David (DJ) Johnson Jr.

Experienced self-starting creative individual with history of working in retail and wholesale e-commerce industry. Equipped to adapt quickly in any situation, often being in a one man do it all environment. Critical thinking skills to manage any challenge, thrives on learning new methods and innovative technologies. Strong management history, efficiency expert, highly adept in Adobe Creative Suite that includes Photoshop, Illustrator, In Design and Lightroom. Other skills include Illustration, photography, product photography, SEO, marketing, social media, WordPress website design, content creation, video and video editing, sales, and team building.

Experience

Marketing Design @ TCK / 2017 to Present
Works directly for VP of Marketing

*Account manager and first contact for all national park sales representatives.
*Designs and creates all national parks products.
*Creates and manages company’s websites. WordPress. Divi Builder.
*Product photography. Captures and edits photos for web and print use.
*Market research for new product launches.
Powerpoint graphic creation.
*Trade show designs.
*Creates catalogs, packaging design, product photography, content writing, website banners and job descriptions.
*Liaison between Customer Service and Marketing on quality and design issues.

Graphic Designer @ TCK / 2016 to 2017

*Product photographer. Apply products to proper forms and capture photos to edit for final image.
*Re-creates logos in a pixelized format for sock creation.
*3D modeling for mockup creation. Shima Seiki Technology.
*Responsible for all photo organization for upload to all vendors.

Freelance @ Transcendent Art Studios / 2008 to 2019

*Lead prospecting for new business.
*Manage day to day operations for e-commerce business.
*Digital portrait art for print on canvas.
*Maintain websites.
*Communicating with outside sources to keep operations running smoothly and within budgets.
*Maintain all paperwork to stay in compliance with all laws regarding withholding and sales tax.
*Communication with current and future business vendors for new inventory.
*Negotiate new rates to cut costs.
*Design services that include logo design, T-shirt design, flyers, business cards, posters, catalogs, ect.

Creative Director @ Powersport Grafx / 2003 to 2008 / 2012 to 2013
Reported directly to the CEO

*Design new eye popping dirt bike graphic products for sale worldwide with focus on fast production to
maximize profitability.
*Design business cards, brochures, flyers, newspaper ads, magazine ads, and other items as needed.
*Management of art team.
*Train incoming interns about the graphics industry.
created templates for production use to increase efficiency.
*Advised sales team and print facility.
*Visionary outlook to create magazine advertising to highlight our products and availability.
*Cultivated relationship with clients for present and future business relations.

Freelance / 1998 to 2003

*Getting my feet wet. Doing any and every creative job I could get ahold of.