Senior Creative Strategist
Greater Denver Area
- Current
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- Owner & Creative Director at Clean Slate
- Past
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- Senior Designer at Jackson National Life Insurance Company
- Art Director at Circa 65
- Art Director at BlueCross BlueShield of CO
- Senior Designer at Cukjati Design
- Graphic Design Dept. Supervisor at Fresno Pacific University
- Graphic Designer at California State University, Fresno
- Education
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- Fresno Pacific University
- California State University-Fresno
- Biola University
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John Lopes’s Summary
• Excellent ability to communicate with clients, identify their problems and get to the heart of the message, quickly and effectively, providing top-level creative & strategy and innovative & effective solutions—regardless of industry
• Savvy execution & management of total creative process and all related resources, to drive strategic integration
• Extensive experience with B-to-B & B-to-C solutions for a variety of industries such as: consulting, education, financial services, health care, non-profit, real estate, sports and technology
• Possess rare balance of creative and marketing skills, along with award-winning writing & design and strong presentation and communication skills
• Strong at transforming complex content into easy-to-follow, compelling stories
John Lopes’s Specialties:
corporate identity development (including naming, tag lines & graphic standards), print design, brand integration, strategy & conceptual development, graphic design, art direction, creative direction
John Lopes’s Experience
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Owner & Creative Director
Clean Slate
(Design industry)
March 2000 — Present (9 years 10 months)
• Concept, create, produce and manage award-winning work throughout project cycle
• Develop personal, ongoing client relationships through marketing, presentations and referrals
• Consult with and present to B2B/B2C clients, to drive top-level strategy, design and deliverables, and manage vendors & contractors, throughout project cycle
• Manage client brands, photo shoots, projects, budgets and deadlines -
Senior Designer
Jackson National Life Insurance Company
(Public Company; 1001-5000 employees; Financial Services industry)
October 2006 — February 2008 (1 year 5 months)
• Concepted, created, produced and managed work throughout project cycle
• Implemented and managed new company-wide brand direction, along with adherence to graphic standards, throughout four product lines, primarily for the top revenue-generating product: Variable Annuities ($10B+ in 2007)
• Consulted with and presented to Brand Managers, VPs and the Creative Director to drive top-level strategy, design and deliverables, throughout project cycle
• Managed press checks, projects and deadlines along with with Project Management, Writing, Production and
Prepress departments -
Art Director
Circa 65
(Privately Held; 1-10 employees; Marketing and Advertising industry)
February 1999 — February 2000 (1 year 1 month)
• Concepted, created, produced and managed award-winning work throughout project cycle
• Consulted with and presented to B2B/B2C clients, the Creative Director, co-workers and Account Execs, to drive top-level strategy, design and deliverables, throughout project cycle
• Managed three staff designers, freelance designers, projects and deadlines -
Art Director
BlueCross BlueShield of CO
(Hospital & Health Care industry)
September 1997 — April 1998 (8 months)
• Concepted, created, produced and managed work throughout project cycle
• Consulted with and presented to clients, co-workers and managers, throughout project cycle, to drive B2B/B2C solutions
• Managed three staff designers, deadlines and projects
• Managed corporate identity programs through adherence to graphic standards -
Senior Designer
Cukjati Design
(Graphic Design industry)
November 1996 — September 1997 (11 months)
• Concepted, created, produced and managed award-winning work through project cycle
• Consulted with and presented to B2B/B2C clients, the Creative Director, co-workers and Account Exec, to drive top-level strategy, design and deliverables, throughout project cycle
• Managed press checks, projects, deadlines and photo shoots -
Graphic Design Dept. Supervisor
Fresno Pacific University
(Educational Institution; 201-500 employees; Higher Education industry)
May 1992 — November 1996 (4 years 7 months)
• Concepted, created, produced and managed award-winning work throughout project cycle
• Consulted with and presented to campus clients and co-workers throughout project cycle, to drive top-level B2B/B2C solutions
• Managed photo shoots, press checks, two staff designers, deadlines, budgets and annual project calendar -
Graphic Designer
California State University, Fresno
(Educational Institution; 1001-5000 employees; Higher Education industry)
January 1991 — December 1991 (1 year )
• Concepted, designed and produced work for the CATI department
• Consulted with and presented to campus clients and co-workers throughout project cycle, to drive B2B/B2C solutions
Additional Information
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John Lopes’s Honors:
Appleton Paper
Art Directors Club of Denver
College Sports Information Directors of America
Council for Advancement & Support of Education
Fresno Advertising Federation
Graphic Design USA Magazine
Pikes Peak Advertising Federation
Rockport Publishers
University & College Designers Association
