Jake Melham
Freelance Graphic Design
Santa Ana | United States
Skills
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Interests
Music
Camping
Hiking
Photography
Art & design
In my own words
— JakeA highly motivated brand and graphic designer specializing in retail marketing, production and graphic design with a strong emphasis on brand development.
With several years of professional industry experience in fields including brand marketing, production/pre-press, retail space, events, trade shows, print ads, posters, illustration, photo and much more. A deadline driven driver used to fast paced environments who is good under pressure and prepared to pivot at anytime. Excels working in a team environment while exploring and creating new design concepts to help push brands to further success.
Trajectory
Jan 2008 — Now
Freelance Graphic Design · Jake Melham Design
Clients include: 686 Clothing, Asics, Binske, Cleveland Golf, DNB Commercial, Fox Racing, Foxtales, HEILBrice Advertising, KHRaces,Newport Conservancy, OCC, Prana, Project U, Rock Revival, Style Craft Communications, RVCA, Sweet Relief Musicians Fund, SwixRVCA, Swix
Feb 2021 — Nov 2022
Senior Designer · Boardriders
• Work with several brands fulfilling retail/marketing graphic needs, produce high-quality press ready filesWork files
• Meet design principles and practices between multiple in-house Boardriders brandsMeet brands
• Coordinate between managers, art directors, design teams, printers to keep deadlines and install dates consistently on
timeconsistently time
• Keep up-to-date and organized file management workflows
Jan 2018 — Aug 2020
Freelance Graphic Designer · VANS
• Collaborate with large in-house design team to maintain an effective and consistent brand visionCollaborate vision
• Drove graphics projects for Vans stores and licensed retailers
• Designed event fliers, web marketing materials, posters, window graphics, in-store marketing POPDesigned POP
• Prepared files for print with detailed printing/installation instructionsPrepared instructions
Feb 2010 — Mar 2018
Visual Sales Marketing Graphic Designer · VOLCOM
• Produced all retail marketing pieces including window displays, light boxes, billboards, typographic signs point of purchase valued at over $100,000 annually.
• Designed art for sports events, trades shows, concerts, sales meetings, brand activations, movie premiersDesigned premiers
Activity
Education history
Art Institute of Orange County
Bachelor of Science | 2006 - 2008
