Richard Clark

Experience

Senior Graphic Designer

Office of Communications, Dartmouth College (2012 – Present)

• Responsible for all visual design managed by the Office of Communications as well as high priority creative projects for the Office of the President and other campus departments.
• Participated in kick-off, planning, and briefing meetings for high-level institutional projects.
• Played a key role in refreshing Dartmouth’s visual identity system.
• Worked closely with the Director of Digital Strategy and Creative Services to develop and manage the Dartmouth brand.
• Provided creative direction and advised on brand guidelines for internal and external projects as requested by various departments.
• Collaborated with editorial teams, directors, project managers, and writers to create compelling marketing collateral in line with strategic messaging.
• Trained and mentored other colleagues, inspiring creativity.
• Met with clients to gather project requirements and determine schedules for deliverables.
• Created concepts and ideas. Presented design work to internal stakeholders.
• Managed design and production processes, ensuring quality control and efficient workflow in order to accommodate tight timelines.
• Established trusting relationships with external agencies and supervised all print production.
• Directed photo shoots and reviewed color on press checks.
• Took charge of front-end development using tools including HTML, CSS, JS, Bootstrap, and Shorthand.
• Designed and developed new digital storytelling websites while driving adoption of new technologies, frontend tools, and frameworks.
• Created wire-frames, designs, and interactive prototypes for review and discussion.
• Oversaw all aspects of the commencement program design and production.

Freelance Designer/Developer

Hero Media Arts (2012 – Present)

• Designed and developed print materials and websites for green energy companies and businesses throughout Maine.

Freelance Designer/Instructional eLearning Designer

NDRI-USA (2016 – Present)

• Built instructional eLearning modules for responders to opioid overdose emergencies.

Interactive Media Designer

Dolby Europe Licensing Ltd, Swindon, United Kingdom (2005 – 2012)

• Responsible for the design and development of all digital-based work for Dolby Europe.
• Developed content for the dolby.com website. Built immersive html and flash mini-sites showcasing Paramount and Warner Bros. movies.
• Constructed email newsletters and designed the user interface for the Dolby movie store website.
• Created Flash demonstrations for Dolby Headphone virtual surround sound and a technology guide for an Android tablet.
• Constructed rich media flash banners with 3rd party integration and analytics tracking.
• Designed international trades show displays, stand artwork, and motion graphics sequences for broadcast exhibitions.
• Provided graphic support and managed stand builders at trade shows in Berlin, Amsterdam, and Barcelona.
• Produced innovative marketing materials including advertisements, product brochures, marketing sheets, retail posters, and newsletters, each in multiple languages. Generated print quotes, liaised with printers, and checked proofs.
• Liaised closely with marketing managers and copywriters across cinema, broadcast, mobile, PC, and tablet segments.
• Briefed, worked alongside, and managed external agencies and freelancers. Collaborated with the US creative team.

Freelance Graphic/Web Designer

Chicho Marketing and PR, Yorkshire, United Kingdom (2010 – 2012)

Graphic/Web Designer

Creative Design Advertising Ltd, Hastings, New Zealand (2004)

Graphic/Web Designer

ArtHaus, Marlow, United Kingdom (2002 - 2004)

Junior Graphic Designer

The AdVal Group plc, Aylesbury, United Kingdom (2000 - 2002)

Education

Graphic Design BA Honors degree

Coventry University, United Kingdom (September 1997- June 2000). Graduated with Honors. (September 1997- June 2000)

BTECH Level 5, Advanced Professional Award in Management Studies

Cirencester College, United Kingdom (September 2005 – February 2006)

Association for Project Management, Introductory Certificate in Project Management

On-Site course at Dolby Europe Licensing Ltd, United Kingdom (September 2011)

Skills

Digital

• Developing content-managed websites
• Building instructional eLearning modules
• Integrating jQuery, PHP, databases, and UI toolkits
• Creating animations and motion graphics sequences
• Email marketing design and build
• Online display banner ads
• UI/UX Design and prototyping
• Targeted landing pages
• User journeys, site maps, and wireframes
• Testing cross-platform and browser compatibility
• Determining metrics, SEO, and Google analytics
• Setting up and managing web hosting environments

Print

• Layout and artworking
• Branding and concept design
• Printing and pre-press
• Drawing, typography and illustration
• Art directing photoshoots, color correction, and retouching
• Obtaining quotes, managing suppliers, agencies and freelancers

Software

• Adobe Creative Cloud
• Captivate e-Learning
• Office
• Sketch, InVision Studio
• HTML, CSS
• MailChimp
• PhpStorm/Atom
• Bootstrap 4 Framework
• CraftCMS
• WordPress
• Drupal
• Basic Javascript and Twig templating for PHP
• Development environment: Larval Valet
• Sequel Pro
• Pre-processor: CodeKit