Art Director, Disney Comic Books at Gemstone Publishing
Washington D.C. Metro Area
Art Director, Disney Comic Books at Gemstone Publishing
Washington D.C. Metro Area
Graphic designer experienced in both print and digital media, currently focusing on viral marketing as a tool for small companies to reach a wider market.
CSS, XHTML, PHP, MySQL, AJAX, QuarkXPress, Illustrator, Photoshop, InDesign, Windows desktop environment, Mac OS X desktop environment, general systems troubleshooting, database management, customer relations
(Self-Employed; Myself Only; Writing and Editing industry)
March 2005 — Present (3 years 8 months)
I'm the owner, designer and author of On The Other Hand (travis.webseitler.com), a web journal that covers religion, politics and technology.
(Publishing industry)
April 2004 — Present (4 years 7 months)
Supervises the work of freelance designers. Assists with the design, development and production of annual, monthly and bi-monthly publications. Works with team members to plan and execute marketing strategies with both traditional and new media. Restores and retouches original artwork. Represents the company on various internet forums and mailing lists, receiving feedback and addressing questions and concerns.
(Government Agency; 1001-5000 employees; Government Administration industry)
July 2002 — August 2003 (1 year 2 months)
Split time between website maintenance and Accounts Receivable auditing. Independently redesigned the Knox County Finance Department website, as well as providing regular updates for Human Resources and Purchasing Division sites. Provided “first response” computer maintenance and troubleshooting services for fellow employees. Other duties included miscellaneous financial responsibilities, such as printing checks for vendors and making manual adjustments to the budget as requested.
(Marketing and Advertising industry)
March 2000 — May 2002 (2 years 3 months)
Served as a member of a four-person in-house web development team. Was personally responsible for providing regular maintenance and updates for the Diamond Comic Distributors and Baltimore Magazine websites. Worked alongside Diamond’s Marketing Director to create "The Diamond Bookshelf," a website designed to help libraries make educated and informed selections of graphic novels to add to their collections.
(Non-Profit; 11-50 employees; Religious Institutions industry)
2000 — 2001 (1 year)
Worked together with Senior Pastor Scott Morgan and Associate Pastor Craig Schuler to create and maintain the church web site (http://littlestownchapel.org).
(Non-Profit; 11-50 employees; Religious Institutions industry)
August 1999 — July 2001 (2 years)
Facilitated discussions, led Bible studies, assisted youth pastor in preparing meetings and special events, provided some counseling, attended various seminars and retreats, conferred with Pastors and Elders on church growth strategies
(Public Company; 1-10 employees; Internet industry)
June 1998 — March 2000 (1 year 10 months)
Worked under the supervision of an experienced web designer on multiple websites for small businesses, gaining invaluable first-hand knowledge of and experience with various web technologies (HTML, Javascript).
1990 — 2001
1997 — 1997
viral marketing, AJAX, digital publishing, comic books, quantum physics, nanotechnology, 18th-century American literature, working with children, helping people grasp abstract concepts, arranging data in new and peculiar ways
AWANA, Boy Scouts of America, 4H, Littlestown Chapel, Chesapeake Community Church, ChristianComics.net, Carroll Community Church, Cornerstone Church of Knoxville
Will Eisner Comic Industry Award—"Best Title For A Younger Audience" (Walt Disney's Uncle Scrooge), 2004