David Sankey
Designer, Illustrator, Creative Director
New York, NY, USAI have provided print, branding, and web solutions for clients in the non-profit, retail, hospitality, and financial service industries, among others. Through this diverse client base, I've become very comfortable in communicating closely with clients, designers and other designers and sharing ideas and perspectives in order to solve design problems. I have become accustomed to meeting internal and external expectations on multiple projects with aggressive timelines.
Work Experience
Freelance Designer / Various Clients
Illustrator & Designer
Notable Clients: CUNY Department of Graduate Studies, Sarah Lawrence College, Barrelhouse Magazine, Skyhorse Publishing, Princeton Public Library, Growler Poetry Review, Tidy Kid, Ben + Vesper, Murs, GLDN Artist Group.
January 2007
- Present
New York, United States
Red Rooster Group
Designer/Creative Director
Project Lead on multiple projects, including large, responsive websites, print media, and marketing campaigns.
May 2014
- May 2016
Central Park Creative
Graphic Designer, Illustrator
Formerly Robin Nally Design. Most recently, I worked on the rebranding the well-established New Jersey advertising and design firm as Central Park Creative. This process included developing a new identity system and launching a complex, animated website (CentralParkCreative.com) complete with a simplified, touch screen-compatible alternative for mobile devices.
June 2008
- March 2013
Lawrenceville, New Jersey, United States
Princeton Public Library
Graphics Assistant
Design and typesetting of brochures, booklets, fliers, and posters. Creation of art and identities to promote author appearances, book festivals, and educational programs.
May 2007
- May 2008
Princeton, New Jersey, United States
TCNJ Department Of Art
Graphic Designer
Design of catalogs, mailers, and exhibition notices. Creation of artwork for department promotional materials.
January 2007
- May 2008
Ewing, New Jersey, United States
The College Art Gallery, TCNJ
Gallery Assistant
Supervision of gallery during gallery hours. Installation and removal of artwork and signage for exhibitions.
January 2006
- May 2008
Ewing, New Jersey, United States
Education
The College Of New Jersey
Bachelor of Fine Arts
Graduated Magna Cum Laude
August 2004
- May 2008
New Jersey, United States
Awards
Skills
Adobe Dreamweaver,
Adobe Fireworks,
Adobe InDesign,
Branding,
CSS,
Drawing,
Flash/Actionscript,
HTML,
Photo Manipulation,
Quark,
Retouching,
Typography,
Adobe Illustrator,
Adobe Photoshop,
Illustration,