Portfolio of Jason Skinner

SKILLS
Platforms: MAC and PC
Hand: Concepting, Drawing, Model Building, Illustration
Fine Art: Photography, Acrylic, Mixed Media
Software: Adobe Creative Suite 5: Photoshop, Illustrator & InDesign, QuarkXPress 8, Adobe Premiere, Microsoft Office 2008
Non profit Software: Weblink
Web: HTML 4/HTML 5, CSS2/ CSS3, Adobe Flash CS3, Adobe Dreamweaver CS3, Coda

EXPERIENCE

Creative Services Director | Rogers-Lowell Area Chamber of Commerce, Rogers, AR | 11/2010 - Present
Working closely with the Director of Communication and Marketing and Director of Events to produce periodicals, promotional items, specific campaign and event material, and Chamber branded marketing pieces. Also, provide creative input and development for local economic services and governmental affairs related projects.

Creative Director | The RAACE Foundation, Forest Hill, MD | 10/2008 - Present
Create and develops brand and cause marketing materials for The RAACE Foundation for vendors and TeamRAACE members. Oversees all production coordination of RAACE branded productions with the printed medium.

Contracted Technical Illustrator | It's About Time - A Herff Jone's Division | 11/2008 - 10/2010
Worked with book editors and production team to create detailed and simple technical illustrations for highschool textbooks. Books were mainly used in the Northeast but also in Florida and Texas. Titles are Math Connections, Active Physics, Project-Based Inquiry Science.

Owner/Freelance Graphic & Website Designer | JS Designs LLC, Bentonville, AR | 3/2009 - Present
Meet with clients to discuss what is needed for their individual project. Past projects include; identity development, packaging for multiple segments, simple to complex illustration, interactive media, promotional, novelty products and business presentation material.

Art Director | Kendall Kreative, Springfield, MO | 7/2005 - 10/2008
Designer for a full service graphic design firm. Worked in all design capacities in designing print, packaging, trade shows, vehicle wraps and interactive media. Within interactive media; websites, web banners and email blasts were produced for client specific application. Also, observed production standards and manager duties.

Owner/Designer | Fluid Creations LLC, Springfield, MO | 2/2006 - 1/2008
Principal for a architectural concept company with 3 other principals. Areas of work ranged from 3D modeling, digital manipulation, hand concepts of proposed sites and meeting with clients for evaluation of needs.

Art Director | AAF Drury Ad Team, Springfield, MO | 12/2004 - 5/2005
Under the direction of an AAF sponsor, helped a team of 20+ peers create and implement an integrated marketing campaign for Yahoo!. Design capacities for this campaign included print ads, campaign book layout, concepts and modeling of products and interactive development.

EDUCATION
Drury University | Springfield, MO | 5/2010 - Present
Master of Arts: Studio Art and Theory

Drury University | Springfield, MO | 8/2002 - 5/2005
Bachelor of Arts: Design Arts and Advertising

Ozarks Technical Community College | Springfield, MO | 8/1999 - 5/2002
Associate of Applied Science: Graphic Design Technology

RECENT ACHIEVEMENTS
2010 Logo Design Winner | USGBC-Oklahoma Chapter

2010 NWA Marketing Summit Speaker - Website Marketing

MEMBERSHIPS/COMMUNITY INVOLVMENT
Rogers Lowell Chamber of Commerce Member | Rogers, AR | 2009 - Present

Small Business Council Member at the Rogers Lowell Chamber of Commerce | Rogers, AR | 1/2010 - Present

NWA Emerging Leaders | Rogers, AR | 2010 - Present