Brian Valdez

Freelance Graphic+UX/UI Designer

Long Beach | United States

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In my own words

— Brian

Experienced Visual Designer with a demonstrated history of working in non-profit organization management, action-sports, restaurant, and tech industries.

Skilled in utilizing Adobe Creative Cloud software along with incorporating User Experience methodologies used in user-centric research and design. Strong arts and design professional who graduated from General Assembly and FIDM.

Trajectory

Feb 2020 — Now

Freelance Graphic+UX/UI Designer · Freelance Graphic+UX/UI Designer

Consult clients to review current products offered and provide design solutions to solve user needs and business challenges through in-depth user research, information architecture, interaction design, visual design, and prototyping.

Mar 2017 — Feb 2020

Graphic Designer · Tiger Woods TGR Foundation/TGR Live

Collaborated with directors and senior staff to provide various marketing design needs for TGR Foundation & TGR Live. Projects included social media campaigns, golf video/photo shoots, custom packaging solutions, concept sketching, creating and renewing small and large-scale print collateral, website updating, contributing original copywriting to TGR Foundation's newsfeed, 3D retail/experience mockups, image retouching, instructional design, email campaigns, and digital photo/videography.

Sep 2016 — Mar 2017

Graphic Designer · Tilly's Inc.

Projects included concept sketching, creating and renewing small and large-scale print collateral, custom iconography, POP displays, creating custom packaging solutions, and image retouching.

Nov 2015 — Jun 2016

Graphic Designer · 530 Media Lab

Projects included concept sketching, Ux ideation and creation, Ui prototyping, custom iconography design, creating website landing pages, ad+marketing collateral, image retouching, and creating original graphics for various print designs.

Jul 2015 — Sep 2015

Graphic Designer · Advanced Energy Solutions

Everything including concept sketching, creating and renewing print collateral, custom iconography, creating website landing pages, POP displays, creating packaging and photography.

Aug 2014 — Jan 2015

Graphic Designer · The Counter

Everything including concept sketching, creating and renewing print collateral, custom iconography, e-mail blast designing, billboard design, online website collateral, POP displays, and photography.

Jan 2005 — Nov 2015

Freelance Graphic+UX/UI Designer · Freelance Graphic+UX/UI Designer

Worked with various companies, projects included concept sketching, building brand identities, custom website creation, digital and print collateral, Ui/Ux creation, photography, image retouching brand and marketing strategy.

Feb 2014 — Mar 2014

Graphic Designer · Mood Designer Fabrics

Everything including concept sketching, creating in-store signs and online banners, custom website header images, creating multiple e-mail campaign blasts, and photography.

Jan 2010 — Jan 2014

Technician & Instructor · Apple

I taught and instructed members and fellow co-workers on related Apple Software (Advance Mac OS X, iPhoto, iMovie, and iTunes) as well as Apple Hardware (iMac, MacBook, iPhone, iPad, iPod). In addition, I fixed and repaired Apple mobile devices; iPhones, iPads, and iPods. Everything from minor fixes to modular internal component repairs.