Jason Richardson

Crew Member -Store Artist- Department Lead · Trader Joe's

Long Beach, CA

In My Own Words

Graduate of the Art Institute. BS in Graphic Design, with 10 years experience in Computer Graphics/Illustration. Creative, outgoing, current with trends, and a team player are words to describe me. A good speaker, and even better listener. Thanks for any and all considerations.

Work Experience

Crew Member -Store Artist- Department Lead

Trader Joe's

2000 – Present

Responsible for all Signage, POP, Marketing Materials, Displays, Tags throughout our Store. Inventory Control. Customer Service. Cash Handling. Order writing.

President

GarageRock! Records

2018 – Present

One man can- President of independent record label. Talent buyer, customer service, marketer, legal, branding, distribution, shipping/receiving, logistics. I do it all.

Talent Buyer - Event Coordination

Headache Productions

1996 – Present

Talent Buyer - Event Coordination for Headache Productions. I book talent/venue/logistics for SoCal music scene, specializing in Indie, Alternative, Punk, and Metal bands. I have had the privilege of putting on over 150 successful gigs over the last 20+ years.

Research Analyst

Baumann Engineering

2014 – 2015

Assistant to CEO, Research Analyst. Patent and Trademark management.

Freelance Designer

Artbox Entertainment

2000 – 2003

While at Artbox Entertainment i took direction from the Creative Director, and fulfilled all tasks assigned to me. I did everything from Color management and correction, to Color Separations, Proofing, pre-press, to quality assurance. I freelanced for multiple projects including Disney Masters edition Film Cards, Warner Brothers Terminator 2 and Terminator 3 Film Cards, Fox's The Simpsons Trading Cards, and Pixars Finding Nemo.

Color Seperationist

In Color Productions

1995 – 1996

I did first generation digital color separations, using the latest proprietary software performing digital color separations for multiple titles under the Image Comics banner. Including titles such as Cyber Force, Supreme, Wild Cats, and Groo.