HI, I'M MARK!
As a multitalented graphic designer with extensive experience with Adobe Creative Cloud, illustration, video editing and motion graphics, I have honed my skills working for the in-house marketing department at Ferguson Enterprises.
My expertise in creating visually stunning and effective marketing materials has been instrumental in driving engagement and sales for my company. I am committed to staying up-to-date with the latest design trends and technologies, and I am always eager to learn new skills and take on new challenges.
If you're looking for a creative and driven graphic designer to elevate your marketing efforts, let's connect!
My expertise in creating visually stunning and effective marketing materials has been instrumental in driving engagement and sales for my company. I am committed to staying up-to-date with the latest design trends and technologies, and I am always eager to learn new skills and take on new challenges.
If you're looking for a creative and driven graphic designer to elevate your marketing efforts, let's connect!
WORK
May 2022 / Present - Graphic Designer at Ferguson Enterprises
Design and create high quality graphics and content for sales enablement and marketing materials, using Adobe Photoshop, Illustrator, XD, After Effects, InDesign and other Creative Cloud applications, to provide support for both internal and external initiatives and ad campaigns. Reference analytics to aid in creating targeted content for monthly content calendars to expand reach, deepen audience understanding, prove our expertise and raise awareness of our capabilities while building brand recognition in our space. Update marketing content landing pages and other website content. Collaborate using Microsoft Sharepoint, Teams, and Adobe Workfront to track projects, share and receive files with key stakeholders, SMEs, project managers, marketing specialists, developers, copy editors and other designers.
March 2021 / May 2022 - Graphic artist at Constant Pressure
Use high level design and illustration skills along with Adobe Creative Cloud software to create apparel designs in high volume for various sports teams and schools. Responsible for prioritizing and delegating all art project requests to a team of five designers (including myself), managing expectations and maintaining high levels of communication between multiple teams to meet tight deadlines, achieve max efficiency, and maintain and exceed customer satisfaction.
2012 / Present - Freelance Graphic Artist
Design custom and innovative graphics from start to finish using photography provided by the client and/or stock imagery. Create vector illustrations and designs for various automotive lifestyle brands. Compile what the client is visualizing as the look and feel for their brand or marketing materials.
November 2020 / April 2021 - Furloughed Graphic artist II at Carley Corporation
Create visual concepts and graphics and interactive multimedia courseware for e-learning. Work with Instructional Designers and Programmers in the development of interactive multimedia courseware. Keep abreast of latest graphics technology and software tools.
February 2014 / December 2020 - Multimedia Specialist at Old Dominion University
Interfaced with Instructional Designers on a daily basis to produce audio, video, animated, and static graphics utilizing Adobe Premiere Pro, Media Encoder, and After Effects. Worked from storyboards and scripts to develop and produce multimedia content requiring strict adherence to ADA/508 accessibility requirements.
PERSONAL
I am a husband and father of two and I love motorsports and wrenching, though I spend more time editing cars behind a screen than under the hood or behind the wheel of them. I am a huge fan of cinematic styling with a flare for the extra and I try to bring that out in my composites. I absolutely love placing vehicles in epic environments of some action or post-apocalyptic movie or video game. It brings a smile to my face to see my client's reaction when I show them their finished custom image. Aside from the cinematic composites I love to do, I have also done a lot of design work for some big name influencers in the off-road and overland community where I have created high engagement for some accounts that want to make an impression and pump up their following. I also have extensive experience in the higher education industry where I was a multimedia specialist editing videos and creating animations for e-learning and distance learning content for almost 7 years. I also currently create and design products, like t-shirts and stickers, for my personal e-commerce store at scuffedpixels.com.
I love teaching others how to use Photoshop and if you're interested in learning, check out my YouTube channel for all sorts of Photoshop related content.