Grant Peterson

Owner

Make awesome and evocative digital artwork that solves real problems for my clients.

Work Experience

South Hill Communications, LLC

Owner

I founded South Hill Communications after building a decade of communications experience. The company specializes in helping companies identify their marketing and communications goals, building distinct brands and developing strategies to communicate with their audiences. Services Include:
• Marketing/Communications Strategy Development
o Brand Strategy
o Identity Development
o Promotional product development
• Communications Effectiveness Consulting
• PR Strategy Development
• Creative and Marketing Project Management
• Graphic Design/Multimedia Development:
o Website development
o Print development
o Illustration (technical and non-technical)
o 3D Animation (primarily technical and scientific)
o Video production (scripting, shooting and editing)
April 2010 - United States

Blausen Media

Account Manager

Responsible for the daily operational aspects of Blausen Media, including staff oversight, project management, client services, product development cycle, and budget supervision. Specific responsibilities and achievements include:
• Increased profit margins by 40%
• Maintained extremely high client satisfaction and return rate
• Managed half of the staff of a $3.5 Million biomedical communications firm.
• Managed new project development cycle (web, print, audio/video, 3D animation, interactive) from conceptual development to final completion and delivery.
• Worked closely with Account Director on new marketing strategies for internal product launches and external client initiatives.
• Maintained clear communication with both clients and executive leadership on a daily basis
• Project administrative duties including proposal writing, contract administration, budget tracking, WBS development, etc.
• Managed significant aspects of the new brand development process for several successful biomedical startups including Trimira LLC, Opexa Pharmaceuticals, Genelux Corporation, and Apocell Biosciences.
• Highly team focused – took on occasional, as needed, production responsibilities.
July 2007 - April 2010 Houston, Texas, United States

Westlake Hills Presbyterian Church

Director of Communications

Organized and expanded a newly developed internal communications department to better serve the unique needs of a 3,000 member suburban church. Specific responsibilities and achievements include:
• Reduced departmental spending by while simultaneously improving internal communications outputs.
• Created new operational procedures to streamline communications department.
• Implemented weekly, monthly and annual strategic communications planning sessions for executive and director level staff.
• Developed new church brand and implemented organization wide graphics standards protocols.
• Management of staff graphic designer.
August 2006 - July 2007 Austin, Texas, United States

Blausen Medical

Sr. Multimedia Designer

Responsible for the entire life cycle of client driven and in house design projects. Specific responsibilities / achievements include:

• Participated in development of a dynamic interactive patient education tool (The Blausen Human Atlas)
• Production responsibilities included: 3D Animation, graphic design, illustration, video compositing/editing, tradeshow and large-scale graphics development.
• Published and accredited illustrator (ISBN 0805847189)
January 2000 - March 2005 Houston, Texas, United States

Education

University Of Houston

Graphic Communications

Houston, Texas, United States

University Of Phoenix

Marketing & Business

Phoenix, Arizona, United States

Languages

English (),

Skills

Animation, Editing, Flash Design, Icon Development, Illustration, UI Design, Web Design, Web Development, Graphic Design,