Julian Rucker
Graphic Designer
Los Angeles, CA, USALeveraging over six years of experience as a Content Strategist, I excel in developing innovative content solutions for dynamic industries. My expertise includes graphic design, social media marketing, community engagement, and more. I have successfully partnered with top entertainment clients such as Netflix and HBO Max, enhancing their brand storytelling and creating engaging visual content. My additional experience encompasses designing content for renowned food brands like Papa John's and Del Taco.
As a skilled Creative Director and Marketing Manager, I am passionate about driving growth and fostering digital engagement through effective marketing strategies. Possessing a discerning eye for illustration, typography, and animation, I excel in generating captivating promotional content for various channels, such as social media, web design, print design, and posters. My expertise lies in creating and delivering human-centric designs that resonate with target audiences. To learn more about my professional capabilities, you can go ahead and explore my professional portfolio at Workjulian.com and visit my LinkedIn profile at https://www.linkedin.com/in/julianrucker/.
Areas of Expertise:
Graphic Design, Social Media Marketing, Community Engagement, HTML Language, Brand Development, Team Leadership, Client Engagement, and Email Marketing
Industry Expertise:
Startups, Entertainment, Nonprofit, Advertising, Communications, and Marketing
As a skilled Creative Director and Marketing Manager, I am passionate about driving growth and fostering digital engagement through effective marketing strategies. Possessing a discerning eye for illustration, typography, and animation, I excel in generating captivating promotional content for various channels, such as social media, web design, print design, and posters. My expertise lies in creating and delivering human-centric designs that resonate with target audiences. To learn more about my professional capabilities, you can go ahead and explore my professional portfolio at Workjulian.com and visit my LinkedIn profile at https://www.linkedin.com/in/julianrucker/.
Areas of Expertise:
Graphic Design, Social Media Marketing, Community Engagement, HTML Language, Brand Development, Team Leadership, Client Engagement, and Email Marketing
Industry Expertise:
Startups, Entertainment, Nonprofit, Advertising, Communications, and Marketing
Work Experience
CLO Virtual Fashion
Brand Communications Manager
Roles and Responsibilities:
★ Collaborating with a global team of 3D and UX Designers excelling at cross-functional communication.
★ Assisting in the creation of an engaging Organization and booth design for the Game Developers Conference 2023
★ Crafting and collaborating on blog posts and sponsored content with diverse media organizations
Generating and amplifying captivating visual content for social media platforms
★ Establishing and negotiating brand collaborations with affiliate marketers and social media influencers
★ Analyze and interpret past creative work into learnings by completing a brand assessment.
★ Design digital printed assets for the brand, including but not limited to social media content, convention booth designs, digital ads, videos, email campaigns, and social media.
★ Collaborating with a global team of 3D and UX Designers excelling at cross-functional communication.
★ Assisting in the creation of an engaging Organization and booth design for the Game Developers Conference 2023
★ Crafting and collaborating on blog posts and sponsored content with diverse media organizations
Generating and amplifying captivating visual content for social media platforms
★ Establishing and negotiating brand collaborations with affiliate marketers and social media influencers
★ Analyze and interpret past creative work into learnings by completing a brand assessment.
★ Design digital printed assets for the brand, including but not limited to social media content, convention booth designs, digital ads, videos, email campaigns, and social media.
August 2022
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Kevin Hart's Laugh Out Loud Network
Key Art Designer
Role and Responsibilities:
★ Adjusting existing artwork and expanding on brand imagery
★ Coordinated with Creative Director to create Branding for LOL Radio shows; branding, logos, key art, and social media graphics.
★ Formatting graphics for various streaming and social media platforms.
★ Working on and adjusting motion graphic promo videos.
October 2020
- Present
Los Angeles, California, United States
Camp + King
Content Designer
Camp + King is an advertising agency with offices in San Francisco and Chicago. Founded in 2011, they combine brand storytelling with expertise in digital, social and content development.
Role and Responsibilities:
★ Interpreted written subject of bi-weekly newsletter campaigns into corresponding illustrations, graphics or infographics to increase brand awareness and increase site traffic
★ Coordinated with copywriter and creative director to develop concepts and visuals for social media graphics on behalf of clients including RE/Max, Papa John’s, and Del Taco
Role and Responsibilities:
★ Interpreted written subject of bi-weekly newsletter campaigns into corresponding illustrations, graphics or infographics to increase brand awareness and increase site traffic
★ Coordinated with copywriter and creative director to develop concepts and visuals for social media graphics on behalf of clients including RE/Max, Papa John’s, and Del Taco
October 2019
- 2020
San Francisco, California, United States
Challenge Detroit
2018-2019 Challenge Fellow
Description:
Assisting Non-Profits in Detroit, Michigan. Using a Design Thinking Process and a serious focus on Human-Centered Design. We work in small teams to come up with unique innovative solutions to various problems faced by non profits in the city.
Non-Profit Partners Includes:
★ Eastside Community Network
★ Hannan Center
★ Mariner’s Inn
★ Live6 Alliance
Projects Include:
★ Led 5-person team to assess accessibility in neighborhood arts district and developed creative solutions to improve accessibility and community engagement while presenting local businesses with badge of approval for compliance.
★ Managed 4-person team to create promotional material including social media graphics, flyers, etc. and developed assessment report of Youth Employment Program, expanding program from 12-40 members.
★ Surveyed neighborhood residents to determine and assess community needs used to develop guidelines and instructions for the reactivation of local youth center.
★ Provided on-set direction, filmed interviews of small business owners, and edited videos by incorporating special effects for Liv6 Alliance to improve business district.
★ Organized database listing all local businesses to serve small businesses within local community on behalf of nonprofit organization.
Assisting Non-Profits in Detroit, Michigan. Using a Design Thinking Process and a serious focus on Human-Centered Design. We work in small teams to come up with unique innovative solutions to various problems faced by non profits in the city.
Non-Profit Partners Includes:
★ Eastside Community Network
★ Hannan Center
★ Mariner’s Inn
★ Live6 Alliance
Projects Include:
★ Led 5-person team to assess accessibility in neighborhood arts district and developed creative solutions to improve accessibility and community engagement while presenting local businesses with badge of approval for compliance.
★ Managed 4-person team to create promotional material including social media graphics, flyers, etc. and developed assessment report of Youth Employment Program, expanding program from 12-40 members.
★ Surveyed neighborhood residents to determine and assess community needs used to develop guidelines and instructions for the reactivation of local youth center.
★ Provided on-set direction, filmed interviews of small business owners, and edited videos by incorporating special effects for Liv6 Alliance to improve business district.
★ Organized database listing all local businesses to serve small businesses within local community on behalf of nonprofit organization.
October 2018
- October 2019
Michigan, United States
One Magnify
Graphic Designer
One Magnify is a Digital marketing firm in Downtown Detroit. Servicing Fortune 500 companies such as FORD, MCKESSON... etc.
★ Built a wall display with an emphasis on employee inspiration to strengthen internal company culture
★ Improved user engagement on social media accounts for clients such as Lincoln and Ford by creating animated graphics
★ Collaborated cross-functionally across multiple departments to create organizational improvement
★ Completed agile training program by participating in 4 training sessions
★ Built a wall display with an emphasis on employee inspiration to strengthen internal company culture
★ Improved user engagement on social media accounts for clients such as Lincoln and Ford by creating animated graphics
★ Collaborated cross-functionally across multiple departments to create organizational improvement
★ Completed agile training program by participating in 4 training sessions
October 2018
- October 2019
Detroit, Michigan, United States
Mo Marketing + PR
Graphic Designer
Description:
Small Marketing Company doing big things with a small team
★ Oversaw company rebranding project including updating company logo, website, and business cards to increase brand awareness
★ Designed animations for e-commerce brands including the logo, website animations, Indiegogo campaigns, and other promotional videos by collaborating with PR and digital marketing teams
★ Generated banner advertisements using Adobe Photoshop by coordinating with digital marketer
★ Created for wine brand identity for client pitch including for including the logo, packaging and website
★ Developed bi-monthly Mailchimp email templates for 2 e- commerce clients in collaboration with digital marketer to increase sales
Small Marketing Company doing big things with a small team
★ Oversaw company rebranding project including updating company logo, website, and business cards to increase brand awareness
★ Designed animations for e-commerce brands including the logo, website animations, Indiegogo campaigns, and other promotional videos by collaborating with PR and digital marketing teams
★ Generated banner advertisements using Adobe Photoshop by coordinating with digital marketer
★ Created for wine brand identity for client pitch including for including the logo, packaging and website
★ Developed bi-monthly Mailchimp email templates for 2 e- commerce clients in collaboration with digital marketer to increase sales
August 2017
- August 2018
Ferndale, Michigan, United States
Lower East Side Partnership
Digital and Social Media Designer
One Magnify is a Digital marketing firm in Downtown Detroit. Servicing Fortune 500 companies such as FORD, MCKESSON... etc.
★ Built a wall display with an emphasis on employee inspiration to strengthen internal company culture
★ Improved user engagement on social media accounts for clients such as Lincoln and Ford by creating animated graphics
★ Collaborated cross-functionally across multiple departments to create organizational improvement
★ Completed agile training program by participating in 4 training sessions
★ Built a wall display with an emphasis on employee inspiration to strengthen internal company culture
★ Improved user engagement on social media accounts for clients such as Lincoln and Ford by creating animated graphics
★ Collaborated cross-functionally across multiple departments to create organizational improvement
★ Completed agile training program by participating in 4 training sessions
August 2016
- August 2017
New York, New York, United States
Rocket Fiber
Graphic Design Intern
Description
Rocket Fiber. Startup Fiber Optic Internet company, located in Downtown Detroit. Part of the Quicken Loans family of companies.
★ Created an expanded brand identity for a new company.
★ Created Animated Social media for Rocker Fiber that improved engagement by 10X and drove traffic.
★ Collaborated with people outside of my own discipline to create organizational improvement.
★ Dedicated to Innovative design thinking that is on brand and culturally relevant
Rocket Fiber. Startup Fiber Optic Internet company, located in Downtown Detroit. Part of the Quicken Loans family of companies.
★ Created an expanded brand identity for a new company.
★ Created Animated Social media for Rocker Fiber that improved engagement by 10X and drove traffic.
★ Collaborated with people outside of my own discipline to create organizational improvement.
★ Dedicated to Innovative design thinking that is on brand and culturally relevant
December 2015
- August 2016
Detroit, Michigan, United States
Electrolux
UX/UI Intern
UX Process
Wireframes
Live App Mockup
Wireframes
Live App Mockup
February 2015
- December 2015
Charlotte, North Carolina, United States
Group EX
Graphic Design Intern
Publication design, for Mercedez Benz Financial Services.
Branding and Competition Research
Early Brand Design Ideation
Branding and Competition Research
Early Brand Design Ideation
August 2012
- May 2014
Royal Oak, Michigan, United States
Education
College For Creative Studies
BFA Graphic Design
September 2010
- December 2014
Michigan, United States
Detroit School Of Arts
High School
High School
Studied Visual Communications
Studied Visual Communications
2006
- 2010
Detroit, Michigan, United States
Skills
Adobe Flash,
Adobe Illustrator,
Adobe Indesign,
Adobe Photoshop,
Basic CSS,
Basic Html,