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What separates me from other designers in the industry is my true love and passion for design. From apparel to comic books to production design in film, I absolutely love absorbing all kinds of aesthetic practices and seeing how design touches all aspects of our lives.
As per my professional summary, my qualities and experience make me highly suitable for the role of Graphic Designer at Siege Media. I am highly regarded for my Adobe Photoshop, InDesign, and Illustrator skills and am known for my strong team-driven work ethic. During my time at San Diego Magazine, I became highly skilled in creating a full range of marketing materials for print, web, digital, and social media platforms which resulted in numerous successful advertising campaigns. Because I understand the constant evolution of the design industry, I have taken it upon myself to start learning HTML and UX Design.

Develop effective and appealing editorial content for print, web, digital, and social media platforms that
resulted in numerous successful advertising campaigns
• Develop impactful marketing assets (data visualizations, branding guides, Instagram posts/stories, animated gifs, etc.) to develop and amplify the San Diego Magazine Brand
• Manage shipping of all advertising-related magazine pages by proofing, exporting, uploading, approving each
individual page for the final print, and giving final authorization for press
• Produce and style photoshoots by curating inspiration, sourcing garments, assembling outfits and collaborating with photographers to capture the publication's identity
• Train Assistant Production Designer on ad building, effective client communication, and how to best represent
the San Diego Magazine Brand
• Clearly communicate campaign concepts with marketing, sales, and event teams to coordinate roll-out and reach desired targets

Senior Production Designer

Build on the current design of special advertising campaigns using provided assets while adhering to San
Diego Magazine's brand standards
• Coordinate and provide creative input for photoshoots by handling communication between photographers,
models, and editorial team
• Use provided assets to create "display" ads that effectively represent clients' unique identity
• Re-export final client ads using pre-press output to confirm images are high resolution, all colors are CMYK
and size matches San Diego Magazine printing specifications

Assistant Production Designer

• Assist in editorial layout design for San Diego Magazine and its 11 custom print publications
• Research stock images to best suit the client's creative vision
• Retouch, color correct and clip images for use in final print publications
• Perform design edits based on client feedback and artistic direction

Art Intern

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Ricardo Gonzalez: in Carlsbad, CA

Ricardo Gonzalez

San Diego State University