Jason Nickel

Past

Senior Graphic Designer at Dalbey Education
Graphic Designer at Norris Design
Graphic Designer at Risner Naukam Design Group

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Education

Kansas State University
Fachhochschule Trier
Bethany College

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Industry

Design

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Jason Nickel’s Summary

Currently seeking new contract, full-time, and freelance opportunities; and also industry related contacts. (jason@jasonnickel.com).

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Graphic design lead with 7+ years experience in print and web design. Exceptional creative and visual skills are supported by a portfolio which demonstrates effective results in art direction for a wide range of satisfied clients.

Current experience includes creative direction for customer facing and internal designs for the Dalbey Education Institute, helping the company to reach its goal of $100+ million in annual sales.

Additional skills include expert command of graphic design software packages, particularly Adobe Creative Suite 4. Advanced knowledge of print production and pre-press processes, CMYK and Pantone libraries, and paper types and coatings. Skilled in client and vendor relations and negotiations. Adept at managing multiple projects and clients at once.

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References available upon request.

Please view my online portfolio: http://jasonnickel.com.

Jason Nickel’s Specialties:

Adobe CS4
• Photoshop
• InDesign
• Illustrator
• Dreamweaver
• Powerpoint
• HTML
• Wordpress
• Wacom

Jason Nickel’s Experience

Senior Graphic Designer

Dalbey Education

(Education Management industry)

January 2007 — March 2009 (2 years 3 months)

• Lead creative for large format, trade show, and on-screen presentation sales materials -
Result: Dramatically increased point of sale revenue on a quarterly basis

• Active role in creating compelling and comprehensive print, web, and email campaigns consisting of promotional and advertising designs from concept to completion

• User interface design and implementation for eLearning sites -
Result: Helped Dalbey’s customers and students to realize measurable success on both personal and professional levels

• Oversaw maintenance and updates to multiple customer acquisition sites –
Result: Helped to grow Dalbey’s online sales business models

• Stakeholder for various product branding and theming projects, and all customer facing print projects -
Result: Gave fresh identities to products creating greater customer appeal and increasing sales
Graphic Designer

Norris Design

(Privately Held; Architecture & Planning industry)

September 2003 — October 2006 (3 years 2 months)

• Stakeholder for numerous community theming projects -
Result: Created appealing identities to allow commercial developers to more effectively market their communities

• Lead on RFP / RFQ creative presentation strategies to set Norris Design apart from competition -
Result: Helped Norris Design to win numerous high value contracts

• Ensured brand consistency was applied across all outgoing material for countless projects

• Lead creative for numerous master planned community sales and presentation materials -
Result: Provided visual appeal to customer facing print and on screen presentation tools, increasing sales
Graphic Designer

Risner Naukam Design Group

(Design industry)

January 2002 — June 2003 (1 year 6 months)

• Concept development

• Design for pieces in print, web, and flash

• Online database management

Jason Nickel’s Education

Kansas State University

BFA , Graphic Design, Digital Arts , 1999 — 2003

Bachelor of Fine Arts; concentration studies in Graphic Design & Digital Arts.

Activities and Societies:

AIGA
Fachhochschule Trier

Communication Design 2001 — 2001

Communication Design studies at Fachhochschule Trier University of Applied Sciences, Germany.
Bethany College

Art 1998 — 1999

Activities and Societies:

Varsity Football