JAMI BUTLER | Graphic Design • Illustration
EXPERIENCE
Principle Creative Designer
Sandia National Laboratories | 2022 - present
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Responsible for corporate collateral and topic-specific design and illustration for all sectors at the Lab.
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Collaborate with other designers; leadership; management; researchers, engineers and scientists; and government agencies on a wide variety of design projects including event collateral for print and digital communication, annual reports, technical illustrations, branding/logo development, environmental design for workspaces, presentations and motion graphics.
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This role includes one year as a contractor via Akima Infrastructures, Inc.: January 2022 - September 2023.Responsible for corporate collateral and topic-specific design and illustration for all sectors at the Lab. Collaborate with other designers; leadership; management; researchers, engineers and scientists; and government agencies on a wide variety of design projects including event collateral for print and digital communication, annual reports, technical illustrations, branding/logo development, environmental design for workspaces, presentations and motion graphics.
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This role includes one year as a contractor via Akima Infrastructures, Inc.: January 2022 - September 2023.
Skills: Digital Illustration · Adobe Creative Suite · Adobe After Effects · Adobe Illustrator · Adobe InDesign · Adobe Photoshop · Art Direction
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Freelance Graphic Designer 2006 - 2022
Successfully managed graphic design projects from concept through final deliverables. Projects span traditional and digital media for numerous organizations on a long term basis. Freelance responsibilities include art direction as well as working within style branding guides and/or client direction; project planning and cost estimating; collaboration with in-house designers; regular meetings with stakeholders; and self-employment related organizational tasks.
PROJECTS
Print Projects:
Illustration
Annual reports and long documents
Motion graphics
Event marketing collateral
Infographics
Publications
Presentations
Environmental Graphics
FORMER CLIENTS
Stanford University Law School
Energy Futures Initiative
University of California, San Diego
Saint Mary’s College, California
Janet Fazio Advertising
Numerous other organizations
Pre-freelance work roles:
Agency graphic design/production
Offset and screenprinting/production
Education/teaching
Customer service
TECHNICAL SKILLS
Adobe Creative Suite
Production for print and web
Brand management and development
CURRENTLY LEARNING:
Advanced After Effects, Adobe Premier
STRENGTHS
Creative storytelling
Problem solving
Maintaining long-term client relationships
Project management
Learning new technology
Excellent written and verbal communication
Leadership
Art direction
EDUCATION
Graphic Design/Illustration
BA, San Jose State University
Ongoing extended education classes in
design, illustration, web, and fine art