Andrew Dixon

3640 56th Avenue, # 424, Hollywood, FL 33021 • Tel:--• http://www.coroflot.com/andrewdixon PROFESSIONAL SUMMARY: Advertising professional, with experience working as an art director/copywriter, ACD, studio artist and in-house illustrator, whose focus is now illustration. Possessed with an intimate understanding of the needs of Creatives and the frenzied pace of the creative process, the goal is always to deliver the highest quality art—to pursue, with infinite passion, the elusive realm of perfection, grudgingly heeding the adversity of the clock, the bitter sting of “pencils down” and the only finite: the deadline is king. EMPLOYMENT: 2013 – Now: Andrew Dixon Illustration & Design, Inc., Hollywood, Florida Creator Draw storyboards, create comps for presentations, build artwork mechanicals, on a freelance basis, for a number of advertising agencies, like EVB, CP+B, BBDO, ALMA, David, Republica, Ronin, Ruxly, La Communidad, Circus Maximus, Martin, just to name them all Design logos, flyers, etc. for various non ad-agency entities Create comic book character designs for graphic novel Paint murals and draw chalk wall designs for a few happy clients 2003 – 2013: Crispin Porter+Bogusky, Miami, Florida Artist (In-house Illustrator) 2008 – 2013 Work closely with Creatives to bring concepts to life, drafting in diverse styles across varying media, for story boards, character development, caricature and weird and wacky creations of the wonderful kind Senior Digital Artist 2003 – 2008 Maintain a keen, creative eye for design and kerning excellence in mentoring other artists Produce detailed and accurate artwork mechanicals and comps Be the hands, eyes and design conscience of art directors, and the gatekeeper of Corporate Identity standards Master the art of obsessively good kerning Illustrate, illustrate, illustrate 3640 56th Avenue, # 424, Hollywood, FL 33021 • Tel:--• http://www.coroflot.com/andrewdixon 1994 – 2003: Associate Creative Director – CGR Communications Limited, Kingston, Jamaica Conceptualize, develop and produce ideas for new campaigns and competitive pitches Digitally edit and create images in Photoshop Design, execute and prepare files for pre-press Art direct photographers and illustrators Illustrate manually or digitally for comps or final production Copy-writing Check and approve pre-press files, color keys, etc. in production manager’s absence 1992 – 1994: Graphic Designer – Innovative Art, Kingston, Jamaica Design and produce artwork mechanicals for logos, stationary, brochures, flyers and packaging Illustrate for final art Strip negatives and prepare plates for printing EDUCATION: High School Diploma: St. George’s College, Kingston, Jamaica, 1984 Technical Certificate in Graphics (Distinction) Edna Manley College of the Visual Arts (EMCVA), Kingston, Jamaica, 1996 SPECIAL QUALIFICATIONS: Competence in the use of the following: Illustrator Photoshop InDesign Brain GLOWING REFERENCES AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST