jldmuchowskidesign.com
2720 S. Veitch Street Apt. 111
Arlington, VA--@jldmuchowski
design experience
CREATIVE DIRECTOR | PULSE HOUSE OF FITNESS
Washington, DC | May 2018 - Present
- Led a project team of 3 to 5 people across multiple projects.
- Implemented standards establishing the company’s brand from start to current progression, while
building brand awareness.
- Collaborate with the team to drive several large-scale digital projects to completion including
website, app development, branding, digital and print media, photography, videography and social media.
- Inspire the client as well as the team to define and align on a collective vision for the brand.
- Use business acumen and strategy to facilitate creative execution and to drive results
- Establish a cohesive direction, craft guidelines, build presentation materials, and even assist with
production and delivery when required.
- Ensure that presentation materials articulate the strategy and vision for the projects and deliverables.
- Provide leadership to the team while empowering them to grow and learn both individually and as a team.
- Generate questions and insights for collaborative project kick-off workshops.
- Responsible for bringing a point-of-view with fresh perspectives to the team.
- Work with minimal processes in place, solving problems by being optimistic and using proactive
thought processes and skills.
- Collaborate to ensure that the company’ s services and products always exceed the clients’ expectations
and work to foresee any issues and develop solutions.
- Assist with ensuring that projects come in within deadlines and specified budget.
- Identify the decision makers within the client’ s organization and use excellent interpersonal skills to grow
and maintain these relationships.
- Support and grow in the role by actively seeking out and proposing ideas to better improve company
operations.
- Take on other duties and responsibilities as assigned.
GRAPHIC DESIGNER | CUSHMAN & WAKEFILED
Washington, DC | April 2016 - April 2018
- Assist creative strategy and production in developing design strategies for business development
pursuits and property marketing deliverables for the Washington DC region.
- Design and format marketing materials including property brochures, proposals, presentation boards,
flyers, eblasts, postcards, offering memorandums, tour books and event invitations.
- Coordinate production of materials by gathering printing bids, packaging artwork and assembling final
layouts for printers; preparing notes and instructions for printers and other vendors; and liaising with
Marketing Coordinators and Marketing leadership as needed.
- Responsible for supporting visual marketing and service line needs by providing timely, consistent, and
high-quality design work and templates under strict deadlines.
- Aid production in the development and production of corporate videos
JUNIOR GRAPHIC DESIGNER | CNSI
Rockville, MD | August 2015 - February 2016
- Assist production in developing design strategies for print collateral and helping re-brand the company
brand identity and website.
- Digitally design concepts and final layouts of branded templates for newsletters, white papers, banner
ads and brochures.
- Provide assistance and collaboration to develop healthcare product logos emphasizing consistency
branding across all product lines.
- Aid production in the development of corporate visual presentations utilizing Prezi and PowerPoint.
- Photograph and photo edit all product and employee shots while categorizing each shot in the product
library for renderings.
- Develop all content for print production and establish work flow, production procedures and formatting
standards for corporate and global projects
VISUAL COMMUNICATIONS ASSISTANT | MICHAEL KORS
New York, NY | January 2015 - July 2015
- Assist production of all print and visual materials for the Visual Merchandising Department
- Aid production in monthly visual floor set guidelines for all Michael Kors stores globally
- Digitally layout the windows, handbag walls, shoe walls, apparel, and accessories for floorsets
- Provided assistance in quarterly Lifestyle Styleout product shoots and on-going product shoots.
- Photo edit product shots while categorizing each shot in the product library for renderings.
- Manage and assist Visual Merchandising and Visual Operations interns
education
JAMES MADISON UNIVERSITY
Harrisonburg, VA | 2011 - 2014
Bachelor of Fine Arts in Graphic Design & Printmaking
Art History Minor
Dean’s List | 2013
SUSSEX COUNTY COMMUNITY COLLEGE
Newton, NJ | 2010 - 2011
Associates of Liberal Arts
Dean’s List | 2010 - 2011
