Chris Mattingly

Current

Graphic Design Consultant at Mattingly Design (Sole Proprietorship)

Past

Senior Graphic Designer at Competitive Edge, Inc.
Marketing Director at Jerry's Homes, Inc.
Art Director at Press Citizen/Shopper

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Education

Des Moines Area Community College

Connections

15 connections

Industry

Graphic Design

Websites

My Company

Chris Mattingly’s Summary

With a decade of experience in publication, marketing and advertising, I'm able to offer distinctive ideas for promotions and the know-how to make it happen.

I'm always interested in making new business connections, so feel free to contact me at chris@mattinglydesign.net or 636-233-0731; even if you just want to say "hello"! You can also visit www.mattinglydesign.net for more information about Mattingly Design.

Chris Mattingly’s Specialties:

Logo design, branding systems, business cards & letterhead, display advertising, brochures, direct mail, t-shirts, illustration, package design, copywriting, web design, web animation, are a handful of areas that I have provided work in. I have also operated as an art director, team leader and technical consultant for in-house and production staff.

Chris Mattingly’s Experience

Graphic Design Consultant
Mattingly Design (Sole Proprietorship)

(Sole Proprietorship; Myself Only; Graphic Design industry)

January 1998 — Present (10 years 9 months)

Freelance Design Consultant for a diverse client base in a variety of media. Clientele include The Des Moines Register, The Press Citizen, Historic Valley Junction, The McKenzies, & Dexter Apache Holdings. Projects include but are not limited to direct mail, publication design, press kits, business collateral, and poster designs.
Senior Graphic Designer

Competitive Edge, Inc.

(Privately Held; 51-200 employees; Marketing and Advertising industry)

May 2004 — August 2007 (3 years 4 months)

Senior Graphic Designer for one of the nation's Top 40 advertising specialty companies. Work responsibilities include design for logos, packaging, t-shirts, advertisements, custom manufactured items and maintaining a high quality level for all phases of art production. Other duties include photography, creation of line art for several hundred signature promotional items, customer consultation, as well as technical advisory to in-house art staff.
Marketing Director

Jerry's Homes, Inc.

(Privately Held; 11-50 employees; Real Estate industry)

October 2002 — November 2003 (1 year 2 months)

Marketing Director for one of central Iowa's largest home builders. Responsible for managing media-wide advertisements and promotions including print, TV commercials, radio, promotional events and sales materials. Strategized the efforts of a large cooperative marketing campaign for peak selling seasons, which included Jerry's Homes partner organizations. Designed and wrote copy for all advertisements and sales materials for Jerry's Homes and realtor associates, and managed the corporate website.
Art Director

Press Citizen/Shopper

(Privately Held; 51-200 employees; Newspapers industry)

May 2000 — November 2002 (2 years 7 months)

Art Director for weekly community newspaper network. Responsible for managing department workload, supervision of weekend staff, and for training and orientation of new designers. Worked closely with clients and sales representatives on a daily basis to develop detailed artwork and format designs for special publications and promotional endeavors. Developed logo designs and event identities for customers and partner organizations, and ad layouts for key accounts. Recognized in April, 2001 and April, 2002 by Midwest Free Community Papers for Best Community Service Design, and in February, 2002 by the Iowa Newspaper Foundation for Best Advertising Series and Runner Up Grocery Advertisement.

Chris Mattingly’s Education

Des Moines Area Community College

Graphic Design 1995 — 1997

Produced a jury-selected brochure for student orientation for the Commercial Art program. Part of a committee to create thematic promotions for the Graduate Portfolio Day. Also volunteered for an annual career field trip fundraiser (approximately 10 hours per week).

Additional Information

Chris Mattingly’s Websites:

My Company

Chris Mattingly’s Interests:

Graphic design, freelance design, illustration, the Adobe Creative Suite, logos, branding and identity systems, publications, web design, print design, advertising, marketing, creative services, production art.