Experience

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  Dean chambers graphic design & photography

  Aug 2004 - now

  Ceo

  Designs and Photography that leave a MARK on the world!

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  Delta air lines

  May 2005 - Aug 2007

  Customer service agent

  Responsible for all aspects of the ticketing process - selling, printing, reissuing. Also responsible for managing the check-in process - ensuring our customers have the proper documentation for travel, properly tagging baggage.Help customers with routing, trip planning and gate boarding. Assist customers with seat availability, gate announcements with regard to the boarding process, flight status, checking and handling baggage, managing and initiating the boarding process. Required to operate jet ways to place them in position prior to aircraft arrival and lifting, opening, closing, and securing aircraft doors. Show less

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  Savannah state university (ssu)

  Aug 2010 - Aug 2014

  The Marketing and Communications Design Manager is the chief creative officer for the university; and is responsible for planning, supervising, and implementing graphic design and web-related projects that adhere to the visual guidelines established for the university.The Marketing Communications Design Manager is responsible for managing all technical aspects for producing publications, advertisements, website visuals, etc. including photography.• Oversee all creative (design, typography, photography, etc.) aspects for the production of key university publications and major advertising.• Provide art direction to freelance/contracted graphic designers, photographers and videographers.• Handle all aspects of campus photo shoots.• Oversee production of key video projects for fundraising campaigns, admissions/recruitment, etc.• Oversee and update as necessary the university’s visual identity manual.• Ensure publications and other collateral materials are within the prescribed visual identity standards.• Prepare print specifications to solicit printing quotes from vendors.• Keep abreast of and make recommendations on design-related software.• Provide counsel to various university departments and committees.• Supervise the web developer in terms of visual content, university-related You Tube content, etc. Show less 1. Providing concepts, graphic design and artwork production for university clients as assigned, or serving as consultant in a particular area of expertise for the department. This includes but not limited to meetings with internal or external clients. Various computer systems are used to develop marketing programs which include collateral, brochure development, logos, direct mail programs, trade show support (admissions recruitment), magazine/newspaper advertisements, electronic newsletters, Web design, power point presentations, etc. Ultimately responsible for overseeing project completion and art direction for all branding initiatives. 2. Prepare designs, mockups and artwork in accordance with the standards of the graphic arts and pre-press industry, checking with pre-press experts regarding standards and expectations. The graphic artist/designer makes sure work produced is in accordance with university graphic standards and, if appropriate, U.S. Postal Service mailing standards. 3. Digital photography and photojournalism for publication/advertising purposes. Responsible for photo shoots, archiving photos, recording metadata, digital editing & enhancing. 4. Training and directing student interns as assigned. Show less

  • Communications Design Manager / Creative Director

    Sept 2013 - Aug 2014

  • Graphic Designer/ Creative Director

    Aug 2009 - Sept 2013

  • Teaching Assistant (TA)

    Aug 2010 - Aug 2011
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  Sabre technologies

  Sept 2011 - Oct 2011

  Graphic designer

  Responsible for designing websites from personal to e-commerce.• Create PSDs for visual layout of web pages and convert each design into HTML and CSS• Implement and maintain high-quality SEO policies and incorporate them with content produced for the website• Respond to issues with site functionality• Create mock-ups for proposed project pages and update them as needed

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  City of miami beach

  Aug 2014 - now

  This position serves as the chief creative officer overseeing a team that services more than 32 departments throughout the City of Miami Beach. Working in partnership with city commission and the city manager’s office to align the City’s brand globally across print, digital media, web, email and mobile. Serving as the creative lead and brand ambassador to foster relationships between the city and it’s partners. Responsible for setting goals and driving data driven results. Manages quality-control standards and consistency of the Miami Beach brand to ensure maximum brand value. The position has overall responsibility for the total design function within the City of Miami Beach and requires strong design capabilities and proficiency in software applications. The position emphasizes four fields of visual communication engineering including Branding, Marketing, Design, and Traffic/Cartography. Show less This is advanced professional work involving the development of images used in a variety of creative projects which have a bearing on communications both within and outside the City of Miami Beach. Emphasis is on designs which integrate typographic, photographic, illustrative and graphic elements. The position has overall responsibility for the total design function within the City and requires strong design capabilities and proficiency in software applications. The position emphasizes four fields of visual communication engineering including Branding, Marketing, Design, and Traffic/Cartography. Show less

  • Visual Communications Manager / Creative Director

    Oct 2016 - now

  • Visual Communications Specialist / Creative Director

    Aug 2014 - Oct 2016
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  Savannah state university

  Jan 2019 - now

  Serving as a Quality Matters Certified Professor teaching and designing courses in Advertising Design, Multimedia Publishing & Layout, Publication Layout, Typography & Color Theory, Motion Graphics, Web Design & Advanced Digital Imaging for Savannah State University (SSU). SSU is a SACS accredited institution, and is also one of only two institutions in the state of Georgia accredited by the Accrediting Council on Education in Journalism and Mass Communication (ACEJMC).

  • Adjunct Professor

    Aug 2020 - now

  • Adjunct Professor

    Jan 2019 - now