Jon Wagner

Freelance Art Director

2000 – Present

• Design and development for a variety of clientele in the footwear, golf, and action sports industries • Some clients include Titleist Performance Institute, Honma Golf, Taylormade, VA Composites, Sobe, The Rough House, VANS, ONE industries, Volcom, Burton, DC Shoes, Osiris, Adio Footwear, Joybees, Planet Earth clothing, Side Out, Chris Borst Surfboards, Steve Boysen, Back Yard Boards, Smooth SUP, Rogue SUP, Elysian Valley CBD, NEAT botanical, Vapor Tip, Savage Terpenes, and Tylenol • Designed and produced trade show booth layout, and collateral for multiple customers • Rapid prototype capabilities utilizing Cricut cut software, Laser engraving, and Creality 3D printing

Senior Graphic Designer

2017 – 2025

• Graphic design and development of collectible golf products including, putters, wedges, club covers, apparel, head wear, towels, wallets, scorecard holders, ball marks, divot tools, and putting cups • Helped maintain fresh brand identity seasonly through creation of new icons, themes, and patterns • A focus on improving golf bag design and development with vendors like James Stuart and Vessel • Conceptualization and design of corporate brand ID, materials, color palettes, and applications • Designed licensed product and accessories with Hasbro, NERF, Transformers, G.I. Joe, Guinness, Miller Lite, Alter Brewing Co., Double Bubble, Horween Leather, Michael Jordan, Matt Fitzpatrick, Field Day, Greyson, Rawlings, NFL, MLB, Torrey Pines, and The Masters

Art Director/Graphic Design Lead

2008 – 2017

• Design and development of luxury golf merchandise for the Scotty Cameron brand, including the Studio Store, Custom Shop, and flagship galleries located in Tokyo and California • Provided creative design solutions and strategies as a team lead • Created graphics for a wide variety of seasonal themed products some including putters, club covers, grips, apparel, head wear, bags, and accessories • Corporate stationary package design including, business cards, envelopes, letter head, and boxes • Co-branded products with George Lopez, Clint Eastwood, Rob Machado, Rory Mcilroy, Ricky Fowler, G/FORE, DAO Winery, Casa Amigos, and The Masters

Footwear Designer

2006 – 2008

• Designed and managed a seasonal collection of lifestyle footwear for men and women • Implemented design trends based on research of color, material, and graphic palettes • Prepared tech packs, and made revisions to pull overs, and tooling drawings • Designed co-branded footwear projects with NEFF, Spud Webb, Daryl Dawkins, Rick Ross,Yahoo • Worked with major sales accounts, including Footlocker, East Bay, Zumiez, and Kohl's • Worked with the sales team to produce stationary, catalogs, POP displays, and client presentations

Senior Graphic Designer

2003 – 2006

• Design and development of products for leading fashion and sports related brands, including Titleist, Scotty Cameron, Callaway, Taylormade, Cleveland Golf, Tour Edge, Vineyard Vines, Quiksilver, Billabong, REEF, Volcom, Miller Lite, NFL, MLB • Designed branded apparel lines for private schools • Produced graphic tech packs and communicated design direction to factories and vendors. • Gained in-depth knowledge of the textile, screen printing, and embroidery manufacturing processes

Graphic Designer/Photographer/Videographer

2001 – 2003

• Responsible for graphic design assets, including magazine ads, web design assets, banners, brochures, and stationery • Produced photography and video content • Designed stickers, apparel, and head wear for marketing • Accurately reported ocean and weather conditions

BA

2000 – 2003