and portraiture photography
• Internationally published and featured in various social media accounts
• Internationally published and featured in various social media accounts
August 2015
- Present
Arizona, United States
Coleman University
Adjunct Design Instructor
• Educated students on history, processes, principles, and elements of graphic design
• Instructed classes in Dreamweaver, Flash, Photoshop, and Illustrator
• Mentored and prepared students about real-world design situations
• Instructed classes in Dreamweaver, Flash, Photoshop, and Illustrator
• Mentored and prepared students about real-world design situations
July 2012
- November 2013
California, United States
SureFire, LLC
Graphic Designer
• Designed multi-page booklets, national print ads, posters, point of purchase/packaging, and apparel
• Successfully generated new line of apparel, expanding line of wearables and helped launch new line of packaging for flashlight accessory
• Developed request for purchase of print, mailing, and specialty services
• Managed production, pre-flight, and delivery of ads
• Successfully generated new line of apparel, expanding line of wearables and helped launch new line of packaging for flashlight accessory
• Developed request for purchase of print, mailing, and specialty services
• Managed production, pre-flight, and delivery of ads
August 2007
- March 2012
California, United States
Carvin Guitars
Graphic Designer
• Designed catalogs, multi-page print flyers, national print ads, posters, POP display, and various other collateral
• Collaborated with regional sales managers with design and production of monthly sales flyers
• Directed and assisted product photoshoots
• Collaborated with web programmer to develop new e-commerce site
• Collaborated with regional sales managers with design and production of monthly sales flyers
• Directed and assisted product photoshoots
• Collaborated with web programmer to develop new e-commerce site
January 2006
- August 2007
United States
Coleman University
Adjunct Design Instructor
• Educated students on history, processes, principles, and elements of graphic design
• Instructed classes in Dreamweaver, Flash, Photoshop, and Illustrator
• Mentored and prepared students about real-world design situations
• Instructed classes in Dreamweaver, Flash, Photoshop, and Illustrator
• Mentored and prepared students about real-world design situations
June 2005
- August 2007
California, United States
International Male
Internet Project Coordinator
• Oversaw look, feel, the building and maintenance of new and existing product pages for three e-commerce sites
• Designed and produced all e-mail blasts
• Worked closely with marketing director and managed Internet Project Assistant
• Successfully boosted web sales to highest in company history through effective email campaigns
• Designed and produced all e-mail blasts
• Worked closely with marketing director and managed Internet Project Assistant
• Successfully boosted web sales to highest in company history through effective email campaigns
June 2004
- February 2005
United States
Hamilton Exhibits/Graphics
Graphic Production Associate
• Prepared layout and design of tradeshow graphics
April 2003
- July 2003
Indiana, United States
Shryock Auditorium
Graphic Designer and Art Director
• Handled entire design concept and theme for performing arts theatre
• Designed season brochure, event posters, and graphic standards manual
• Interviewed, hired, mentored incoming designer
• Worked directly with outside vendors and media reps
• Designed season brochure, event posters, and graphic standards manual
• Interviewed, hired, mentored incoming designer
• Worked directly with outside vendors and media reps
June 2001
- December 2002
Illinois, United States
Education
Southern Illinois University-Carbondale
BFA-Visual Communications
August 1998
- December 2002
Carbondale, Illinois, United States
Awards
Southern Illinois University
Doc Parson's Award-Juried by Katherine McCoy
2001
National Geographic
Daily Dozen
2013
National Geographic
Beautiful Destinations
2016
Skills
Adobe Acrobat,
Adobe After Effects,
Adobe CC,
Adobe Premier,
Art Direction,
Copywriting,
Creative Direction,
CSS,
Digital Photography,
Dreamweaver),
Familiarity With Javascript,
Illustration,
Illustrator,
Indesign,
MS Office ,
Photography,
Photoshop,
QuarkXpress,
Video Editing,