Creative Director
EIGHT YEARS EXPERIENCE IN WEB, INTERACTIVE APPS, PRINT, LAYOUT, AND DESIGN
I am a professional outgoing Creative Director with a healthy competitive spirit that loves to take charge and create thoughtful design. My passion for design and user experience comes from the desire to solve problems and having an impact on people, their products and their brands. Building intuitive user experiences requires a conceptually detail-oriented team player, who loves to learn and understands the number one priority is the user. In my career, I have always been a humble leader with a fierce passion to discover, develop, learn, and share knowledge. 

EDUCATION
Masters of Fine Arts Degree in Media Design
Full Sail University • June 2013 • GPA: 3.7

Bachelor of Fine Arts in Graphic Design 
The Art Institute of Houston • March 2008 • GPA: 3.9

AWARDS

2014 American Advertising Awards
Gold - Digital Advertising - Websites & B-to-B Products
Envision www.envision-energy.net 

2014 American Advertising Awards
Citation of Excellence - Sales Promotion& Campaign
KBC SPE Roll Out Trade Show, Corporate Brochure, Mobile App and Touch Screen App

2013 Web Marketing Association Mobile-Web Award
Best Science & Technology Mobile Application
with Outstanding Achievement in Mobile
TRACLabs Atlas App 

EXPERIENCE

11/2012 - 08/2016. Creative Director. FuelFX.

• Conceptualize, design, and art direct marketing campaigns in print, HTML5 responsive web, mobile applications, gamification simulations, ecommerce, and learning management system platforms 
• Lead teams of writers, developers, and 3D artists while tracking and motivating progress, milestones and completion of goals
• Create market research, product launch, and proposal presentations
• Execute digital production processes and work-flows to create efficiencies within the production scope including web and app style guides and milestone design audits
• Develop sitemaps, wireframes, and working prototypes to visualize information and understand user behavior
• Manage vendor selection process for executing projects that utilize the best practices

10/2009 - 04/2012. Graphic Designer. The Fort Bend Church. 

• Conceptualized, designed and executed print, web, and social media management
• Successfully created new brand identity and marketing strategy which resulted in increased membership and additional revenue
• Designed ministry logos, signage, promotional materials, billboards, print and media advertisements
• In-house printing and production of weekly design materials for membership of 3,500+
• Responsible for budgeting and executing weekly design projects

 04/2012 - 03/2013. Freelance. Courtney Jones Creative. 

• Conceptualized, designed and executed print, web, and social media management
• Managed several clients and projects from concept to execution on time and under budget
• Responsible for project management and coordinating with vendors
• Worked closely with small businesses to create branding strategies through collateral and web presence
• Maintained client relationships while offering support and encouragement with brand guidelines and event planning
   

05/2008 - 10/2009. Graphic Designer. Second Baptist Church. 

• Conceptualized, designed and executed print and web graphics
• Created weekly Worship Guides for a membership of 25,000 while maintaining brand identity
• Participated in collaborative media design sessions

02/2007 - 05/2008. Graphic Design Intern. The Kid’s Directory. 

• Developed advertisements for readership of 100,000
• Responsible for press checks, magazine layout and preparation for print