Bob Clark: Graphic Designer & Photographer in Portland, Oregon
Work experience
Freelance Designer & Photographer | 01/2025 - Current
In my role as a Freelance Designer & Photographer in Portland, I focus on delivering creative solutions that align with clients' objectives. By leveraging my skills in visual storytelling, I have successfully enhanced brand visibility and engagement through impactful design and photography. My work has consistently resulted in measurable improvements in client satisfaction and project outcomes.
• Designed and executed over 30 projects for established organizations, enhancing their market presence.
• Implemented strategic photography to improve branding of teams and website presence.
• Cultivated strong client relationships, leading to a 20% growth in repeat business through referrals.
DOWL
Graphic Designer & Photographer | 05/2022 - 12/2024
In my role as a Graphic Designer & Photographer at DOWL in Portland, Oregon, I created impactful graphics and videos for construction project proposals, improving success rates. I also developed design templates and implemented project management tools to streamline workflows and enhance team efficiency.
• Created graphics and videos for multi-million dollar construction project proposals, enhancing proposal success rates
• Developed Adobe asset libraries and design templates for social media, proposals, and internal trainings, improving team efficiency and brand cohesion
• Implemented project management tools and launched company-wide file management software, streamlining project workflows and reducing file retrieval time
MTI - Mobile Technologies Inc.
Graphic Designer & Photographer | 11/2021 - 03/2022
In my role as a Graphic Designer & Photographer at MTI - Mobile Technologies Inc., I was responsible for creating captivating marketing assets, designing user-friendly website templates, and producing visually stunning product photography and videography. My work contributed to enhancing brand visibility, improving user experience, and producing high-quality visual content for marketing campaigns.
• Created marketing assets, product brochures, and event booth designs, enhancing brand visibility and engagement
• Designed and updated new page templates for the company website, improving user experience and site functionality
• Conducted in-studio product photography and videography, producing high-quality visuals for print and web materials
Washington County
Graphic Designer & Photographer | 05/2020 - 11/2021
In my role as a Graphic Designer & Photographer at Washington County, I was an integral part of the design team responsible for the launch of the award-winning 2021 Annual Report website for the Land Use and Transportation department. I ensured brand consistency and visual appeal by editing and managing website graphics, photography, and video production. Additionally, I created various infographics, logos, print and web materials, and social media graphics to enhance user engagement.
3CMA Savvy Award Winner - Digital Interactive - Electronic Reports 2020
3CMA Savvy Award Winner - Graphic Design - Publications (81,000 and Up) 2020
• Designed and launched the award-winning 2021 Annual Report website for the Land Use and Transportation department
• Edited and managed website graphics and copy, ensuring brand consistency and visual appeal
• Created various infographics, logos, print and web materials, and social media graphics, increasing user engagement
Nakawe Project
Design Lead - Volunteer | 06/2020 - 07/2021
Led the design and development of brand guidelines, website, and social media graphics for various projects at Nakawe Project.
• Created brand guidelines for new project campaigns, enhancing brand consistency and recognition
• Designed and developed a Wordpress website and social media graphics for the Restore Point Reyes campaign, increasing engagement for online petition
• Produced collateral and social media graphics for various conservation, education, and fundraising projects, boosting campaign visibility throughout social media channels
Nakawe Project
Graphic Designer - Volunteer | 02/2016 - 06/2020
• Design collateral and social media graphics for their shark, turtle, and ocean conservation, education, fundraising, and documentary film campaigns
Adpearance
Digital Designer | 10/2018 - 01/2020
As a Digital Designer at Adpearance, I led front-end development for client websites using a proprietary CMS platform, crafted engaging marketing content, and improved ADA compliance on client sites to ensure inclusivity and accessibility.
• Developed websites using proprietary CMS platform built on Foundation framework
• Created and prepared creative marketing content for client-facing presentations and emails, boosting engagement and brand visibility
• Analyzed client sites for ADA compliance, implementing changes that improved scores to 90-99, ensuring accessibility and inclusivity
Cree
Web Designer | 03/2018 - 08/2018
As a Web Designer at Cree, I created assets and layouts to enhance user usability, designed and coded responsive email templates to increase sales, and conducted front-end development and QA testing for e-commerce websites.
• Produced assets and layouts that enhanced performance on corporate production websites, improving user engagement and usability
• Designed and coded responsive email templates, increasing sales through effective calls to action
• Conducted front-end development and QA testing for e-commerce websites, ensuring high-quality user experience
iCiDIGITAL
Graphic Designer / Marketing Coordinator | 07/2017 - 02/2018
Led the redesign and creation of engaging collateral for various platforms, managed social media accounts, and enhanced visual content through photography and video editing. Resulted in increased engagement and audience growth.
• Revamped and created engaging collateral for white papers, sales presentations, events, blogs, and social media
• Managed corporate Twitter account and LinkedIn ad campaigns, expanding audiences and boosting engagement
• Conducted in-house photography and video editing to enhance visual content quality and consistency
Boats Group
Graphic Designer II | 04/2015 - 07/2017
As a Graphic Designer II at Boats Group in Norfolk, VA, I led the re-branding of boats.com, enhancing brand identity. This resulted in increased brand recognition and boosted customer engagement, ultimately driving sales for luxury boating brands.
• Launched the re-branding of boats.com, enhancing brand identity with new logo variations, color swatches, and typeface updates, resulting in increased brand recognition
• Revitalized Dominion Marine Media and boats.com brand guidelines and documentation, ensuring consistency and improving brand cohesion across all platforms
• Produced B2B and customer-facing print, web, and email marketing content showcasing luxury boating brands, driving customer engagement and boosting sales
Dominion Enterprises
Web Designer and Developer | 10/2013 - 04/2015
In my role at Dominion Enterprises, I led the design and development of optimized website prototypes for powersports dealerships, utilizing a proprietary CMS platform built on DNN framework. Additionally, I created logos, icons, and textures to enhance website visuals.
• Designed and developed website prototypes
• Utilized proprietary CMS platform
• Created logos, icons, and textures
