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Matt Smith: Art Direction, Design, Photo Retouching in San Clemente, CA

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Matt Smith

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Art Direction, Design, Photo Retouching
San Clemente | United States
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Anything that gets me outdoors.
I also shape and glass my own surfboards from start to finish
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Freelance

Art Direction, Design, Photo Retouching | 06/2014 - Current

Various freelance jobs including photo retouching, graphic design, photography, and presentation creation.
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5Gyres Institute

Graphic Designer and Social Media Coordinator | 01/2019 - 05/2019

I ran the day to day on their Instagram account for their TrashBlitz program, a data collection tool used to study plastic pollution. I also redesigned their business cards and created numerous print materials for events and fundraisers. I built a large wave sculpture made from plastic bottles collected off Southern California beaches as part of a collaboration with the Surfrider Foundation as well.
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Together California

Graphic Designer and Assistant to the Creator | 09/2018 - 12/2018

I was brought on for a project with Together CA, a fashion company focused on sustainability. My main duties were to create and color CADs in Illustrator, pattern creation, and retouching of product and model photos. I also used my knowledge of Graphic Design to create a font for a David Bowie-inspired collection, create hang tags and product packaging, as well as graphics and videos for Social Media.
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The North Face

Asset Coordinator eCommerce | 06/2016 - 02/2017

I managed all product photography for the eCommerce side of the North Face website for Fall '17 and '18 and Spring '17 Seasons. I coordinated with outside studios, worked with design teams to organize looks for seasonal photo shoots, and worked with vendors of TNF products. Other daily duties included image review and proofing, photo retouching and site auditing. Along with Adobe Creative Suite, I used Microsoft Office, specifically Excel, on a daily basis.
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Avocados and Coconuts

Production Assistant | 06/2015 - 06/2015

Freelance gig where I put together a pre-production deck in InDesign.
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BeyenMeyer

Art Director, Internship | 10/2014 - 12/2014

Worked on a campaign for G-Star Raw For the Oceans, a line of denim made from recycled ocean plastics. A mobile game was produced from our pitch.
Education history
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Miami Ad School

Masters Degree | 2013 - 2015

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University of Denver

Bachelor of Art | 2009 - 2013

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1501 Lincoln Blvd.#1014 Venice, CA. 90291