Jim Biascan

Experience

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  TCC Times

  Jan 2007 - Jan 2008

  Advertising Director

  Reached out to people and businesses to sell space and design their ads in our school paper

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  Rocket Direct Communications

  Mar 2007 - Jun 2011

  Lead Graphic Artist

  Meticulously and swiftly drafted, proofread, and corrected advertising copy and content, preventing 1-3 extra rounds of proofing by clients, account reps, brokers, and quality assurance teamsAbided by USPS regulation to set up artwork for printing, finishing, and mailing

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  Question Media

  Jul 2009 - now

  Owner / Graphic Designer / Marketing Manager

  Met with clients to navigate the most effective paths towards bringing their concepts and visions to lifeKept abreast of ever-advancing technologies and trends, maintaining industry and social networking knowledgePlanned, coordinated, and performed photo opportunities and film shoots with captured audioProficient with file management and application use in a Mac or PC environmentAppropriately utilize Adobe Creative Cloud’s Design Suite by employing InDesign for asset and copy layout, Photoshop for image correction and minor animation, Illustrator for vector graphic creation and manipulation, Premiere Pro for video production and editing, and Acrobat for the exportation of widely accepted portable documents with editable fieldsWield WordPress and its plugins to develop and maintain simple, user-friendly, and interactive websites from intricate plans containing an abundance of informationStandard office solutions including word processing, data visualization and analysis, making presentations/slide decks, and email correspondence and meeting scheduling with Microsoft Office and Google SuiteRemote meeting, collaborating, communicating, and file sharing with Zoom, Teams, Slack, DropBox, and moreDevised and launched thorough, strategic digital, e-mail, and social media marketing campaigns through agency partnership, Delivra, and Hootsuite respectivelyMarket research, generate and analyze reports, and encourage feedback with Survey MonkeyProject management with Lytho Workflow through request form building, submission interpretation and strategy injection, determining level of effort and priority for task assignment to suitable teammates, overseeing workflow and updating key colleagues with progress, and formulating and participating in the proof reviewer hierarchyTarget marketing by implementing variable data for record generation and dynamic printing setup with Xerox XMPieQuality control through preflight and pre-press editing with Enfocus Pitstop Show less

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  United Jewish Federation of Tidewater

  Dec 2009 - Aug 2011

  Graphic Designer

  Became educated, familiar with, and sensitive to the Jewish faith and community, increasing my marketing tool productibility under various guideline, brand, time, and cultural constraints from 10-25/week to 15-40/weekPlotted execution through research, thumbnail sketching, and governing required components

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  CTG - Computer Task Group

  Oct 2014 - Jul 2015

  Graphic Design Contractor

  Constructed and updated HCA hospital collateral, according to in-house Xerox print center production specs, including many-paged medically technical booklets, flyers and one-sheets, brochures, signage, ads, and moreDeliberated with and presented work to the design and marketing teams, hospital directors, and other stakeholders to form and cultivate professional relationships, manage deadlines, and inspire creative directionManaged and provided for 100% more regions and hospitals than any other marketer/designer duo by mid-contract Show less

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  Metro Inclusive Health

  May 2017 - Oct 2019

  Graphics & Production Specialist

  Worked with every department level to conceptualize and originate and repurpose previously made print and digital artwork for the non-profit's 100+ programs and services, speaking to a wide range of demographicsDepicted statistics as charts, graphs, and colored renderings in compiled publications for grant proposals/applications, helping to secure millions of dollars in funding leading to over 25,000 clients and patients served per yearOperated and trained staff on the headquarters' digital and wide format printers for pieces ranging in size and finishExecuted a company-wide re-brand and ensured adhered standards on all internal and community-facing materials Show less

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  Tampa Metropolitan Area YMCA

  Dec 2019 - now

  Graphic Artist & LGBTQIA+ Resource Network Chair

  Volunteered and took ownership of both Art and Marketing Director responsibilities, freeing up to 4 hours/week eachRestructured the filing system and invented its naming convention, eliminating daily guesswork and reducing search timeTraveled to YMCA centers to perform audits, identifying brand violations, and replacing them with compliant materialsMarketing Team recognized across the US for successful launching of regional, state-wide, and national campaignsEstablished the association's first Tampa Pride presence and Teen Leaders' Diversity, Equity, and Inclusivity conferenceSelected by YMCA of the USA to be featured in the “My Y Career. My Camera. My Story.” video series Show less