Michael Hurston

Current

Graphics Department Manager at Colliers International
Committee Member at Links for Life Foundation
Creative Director at Morbidgames

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Past

Graphic Designer at Colliers International

Education

West Valley College

Recommended

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Connections

69 connections

Industry

Real Estate

Websites

Michael Hurston’s Summary

My primary focus the last 8 years and currently is the creation of advertising and branding for a commercial real estate brokerage with offices in CA and NV. My previous three years of work history involved freelance design for many small and large companies. I also currently work on creating marketing collateral such as email blasts, flyers, brochures, offering presentations and featured property websites.

While working for Colliers International I have had the pleasure of living and working in both the bay area in California as well as Las Vegas, Nevada. I also have traveled to our Reno office and others to train new hires. I enjoy creating new and exciting promotional materials and I also enjoy traveling and collaborating with others to find the best solutions for our clients.

During my freelance period of graphic design focus I worked with many small and large companies through Kinko’s former technology Services branch as well as directly with tech companies like Mighty Micro.

In addition to Michael’s design and marketing experience he is also one of the main writers for the game Ave Molech, a D20 Fantasy based RPG set in a Steampunk world setting.

Michael Hurston’s Specialties:

AutoCAD Level I Certified, HTML, JavaScript, ASP, PHP, CSS, InDesign, Photoshop, Acrobat, Illustrator, Dreamweaver - Print and Web design.

Michael Hurston’s Experience

Graphics Department Manager

Colliers International

(Privately Held; Real Estate industry)

May 2007 — Present (2 years 3 months)

Michael G. Hurston joined Colliers International in April of 2001 originally in the San Jose Office then in 2007 he relocated to Las Vegas. As the graphics manager, Michael is responsible for overseeing various marketing collateral such as brochures, flyers, displays, email blasts, property maps, business packages and advertisements for publications within Nevada and California.

Working with Colliers designers and the Marketing & Technology Services Director he continues to help expand on available marketing technologies and instructions for brokers in local offices. He has over 10 years of Graphic Design background ranging from freelance work for computer gaming companies to marketing for commercial real estate.

Michael was born in California although he lived in New York for 10 years before moving back to San Jose and finally to Las Vegas. In his spare time, Michael enjoys traveling, food, wine and any good experience that makes for an engaging story.
Committee Member

Links for Life Foundation

(Non-Profit Organization Management industry)

May 2007 — Present (2 years 3 months)

In addition to the manning of various booths and drink holes for the annual golf tournament, my primary responsibilities include the creation and facilitating of the following marketing materials: Save the date emailer, post card, invitation, envelope, program guide, sponsorship and registration forms, ads for the event and for select sponsors, player list, auction booklet and stands, display boards, event photo emailer and website updates as needed.
Creative Director

Morbidgames

(Publishing industry)

October 2006 — Present (2 years 10 months)

Morbidgames is an independent publisher of Role Playing Games and Supplements compatible with D20 Modern and WoTC's 3.5 Edition rule sets.
Graphic Designer

Colliers International

(Privately Held; 5001-10,000 employees; Real Estate industry)

April 2001 — May 2007 (6 years 2 months)

Worked with a team including two other designers, who produced marketing collateral for commercial real estate. Primarily focused on interactive PDF brochures, simple websites, display boards, presentations, sales packages, tracked expenses and handled property sign ordering.