Thom Mulichak
Freelance Creative Director / Senior Designer · The Agency Advertising Group
Huntington Beach, CA
In My Own Words
• Author/Illustrator of Mr. Mot children's book series.
• Over twenty years experience in design.
• Excellent knowledge of print production processes and their technical requirements.
• Excellent graphic design skills.
• Excellent graphic software skills with proficiency in InDesign, Photoshop, Illustrator, Acrobat and Mac OS X.
• Profound ability to work in a multi-project, team environment.
• Strong ability to communicate effectively, both orally and in writing, with all levels of management, other employees,
vendors and the general public.
• Extensive Ad agency experience.
• Excellent ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with all levels of staff and co-workers.
• Deep ability to translate the vision of an organization to design applications.
• Extensive background in apparel design for the Action Sports industry.
Work Experience
Freelance Creative Director / Senior Designer
The Agency Advertising Group2009 – Present
Promotional marketing, product development, teck-packs, photo retouching, e-blast campaign design, catalog design and production, product setup for photoshoots, updating images for websites, banner ads, billboard design, large format canvas printing, instagram promotions, packaging design, branding.
Founder / Designer
Stinger Athletic2024 – Present
Creator and designer of all clothing and accessory collections. Designer of all art and graphics used.
Founder / Designer
Pier Rat Surf2010 – Present
Creator of Pier Rat Clothing and custom surfboard designs. Creator and designer of all art, clothing and accessory programs.
Senior Designer
JERRY LEIGH OF CALIFORNIA2021 – 2022
Designing and producing clothing and accessories programs from concept to tech-packs for clients.
Art Director / Senior Designer
KC Caps / Headstart Caps2002 – 2020
Designing and producing clothing programs from concept to tech-packs for clients. • Designing and overseeing production of catalogs and print material, packaging and working with vendors to construct finished product. • Creating branding and packaging for new products and overseeing of all freelancers on projects.
Art Director / Designer
Gage Marketing2000 – 2002
Creating ads, promotional campaigns, catalogs, brochures, POP materials and posters for clients. • Designing packaging and coming up with marketing and branding from concept to finished product for clients. • Meeting with clients to deliver oral and visual campaign presentations. • Responsible for designating projects to freelance team and overseeing their work.
Senior Designer
Strategic Partners1996 – 1999
Creating art and designing clothing programs for clients.
Art Director
Impact Media1994 – 1996
Creating ads, promotional campaigns, catalogs, brochures and posters for clients. • Designing packaging and coming up with marketing and branding from concept to finished product for clients. • Meeting with clients to deliver oral and visual campaign presentations. • Responsible for designating projects to freelance team and overseeing their work.
Art Director / Graphic Artist
Miramar Publishing1985 – 1994
Designing and producing a monthly, nationally distributed magazine. • Designing in-house advertisements. • Working with vendors and printers to approve bluelines and oversee print quality. • Responsible for 90% of all graphic illustrations for all of the company publications.
