John Irwin
Principal / Owner
Santa Clarita | United States
Skills
No information
Interests
Music
Guitar
Industries
Lifestyle
Outdoor
Snow
In my own words
— JohnGraphic Design professional with over ten years experience developing creative solutions and directing design production of websites, print publications, products and brand identities.
Trajectory
Feb 2011 — Now
Senior Graphic Designer · Factory Effex
• Conceptualize, design, and layout yearly product catalog.
• Plan and design seasonal print and digital ad campaigns.
• Design, update and maintain e-commerce website, and social media platforms.
• Hire, schedule, and direct freelance photographers for photo shoots.
• Put together tech packs for products being produced by outside vendors.
• Proof production artwork completed by designers and production artists.
Mar 2006 — Now
Principal / Owner · John Irwin Design
• Founded John Irwin Design to provide personalized, high quality design services.
• Full service agency with projects ranging in scope from international-selling album packaging to small business branding to scalable web solutions for large businesses.
Mar 2008 — Nov 2010
Graphic Designer / Art Director · Hi-Torque Publications
• Produced design systems for seven internationally-selling magazine titles.
• Designed and developed websites as extensions of print publications.
• Coordinated with editorial staff and photographers to meet deadlines even with last minute material submissions.
• Prepared digital files for delivery to press and conversion to interactive versions.
Jun 2006 — Feb 2008
Lead Graphic Designer · AudioLife / Inhance Inc.
• Developed cutting-edge interactive web applications for independent musicians.
• Worked closely with programming team to plan and develop feature-rich web applications with clean, and simple user interfaces.
• Managed creation of print collateral and support items for marketing team.
Activity
Education history
California State University Northridge
Bachelors | 2004 - 2006
