
Owner at Jeffrey Burk Design
Greater Seattle Area

Owner at Jeffrey Burk Design
Greater Seattle Area
Strategic. Creative. Designer. Manager.
Account management
Advertising
Art direction
Brand development
Client Services
Identity design
Marketing
Naming
Print design
Strategy
Web design and development
(Graphic Design industry)
January 1998 — Present (11 years 11 months)
Sole proprietor. Helps clients and teams solve business problems and expand their brand. Directs and develops all facets of strategic minded graphic design business including business development, proposal writing and negotiation, client interaction, account management, project administration and project execution. Brand development services include advertising, identity & logo development, marketing, naming, print design, strategy and website design and development. Visualizes client needs to draft proposals, scopes of work and creative briefs. Directs brand realignment and naming efforts. Teams vendors including photgraphers, copywriters and internet service providers. Directs ongoing strategy sessions and works closely with clients/teams through detailed phased design & account management process to strengthen marketing plans.
(Sole Proprietorship; Design industry)
1999 — 2000 (1 year )
Directed and developed digital design for clients such as Immunex, Offroad Capital, The Richard Gere Foundation, Girvin, among others. Worked directly with marketing sales in new business development within Seattle including travel to in-market national clients. Coordinated client presentations and worked with digital design team to manage projects and deliver websites. Teamed with other internal design teams to implement website/graphic components of large multi-faceted brands, corporations and professional service organizations.
(Privately Held; Design industry)
January 1998 — June 1998 (6 months)
Contributed to design team responsible for creating graphic design and developing websites for national brands including Aetna, GE, Harley Davidson and others. Worked closely with managing partners in new business development and independently prepared proposal documents and estimates. Worked with print design teams to guarantee branding success across a variety of graphic design applications.
(Graphic Design industry)
1992 — 1997 (5 years )
Designed logos, identities, print collateral, business papers, brochures, posters for startups, universities and regional brands. Worked one-on-one with clients and small business owners in branding and identity projects.
Art, Architecture, Australia, Bicycling, Family, Fashion, Marathon, Running, Travel.