Print, Web & Media Designer
Dallas/Fort Worth Area
- Current
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- Art Director - The Wizetrade Group at The Wizetrade Group
- Past
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- Freelance Designer at Freelance Designer
- Owner, Founder, Graphic & Web Designer at Print Nation
- Art Director at Market Data USA
- Graphic Designer at Graphic Network
- Education
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- Brookhaven Community College
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James Jeffcoat’s Summary
Professional graphic artists and media designers must remain on the cutting edge of industry changes and challenges while maintaining vision, and creativity in one of the world's most demanding fields, marketing. Flexibility is key to staying ahead of the latest trends.
James Jeffcoat’s Experience
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Art Director - The Wizetrade Group
The Wizetrade Group
(Broadcast Media industry)
2006 — Present (3 years )
• Hired on staff to assist in forming an art department and to provide overall art direction for Wizetrade media productions, eventually building a successful art department & marketing/media portfolio from the ground level.
• Directed the art design in all aspects from the launch of Wizetrade T.V. including website, WTV player, show branding, and print/promotional products
• Performed various marketing and company designs including on-air graphic transitions, illustrations and logos, websites, media presentations, t-shirts and promotional prints, podcasts, software user interfaces, and Youtube content graphics.
• Multi-tasked a variety of simultaneous projects like T.V. productions, marketing campaigns, and traditional print advertisements. -
Freelance Designer
Freelance Designer
(Marketing and Advertising industry)
2002 — 2008 (6 years )
• Engage in freelance graphic design projects for diverse clients. Collaborate with clients to gather project information and develop concepts and ideas for visually communicating their specific message via print or Web.
Key clients include:
Stamp Network: Produced quality graphic designs for print, promotional items, and Web sites for company clients, including Tenet Health Systems, Jet Star Courier, DFW Electrical Solutions, and others.
Red Hot & Blue Restaurant: Designed menus, brochures, advertisements, and other printed material for a franchise restaurant chain specialized in authentic hickory-smoked bar-b-que. Designed and maintained web site.
Alpha Computer Solutions: Developed identity of company specialized in computer repair and solutions through the design of its logo, stationery, forms, and advertisements. Designed and
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Owner, Founder, Graphic & Web Designer
Print Nation
(Marketing and Advertising industry)
2005 — 2006 (1 year )
• Launched and managed nationwide print broker service specializing in printing, graphic arts, and web site design.
• Carried out all facets of business operation including strategic planning, bookkeeping, marketing, new business development, quality assurance, relationship management, and administration.
• Worked closely with clients to gather information needed to design layouts for print and Web site graphic design. -
Art Director
Market Data USA
(Marketing and Advertising industry)
2003 — 2006 (3 years )
• Joined company in its infancy and played an instrumental role in building and perfecting the existing Graphic Design Department for a provider of direct marketing services, which includes printing, graphic design, and mailing.
• Designed and produced a variety of printed material for use in direct mail, pamphlets, t-shirts, compact discs, and product advertising.
• Company websites, emails and pop-up advertisements were created with quality and precision to support and train thousands of customers.
• Gathered information and data to clarify design issues to create newspaper / magazine ads, flyers, postcards, brochures, and catalogs used in advertising. Upgrade existing Web site design. -
Graphic Designer
Graphic Network
(Printing industry)
2001 — 2002 (1 year )
Designed graphics for print broker to meet specifications of clients including the City of Farmers Branch, Sprint, TXU, Interlink, Home Builders Association, and Tenet. Drafted design layouts for newsletters, postcards, stationery, logos, calendars, forms, and brochures. Engaged in pre-press preparation for all items, including color separations, negatives, blue lines, and press checks.
James Jeffcoat’s Education
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Brookhaven Community College
Associates , Applied Arts & Sciences-Focus: Visual Communication
