Jerome Calleja
Art Director
Long Beach, CA, USA
562.500.1108
www.jeromecalleja.com
Work Experience
Jerome Calleja Design
Creative Director/Owner
Jerome Calleja Graphic Design + Branding is based in Long Beach, California. Primarily focused on brand identity, brand development, print collateral, marketing materials, product packaging and digital illustration. The goal is to help elevate the potential of clients and employers through clear communication, strategic branding and impressive design.
February 2009
- Present
Long Beach, California, United States
Marshall Advertising & Design
Art Director (freelance)
Helped with designing a small number of print projects and banner ads for GT Radial & Yamaha Motorcycles.
February 2014
- February 2014
Costa Mesa, California, United States
Lakeshore Learning Materials
Production Designer (freelance)
Built and preflighted digital files for print. Followed strict branding and production guidelines.
- September 2013
Carson, California, United States
Marshall Advertising & Design
Art Director (freelance)
Freelance Art Director primarily for the Cox Communications account. Worked on various mailer advertisement campaigns, banner ads, print brochures. Other accounts I worked on were Yamaha Motorcycles and Toll Roads.
March 2010
- September 2010
Costa Mesa, California, United States
JDA, Inc.
Art Director
My first job as a professional graphic designer. Promoted to Art Director after a year. Responsibilities and duties included digital file production, graphic design/art direction for print and web from concept to completion, art direct and lead team of designers and production artist, art direction and talent casting for photo shoots and attend press checks.
May 1997
- February 2009
Long Beach, California, United States
Education
California State University, Long Beach
BFA - Visual Communication
2 year intensive program, focusing on graphic design, advertising, typography and early multimedia. Acceptance upon portfolio review.
September 1991
- June 1996
Long Beach, California, United States
Awards
Print Magazine
2nd place, Creative + Commerce competition, Identity issue, October 2011, EarBudeez earbud packaging, Audiovox accessories, Art Direction
2011
Skills
Adobe InDesign CC,
Adobe Acrobat,
Adobe Illustrator,
Adobe Illustrator CC,
Adobe Photoshop,
Adobe Photoshop CC,
Digital Illustration,
Illustration,
Microsoft Office,
Quark Xpress,