Zed James Santiago
Graphic Designer & Junior Copywriter
2133992713
be.net/zedjames
Work Experience
Zed James Design Co.
Owner & Creative Director
- Select Clients: CareMore Health, USC, Rock The Vote, Dodgers Nation, 3x NBA Champion JaVale McGee, etc.
- Adept at logo design, visual strategy, branding, illustrations, and print and digital media advertising.
- Meet and design for a variety of clients following their specifications, deadlines and budget limits.
- Utilize design research to emphasize new concepts and theories that meet with client needs.
- Design and pitch prototypes to clients in order to explore
Self taught in Adobe Photoshop, Illustrator, Indesign, Experience Design (XD), and Sketch 3. Adobe Certifications in Illustrator and Premiere Pro.
- Adept at logo design, visual strategy, branding, illustrations, and print and digital media advertising.
- Meet and design for a variety of clients following their specifications, deadlines and budget limits.
- Utilize design research to emphasize new concepts and theories that meet with client needs.
- Design and pitch prototypes to clients in order to explore
Self taught in Adobe Photoshop, Illustrator, Indesign, Experience Design (XD), and Sketch 3. Adobe Certifications in Illustrator and Premiere Pro.
September 2016
-
California, United States
Caremore Health
Content Creator & Junior Copywriter
October 2019
- June 2021
California, United States
University Of Southern California
Graduate Assistant
• Develop and design course syllabuses
• Handle all tech and media for class presentations
• Work with students on meeting professors learning and assignment expectations
• Work with guest lecturers preparing them and helping with in class presentations
• Establishes relationships with students so they have a sounding board for issues
they don’t want to discuss with the professor directly.
• Handle all tech and media for class presentations
• Work with students on meeting professors learning and assignment expectations
• Work with guest lecturers preparing them and helping with in class presentations
• Establishes relationships with students so they have a sounding board for issues
they don’t want to discuss with the professor directly.
August 2019
- March 2021
California, United States
Wexler's Deli
Graphic Designer
• Conceptualize and develop marketing assets for print, digital media campaigns
usages (Collateral not limited to menus, posters, promotions, etc)
• Coordinate the design development and maintenance of company online presence.
• Work directly with print companies to ensure print media accuracy
usages (Collateral not limited to menus, posters, promotions, etc)
• Coordinate the design development and maintenance of company online presence.
• Work directly with print companies to ensure print media accuracy
September 2019
- January 2021
California, United States
Dodgers Nation
Graphic Designer & Social Media Manager
- Full redesign and rebranding of company logos and apparel
- Created broadcast and social media templates for full commercial usage, reaching an averaged audience of about 20k per live broadcast
- Developed graphics and copy for social media account usage
- Monitored multiple accounts with utilization of social calendar to schedule and strategize the best content for social media usage and engagement.
- Oversaw content click rate via Google Data Studio & in-app analytics
- Increased Instagram and Twitter following by 15% since December ‘18.
- Script and Q&A contributor for Blue Heaven Live Podcast.
- Assisted in the creation of DN Eats: Food blog series. Shot, edited and published video footage onto social media platforms.
- Created broadcast and social media templates for full commercial usage, reaching an averaged audience of about 20k per live broadcast
- Developed graphics and copy for social media account usage
- Monitored multiple accounts with utilization of social calendar to schedule and strategize the best content for social media usage and engagement.
- Oversaw content click rate via Google Data Studio & in-app analytics
- Increased Instagram and Twitter following by 15% since December ‘18.
- Script and Q&A contributor for Blue Heaven Live Podcast.
- Assisted in the creation of DN Eats: Food blog series. Shot, edited and published video footage onto social media platforms.
November 2018
- May 2019
California, United States
Graphix Collab
Graphic Designer - Media Specialist
- Provide design service and consultation with clients to produce content according to taste, lifestyle, and investment range for their apparel, digital, and marketing needs.
- Conceptualized and developed brand logo and marketing content for Graphix Collab
- Designed and published all print and digital advertisement content for social media accounts.
- Aid in the production of printed apparel and marketing content for clients
- Clients include: Hubble Studio, Advisory Board Crystals, Deuces 22, Goodwons Apparel, etc.
- Conceptualized and developed brand logo and marketing content for Graphix Collab
- Designed and published all print and digital advertisement content for social media accounts.
- Aid in the production of printed apparel and marketing content for clients
- Clients include: Hubble Studio, Advisory Board Crystals, Deuces 22, Goodwons Apparel, etc.
January 2018
- August 2018
California, United States
University Of Southern California
Marketing Assistant
- Oversee and execute creative direction of office events
- Assisted in the day to day operation of two departments (Campus Activities & Veterans Resource Center)
- Event planning, design and production while managing all project delivery elements within time limits
- Researched current social media trends and audience preferences in order to design and implement strategy aligned with department goals.
-Optimized our marketing automation and lead nurturing processes through email, content, and social channels (Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, Constant Contact, WuFoo, Google).
-Design and produce market communication and public relation graphics and images (print and digital) for in-house departments.
-Collaborate with the staff of Campus Activities and the other student workers to improve the overall quality of student life on campus.
- Assisted in the day to day operation of two departments (Campus Activities & Veterans Resource Center)
- Event planning, design and production while managing all project delivery elements within time limits
- Researched current social media trends and audience preferences in order to design and implement strategy aligned with department goals.
-Optimized our marketing automation and lead nurturing processes through email, content, and social channels (Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, Constant Contact, WuFoo, Google).
-Design and produce market communication and public relation graphics and images (print and digital) for in-house departments.
-Collaborate with the staff of Campus Activities and the other student workers to improve the overall quality of student life on campus.
January 2016
- May 2017
Prynt
Product Ambassador
SpeakBeat
Contributing Writer
GFTR
Creative Director, UX/UI Designer
UC Irvine
Media Specialist
Education
University Of Southern California
Digital Social Media
January 2016
- May 2017
Colorado, United States
University Of California - Irvine
Asian American Studies & Global Culture
August 2011
- June 2014
Languages
Tagalog (Advanced),
Skills
Adobe After Effects,
Adobe Illustrator,
Adobe Indesign,
Adobe Muse,
Adobe Photoshop,
Adobe Premiere,
Adobe XD,
Branding,
Content Development,
Content Strategy,
Event Planning,
HootSuite,
Logo Design,
Mailchimp,
Marketing,
Photography,
Procreate,
Slack,
Social Media,
Social Media Marketing,
Strategist,
Tweetdeck,