Tom Jimenez

Senior Designer/Art Director/Photographer

CA, USA

Work 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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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,