Sr. Visual Designer at Fixya.com
San Francisco Bay Area
- Current
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- Sr. Visual Designer at FixYa
- Past
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- Sr. Lead Visual Designer at MyNewPlace
- Online Creative Director at Roost
- Web Designer Level 3 at World Savings Bank (Now Wachovia)
- Web Art Director at Affiniscape
- Creative Director at Point Click Direct
- Sr. Web Designer at TripAdvisor
- Art Director at Pegasystems
- Education
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- University of Massachusetts at Boston
- San Francisco State University
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Adam Cross’s Summary
As a seasoned web professional with a unique skill set, I believe I am an outstanding candidate for many positions — from web and user interface design, to art direction and creative management. In addition to 10 years of corporate web design experience with an emphasis on usability, I possess extensive management experience, in both creative direction, as well as project management and strategic development. I have superior communication skills, both oral and written, and excel at translating client and corporate objectives into deliverables. One of my signature strengths is an ability to interface seamlessly and effectively with groups and individuals on all levels of an organization.
Adam Cross’s Specialties:
In addition to my conceptual skills as a web designer, I posess a unique ability to anticipate, identify, and creatively solve business and marketing challenges, creating win-win scenarios for clients and companies.
Adam Cross’s Experience
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Sr. Visual Designer
FixYa
(Privately Held; Internet industry)
2009 — Present (less than a year)
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Sr. Lead Visual Designer
MyNewPlace
(Privately Held; Internet industry)
April 2009 — November 2009 (8 months)
I am responsible for driving the image, UI and brand identity for MyNewPlace.com
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Online Creative Director
Roost
(Privately Held; Internet industry)
2006 — March 2009 (3 years )
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Web Designer Level 3
World Savings Bank (Now Wachovia)
(Public Company; 10,001 or more employees; GDW; Banking industry)
June 2005 — July 2006 (1 year 2 months)
Job Duties:
Participate as a member of the User Experience Group in the design development and execution of all web-based corporate initiatives.
About World Savings:
World Savings is a Fortune 500 company rated as one of "America's Most Admired" Financial Services Companies by Fortune Magazine. A division of Golden West Financial, World Savings is a premier consumer financial services company, with nearly nine decades of experience and over $120 billion in assets. -
Web Art Director
Affiniscape
(Privately Held; 51-200 employees; Internet industry)
October 2004 — June 2005 (9 months)
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Job Duties:
Responsible for developing, implementing and maintaining all aspects of corporate identity program for Affiniscape, Inc. including logo, corporate colors, web site, business cards, letterhead, envelopes trade show booth, and all marketing and collateral materials.
About Affiniscape:
Affiniscape is the leading source for web solutions, revenue services and affinity programs in the association industry. Our offerings reflect success with more than 650 association partners making us the most trusted brand in the industry.Affiniscape: -
Creative Director
Point Click Direct
(Privately Held; 11-50 employees; Marketing and Advertising industry)
October 2001 — September 2004 (3 years )
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Job Duties:
Responsible for developing and implementing the overall creative strategy for PointClick Direct, CISI Direct and associated programs.
Established complete corporate identity programs including logo, corporate colors, web site, business cards, letterhead, envelopes and all marketing and collateral materials such as sales presentations, brochures and multilevel advertising campaigns.
Designed creative and developed content for multilevel advertising campaigns, including pop-ups, pop-unders, web banners, up-sell pages, emails and magazine ads.
Developed a rules table along with a comprehensive ID-based naming convention, drawing from 12 unique variables that tracked creative campaigns for multiple accounts.
Hand-coded all web sites using HTML/XHTML and CSS, tested for browser-compatibility and optimized all code and graphics to minimize download time. -
Sr. Web Designer
TripAdvisor
(Public Company; 51-200 employees; EXPE; Online Media industry)
January 2000 — May 2001 (1 year 5 months)
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Job Duties:
Maintained existing corporate site while developing new design directions. Created prototypes in Photoshop and developed into functioning html demo sites for potential partners and clients.
About TripAdvisor:
TripAdvisor.com is the leading global travel information and advice destination, with more than 3 million unbiased reviews and opinions and covering 200,000+ hotels and attractions.
TripAdvisor is an operating company of Expedia, Inc. (NASDAQ: EXPE) -
Art Director
Pegasystems
(Public Company; 201-500 employees; PEGA; Computer Software industry)
February 1997 — December 2000 (3 years 11 months)
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Job Duties:
Oversaw the design and development of all creative for the company. Managed creative team, including multimedia designer, graphic designer, web developer, and temporary employees. Conducted performance evaluations and potential employee interviews.
About Pegasystems:
Pegasystems is a leading provider of rules-based, smart business process management software.
