Highlighted Software
Adobe Photoshop
Adobe Illustrator
Adobe InDesign
Adobe After Effects
Adobe Premiere Pro
Adobe XD
Adobe Firefly
Figma
Miro
Microsoft 365
PowerPoint
Keynote
ChatGPT
Procreate
Hubspot, MailChimp, Constant Contact
Wordpress
3D Software: Blender, Cinema 4D, Maya, Nomad Sculpt
Highlighted Skills
Creative Direction
Brand Strategy & Design
Digital Marketing Strategy
Team Leadership and Management
Creative Problem Solving
Brand Management
Web Design / HTML & CSS
User Experience Design
User Interface Design
Project Management
Social Media Strategy & Design
Adobe Creative Suite
Typography
Print Design
Event Logistics Planning
Motion Graphics
Illustration
Infographics
Email Marketing & Design
Pattern Design
Surface Design
Large Format Design
Book Design
Trade Show Booth & Marketing Design
Merchandise Design
Presentation Design
HubSpot, MailChimp & Constant Contact Experience
Experience
Freelance Art Director and Designer | Danielle Davis Design
Los Angeles, CA / Jul 2011 – Present
Work with clients on a variety of design projects including brand identity development and design, holistic marketing campaigns, visual identity systems, presentations and pitches, events, digital (web, email social, etc), print, motion graphics, and illustration.
Creative Director, Marketing | Technicolor Creative Studios
Los Angeles, CA / Jan 2022 – Nov 2022
Led global graphic design and editorial teams to manage the visual identities, marketing creative design and video editorial for Technicolor’s VFX studios — Mikros Animation, MPC VFX, The Mill, and Technicolor Games — as well as the overall brand design for Technicolor Creative Studios.
Creative Director, Marketing | Technicolor
Los Angeles, CA / Apr 2019 – Dec 2021
Led a small team inclusive of email marketing, copywriting, social media and creative design on a variety of marketing projects across Entertainment Services for Technicolor. Our team worked with Technicolor Corporate, Technicolor Post-Production brands, and their VFX studios MR.X, MPC VFX, and Mikros Animation.
Graphic Designer | Technicolor
Los Angeles, CA / Jul 2018 – Apr 2019
Managed marketing design across Technicolors’s portfolio of brands with projects inclusive of digital and web, motion graphics, campaign development and design, inter-departmental collaboration, internal communications, email design and development, presentation design, photo editing, and project management.
Design Lead | The Female Quotient
Los Angeles, CA / Jan 2018 – Jul 2018
Led design for marketing materials, experiential and environmental graphics for The Girls’ & Equality Lounge, a series of pop-up lounges at various conferences. My role included digital design, email design, environmental signage, presentations, merchandise, co-branded assets, social media assets (still and motion) and visual identity management.
Art Director | Gnomon School of VFX, Games and Animation
Los Angeles, CA / Mar 2016 – Dec 2017
Directed the visual design for Gnomon’s advertising as well as the maintenance of the school’s website, other web projects,and school resources. Responsible for Gnomon Gallery design — curating, organizing, and printing gallery shows and maintaining the website for the Gnomon Gallery.
Instructor | Gnomon School of VFX, Games and Animation
Los Angeles, CA / Sept 2015 – Mar 2017
Taught two courses: Graphic Design & Career Realities. I taught students about the fundamentals of Graphic Design and an intro to Adobe Illustrator. In the 5-week Career Realities class, I taught students how to create their own personal brand identity.
Designer | Gnomon School of VFX, Games and Animation
Los Angeles, CA / Nov 2013 – Mar 2016
Assisted in the visual design for Gnomon’s advertising as well as the maintenance of the school’s website, other digital projects, and school resources. Assisted in curating, organizing, and printing gallery shows and maintaining the website for the Gnomon Gallery.
Graphic Designer / Marketing Coordinator | Gallaher Corporation
Los Angeles, CA / Jul 2013 – Nov 2013
Created all marketing materials including: fliers, promotional catalogs, product brochures, and package designs, email marketing and social media.
Graphic Designer / Marketing Coordinator | The Equity Group
Las Vegas, NV / August 2011 – July 2013
Created a new corporate identity for CRE Brokerage. Designed and maintained all marketing materials including brochures, marketing packages, advertisements, event invites, aerial maps, vector maps, trade area maps, vector floor plans, and site plans. Draw floor plans and site plans from sc
Education
University of Nevada Las Vegas
Bachelor of Arts in Art
Emphasis in Graphic Design with Minor in Art History
2006 – 2011
Professional Development Courses
Gnomon School of Visual Effects, Games and Animation
Various coursework includes:
Intro to 3D with Maya
2014Digital Painting (Photoshop)
2014Zoological Drawing
2015Motion Graphics (After Effects & C4D)
2016
Franklin Covey
Unconscious Bias: Understanding Bias to Unleash Potential
September 2020
7 Habits of Highly Effective People
February 2021Project Management
March 2021Speed of Trust
April 2021Essential Roles of Leadership
May 2021
Instruction / Courses Taught
Gnomon School of Visual Effects
Career Realities
Fall 2015 – March 2017
This was a 5-week course focusing on the core essentials for personal branding. Students learn how to brand themselves in a distinctive manner to represent their artwork and themselves. Students are given assignments to create their core branding through a logo design, business card design, portfolio website design, and resume design.
Graphic Design
Fall 2015 – March 2017
This was a 10-week course focusing on the holistic basics of design — teaching students the fundamentals of design and composition as well as a course on how to use Adobe Illustrator. Each week is designed to go over different areas of graphic design from general principles to branding design and illustration to UX and UI design.