Gary Johnson
5304 Chenault Ave.
Orlando, FL 32839
407.341.1155
Expert experience Adobe InDesign, Quark XPress, Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Illustrator.
Also experienced in Adobe Dreamweaver, Adobe Flash, HTML and CSS.
Keywords: Advertising, Brand Manager, Senior Graphic Designer, campaigns, plasmas, brochures, direct mail, graphics, convention, marketing, strategic, outdoor, HTML, banner, large-format
Senior Graphic Designer
My Media Works Advertising, Orlando, FL 2006-2009
Worked with Brand and Senior Managers to launch over 15 new products
Designed new packaging, branding and campaigns for real estate and finance materials
Increased convention attendance through print and on-site media and all convention graphics
Created direct mail, newspaper, magazine, e-mail blasts and banner ads
Improved my skills in new media software by attending Winter Park Tech
NOTE: In 2009, My Media Works, a former division of Dynetech Corporation, ceased operation.
In the interim, I have:
Become contract designer for Quiznos, Great Clips, Tast-D-Lite Desserts,and Salad Creations Restaurants
Created all start up materials for the Cherif Medawar Real Estate Training Program
Volunteered my design and marketing services for local non-profits
Worked as an Expedia Local Expert Concierge in the Orlando tourist hotel corridor
Assistant Marketing Director and Graphic Designer
Colonial Properties Trust, Orlando, FL, 2004-2005
Designed all print advertising, property signage and promotional campaigns for Colonial Town Park and other retail centers in Central Florida, including developing a strategic marketing plan for 1.1 million square foot mall
Responsible for creating and implementing a $700,000 budget
Wrote monthly merchant newsletters, press releases and advertising copy
Managed and trained customer service staff
Art Director
Fairway Outdoor Advertising, Raleigh, NC, 1997-2004
Responsible for all creative for eastern North Carolina division of nation’s fifth largest outdoor advertising company
Worked on a daily basis with national, regional and local clients
Managed Art Department to include balancing the budget and staff
Managed and created all in-house marketing materials to increse sales
Received eight Addy Awards including 2003 Best of Print and Best of Show
Education:
B.A. in Journalism: Major in Advertising
Minor in Hospitality/Tourism Marketing
University of South Carolina, 1988
