Chris Velazco

About

A passionate and collaborative graphic designer with over 9 years of progressive design experience in industries such as food and beverage, professional sports, and promotional products. Specializes in merchandising, branding, social media assets, promotional product design, signage, logo design, apparel design, packaging, and light web and motion graphics. Proficient in Adobe Creative Suite, Google Suite, Shopify, and Squarespace. Committed to lifelong learning and creating valuable designs for clients and teams.

Experience

• Graphic Designer · A3 MERCH2021-11-01 –
• Freelance Graphic Designer · Various Brands2017-01-01 –

  As a passion project, I built out a sports fan merch brand from scratch and garnered over 1,000 followers (and growing) on social media in 6 months. Responsible for design ideation through to execution, sales, website design and maintenance, customer service + engagement, and overall branding. As a result, I also collaborated with well-known local sports community members for various freelance projects. Creating merchandise artwork and graphics for Social Media influencers.

• Graphic Designer · Art Sign Works2018-09-01 – 2021-09-01

  -Project management for various client projects and setting timelines -Designing vector based artwork for machine-ready output from start to finish -Proofing artwork for client needs and approval -Collaborating with production, sales, and designers to produce best-in-class designs -Creating design processes and adhering to design best practices

• Head Graphic Designer · Special T's Total Promotion Co.2015-09-01 – 2018-04-01

  -Solely responsible for creating and finalizing artwork for production from start to finish -Collaborated with coordinators, leadership, and clients on logo design -Led in design and development of product presentation Worked closely with Monster Energy for international product launch.

Education

• San Diego City CollegeAssociate's degree, Graphic Design
• UdacityDigital Marketing Nanodegree Program, Marketing

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