Dwaine Best

Experience

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  La Jolla Playhouse

  Sept 2008 - Jan 2020

  Production Artist

  • Manage operations for design, engineering, and installation of sets, props, and set dressing for various large-scale productions; scenic elements have been featured in hundreds of critically acclaimed Broadway plays, movies, and TV shows.• Partner with teams of Designers, Contractors, Technicians, Installers, and Project Managers, ensure total understanding of expectations, blueprints, and scale models, and contribute to project meetings to plan, update, and close out development actions.• Develop and deliver training to new production personnel, focus on artistic techniques, proper tool usage, job safety procedures, and related government regulations; able to develop impactful personnel that improved job quality and workplace safety. Show less

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  The Old Globe

  Mar 2009 - May 2014

  Scenic Artist
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  Mobilia Gallery

  Jan 2010 - Mar 2021

  Web Development & Visual Design

  • Lead total redesigns of websites, implement using modern tools and platforms including HTML, CSS, Javascript, Wordpress, and SEO; improve user experience and site stability, and introduce enhanced functionality related to events, artist information, and e-commerce store.• Contribute to art direction and marketing strategy for large regional fine art gallery; lead digital and print design, work directly with leadership on marketing development, and oversee improvements to outreach and marketing strategies.• Create original artwork and designs, develop branding, marketing collateral, digital elements, promotional material, web content, and direct mailers, and work with stakeholders to ensure alignment with style guidelines, brand messaging, and promotional events.• Manage social analytics including reposts, comments, click through rates, and leads to optimize effort and spend throughout marketing campaign lifecycle; updated campaigns according to social media analytics to improve overall engagement 15% above the industry average.• Partner with independent visual artists and musicians to provide graphic design and promotion services; develop collateral including websites, social media marketing and promotions, wordmarks, posters, business cards, album covers, labels, and bios. Show less

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  Welfie Pro

  Apr 2020 - Jun 2020

  Digital Product Design and Marketing

  - UI/UX Prototyping, Flow and Design using Figma- Working with Stakeholders and Development teams in an Agile environment- Brand Development, Design of Lead Generation Assets

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  NewRocket

  Mar 2021 - now

  Senior Software Engineer - Front End

  NewRocket builds software solutions for businesses. Hired to a division of NewRocket focused on building world-class employee-facing portals for Fortune 500 clients, academic institutions, and government agencies.• Contributed to development of >20 portal projects using JavaScript/ES5/ES6+, Node.js, AngularJS, HTML, and SASS, with workloads typically ranging from 2-4 concurrent projects.• Served as lead developer for six portal development efforts with responsibility for managing small development teams to ensure delivery on tight deadlines. Oversee sprints, design handoff, implementation, user testing, deployment, and support. Mentors junior developers.• Build APIs for NewRocket’s mobile products and contribute to development of multiple product features, enhancements, and refactoring efforts.• Collaborate with design teams to ensure requirements are within budget and feasibility, and translate Figma designs to pixel-perfect implementation.• Consult clients on implementing best practices for portals. Show less