Elijah P. Meyer

Freelance Graphic Designer

Fort Lauderdale, FL, USA
A seasoned visual designer. Core skills include agile and waterfall methodologies, web design, print/publication design, information design, e-publishing, and HTML/CSS. In search of a UI/UX team with a need for clean, user-centered design with an emphasis on typography.

Work Experience

Elijah Meyer Design

Freelance Art Director/Graphic Designer

I have worked with clients large and small to produce high quality marketing collateral, including brochures, event invitations, HTML email blasts, signage, advertisements, stationery, and much more. Clients have included Dragon Tree Books, the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation, Boca Raton Regional Hospital Foundation, and Peak National Promotions. I have never met a budget or a deadline that I couldn’t accommodate.
September 2005 - Present Florida, United States

The Kristol Group Of Marcus & Millichao

Publications Manager

Orchestrated and was wholly responsible for the visual design, production and distribution of marketing collateral — print advertising, property websites, custom-coded HTML e-blasts, magazine-style print brochures, PowerPoint presentations, site and floor plans, maps, video slideshows, direct mail postcards and social media — for a top-ranked 12-person team. Established The Kristol Group team as a leader among an office of over 50 agents by creating a unique team branding identity within the branding and style constraints of corporate parent Marcus & Millichap. Significantly reduced project turnaround times by applying agile and waterfall development processes to team projects. Created and continuously reiterated templates and style sheets while optimizing team communication and documentation. Created branded, fully customized, hand-coded HTML e-blast templates that can to be used and edited seamlessly at all stages by team members who lack HTML coding skills.
September 2012 - September 2017 Florida, United States

Write Stuff Books

Senior Graphic Designer

Acted as art director on 12 coffee table books detailing American business history and technology while assisting in the design and production of dozens more. Produced multiple iterations and comps of each book, adjusting layout and approach to meet editorial and client needs throughout the life of each one- to three-year book project. Applied photo retouching, color-correction and asset management techniques as needed.
May 2006 - September 2012 Florida, United States

Education

Northeastern University

Bachelor of Science, Graphic Design

Magna Cum Laude
September 2000 - May 2005 Boston, Massachusetts, United States

Skills

Adobe Acrobat, Adobe Creative Suite, Adobe Dreamweaver, Adobe Illustrator, Adobe Indesign, Adobe Photoshop, CSS, HTML, Quark Xpress, Sigil,