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Brian Rogers
Graphic Designer/Art Director
Baltimore MD     443.509.2451
brogersdesign@yahoo.com     brogersdesign.com

Objective:
Experienced 25+ year creative art director looking to obtain a position where I can use my unique problem solving skills to enhance the design, technical aspects & culture of an openly imaginative and quality driven team environment.

Experience:

March 2020 to Current
– Baltimore Hebrew Congregation – Baltimore MD;
  Director of Communications (Design)

  • Manage & design monthly publications including bi-monthly Bulletin newsletter featuring two months of content, & bi-monthy Perpetual Memorials & Offering newsletter covering lifecycle events & donations.

  • Organize weekly email newsletters to entire congregation featuring this upcoming weekends Service schedule & following weeks events & future offerings.

  • Coordinate & design emails, posters, fliers, web & social graphics, & collateral for congregational events.

  • Manage current website & working with internal team & outside vendor for implementation of new website in 2025.

October 2019 to January 2020
– Housing Authority of Baltimore City – Baltimore MD;
  Contract Designer/ Multimedia Manager

  • Create & distribute graphics for numerous campaigns: social media, website, super-graphics, print, posters & signage.

  • Manage & develop schedules & content for: social media, & closed circuit television system or internal & external viewers.

  • Assist in photo & video shoots for use on social media, websites, & broadcast.

Feburary 2018 to October 2019
– Stanley Black+Decker – Towson MD;
  Senior Graphic Designer/ Packaging, for Craftsman

  • Designed & produced packaging & POP materials for Craftsman relaunch.

  • Concepted & implemented step-up strategy for Craftsman V20 (20 Volt battery system) outdoor & power-tools.

  • Worked with internal teams: 3D render & digital visualization, photographers, & studios to revamp current in-store packaging for more aggressive refresh in 2020 retail.

  • Led campaign to create working Adobe Cloud Libraries for Craftsman assets & modularized design templates.

  • Developed a streamlined automation process for redundant graphics, labels & in-store header cards, working with brand, product & promotions team.

January 2017 to November 2017
– Planit Agency – Baltimore MD;
  Print Production Manager/Designer

  • Primary role was to reexamine print production workflow, streamline processes & discover new potential vendor relationships to bring added capabilities.
  • Implemented new bid request system to accurately gather needed details to               effectively quote print jobs, final vendor selection, manage production time-lines & release final materials to vendors.
  • Assisted in design, photo manipulation & retouching, prepress & preflighting to finalize & prepare materials for release.
  • Attended press inspections for quality control to hold standards for both agency & clients expectations.
  • Maintained biweekly agency data archive to Amazon Web Server via Fetch FTP software.

September 2008 to January 2017
– Bonnie Heneson Communications – Owings Mills MD;
  Creative Director/Art Director

  • Led creative team of designers, freelancers, photographers & web developers.
  • Individually produced & creative directed team members work on materials for clients ranging from; brand development, corporate identity, marketing & advertising materials, e-mail campaigns, web & digital projects.
  • Clients included non-profit, heath-care, education & associations.
  • Coordinated & directed photoshoots for clients specific needs, including individual projects & building a custom photo library for current & future branding. Handled post editing of photographs, including photo manipulation & retouching.
  • Built & expanded vendor list to add more capabilities & diversify options to best benefit clients & firms needs.
  • Helped in building custom traffic management software to capture internal teams hours & accurate project billing.
  • Supplied basic IT support for entire company, & managed Mac support for designers & creative staff.

June 2007 to September 2008
– VBP OutSourcing – Glen Burnie, MD;
  Senior Graphic Designer/Project Manager

  • Senior lead on team responsible for management of designers, copywriters, freelancers & web developers.
  • Individually produced & managed team members work on materials for clients ranging from; brand development, corporate identity, marketing & advertising materials, e-mail campaigns, web & digital projects.
  • Clients included non-profit, heath-care, education, construction, information technologies, retail & government contractors.
  • Managed client relationships for numerous accounts.
  • Provided assistance to developers & clients for web updates & maintenance in custom built content management systems (CMS), WordPress & Drupal platforms.

January 2005 to March 2007:
– Renegade – Hunt Valley, MD; Senior Graphic Designer

July 2001 to June 2007:
Freelance Art Director/Designer – Baltimore, MD; York/Lancaster/Harrisburg, PA
Clients:    • Azzam Jordan    • Brann Baltimore    • Curiosity Kits    • Devaney & Associates    • Doner Direct    • Eisner Communications    • Harvey    • Profiles    • TBC    • Visionmark    • White Good & Company    • & more.

February 1998 to July 2001:
– Kelly Michener – Lancaster, PA; Art Director/Designer/Print Production Manager

Technical:
• Adobe Creative Cloud Software    • InDesign    • Illustrator    •PhotoShop    • DreamWeaver      •Adobe Acrobat    •AfterEffects   •Adobe XD    • Microsoft Office • GSuite   • Spectrio   • WorkFront    • WindChill   • WordPress   • Drupal & other Content Management Systems (CMS).

Education:
Art Institute of York PA (Formerly Bradley Academy for the Visual Arts)
Associates degree in specialized technology, graphic design