Timothy Lane
Graphic Designer · Self Employed
SEBASTOPOL, CA
In My Own Words
Seeking long term creative partnership for growth, collaborative expression and prosperity. I'm a Multifaceted Pioneer/Activist, Artist/graphic designer and Former Single Father.
Work Experience
Graphic Designer
Self Employed1987 – Present
Logo creation/conception/assembly, Creative branding, Marketing and Creative Concept Development, Skate/snowboard Graphics. Promotional Material: Brochures, Posters/Fliers, Handbills, Social/Print Media, Product/Textile Design, Advertisements, T-Shirt/stickers. Typography and Calligraphy acumen. Independent Media: Zines, Comics, Books, Letter-Press Broadsides and Business cards.
Regional Sales Manager
Lowell Farms2017 – 2017
Research local and state wide cannabis dispensaries for sales data/cold calling potential. Shadowed East Bay cannabis distributor garnering insider view into cannabis culture from farm to the dispensary opening valuable industry connections. Training in Los Angeles, organize in store demonstrations, outreach, marketing, promotions, meetings with sales managers, distribute product and promotional material to sales staff, educate staff on product/company vision. Engage with the dispensary culture in Northern California region. Early stage Northern California sales/marketing planning with CEO.
Sales Manager / Marketing Consultant, Designer
Murgvilla2016 – 2016
Developed marketing plan; generated content and copy/editing multiple forms of media for initial product launch. Design/create/distribute promotional material. Trained sales team, consulted for farmers market launch, implemented retail/cooking demonstrations and facilitated health department compliance.
Sales Associate
Taste of Tea2015 – 2015
Retail sales for tea shop/cafe/spa in wine country, inventory and stocking, customer service and hosting. Tea training; sampling many teas, learning the nuances of the product, proper terminology and sales delivery, customer service influenced by Japanese hospitality.
Sales Associate
The Hummus Guy2014 – 2015
Top performing salesperson, broke multiple sales records, boosting profits. Inventory control/management, transporting product to multiple markets, field preparation, on-site tent set up and sales, customer relations, managing (occasionally tenuous) relationships with numerous market administrators and co-vendors, managed cash and credit card transactions.
Sales Associate
Summit Flooring, SF/NJ2014 – 2014
Sales of high end flooring to architectural firms, manage and organize sample library for efficient sales calls. Cold calling, call cycle management, growing and closing sales, researching for leads, generating interest, arranging sales meetings, developed gratitude system for ongoing clients, arranged gifts and food for meetings. Managing accounts in various stages of the sales process, record notes, schedule follow ups in CRM system, record progress daily, attend weekly and at times daily sales meetings.
Independent Marketing Manager
On The Go Marketing2005 – 2005
Organize Street Art/Guerrilla Marketing teams throughout the SF Bay Area Primarily utilizing: Posters, Stickers (small-large) and Extra Large Stencils, in Urban, High Volume Youth/Alternative Culture and Activity areas: Skateboard Parks, Graffiti hang outs, Club Flier walls/poles, Alleys and Tunnels, Plywood-sidewalk-construction site safety walls, Backsides of Billboards, Freeways and places where there is urban decay/art promoting the release of MicroSoft’s X-Box gaming system, under the alternative name of “Colony”. It was a treasure hunt style, online game leading those able to solve the riddles the reward to unlock “secret” information regarding the X-Box console's impending release date.
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