Patrick Weber

PATRICK WEBER ADDRESS: 4954 Minden rd. Memphis TN, 38117 PHONE:- EMAIL:-website: www.alpha-tone.com INSTAGRAM: ALPHATONEDESIGNCO about me: designer, illustrator, brand manager. Seeking a position where creating art is part of a client-oriented atmosphere. I am a community-focused artist who builds an open atmosphere for customer relations and employee growth. The ideal position would be one with leadership opportunities in an evolving company where art and client success are instrumental in business decisions. EXPERIENCE: 17-PRESENT : A3 MERCH Graphic Designer creates and crafts original artwork and branding campaigns for musical artists and events. Merchandise ranges from screen printed t-shirts to cut-and-sew embroidered hats. Manages creative process from original sketch to full merchandise production. Sole designer of the A3merch.com website. 13-17 : WALLS NEED LOVE Art Director oversees art department including marketing materials and featured artists who bring in over $60,000 per month. Sourcing and curating of artist pieces, including informing artists of wrong-fit. Built and maintain PhotoShop actions that reduces product upload and readiness workload by days. Operations Manager acts as the go-to for everyday decisions across the company during the owner’s frequent travel engagements. Decisions include budgets, marketing, time-off requests, interpersonal relationships. Manages quarterly review process for bonus and employee development. Production Manager set-up and printer maintenance, supply chain management including sourcing and ordering ink, media from domestic and international providers. Senior Graphic Artist created 500 pieces of art for new line within first 6 mos, one of which generated $12,000 in revenue in 2016 from website sales alone (not including 3rd party sites). 00-present : Freelance • Identity packages including logos, business cards, letterheads and branding. • Merchandise for bands and music industry clients: album covers, apparel. • Website design. • Designed and sold clothing and art on multiple 3rd party websites. EXPERIENCE: 08-13 : Naked without us Co-creator Handled event planning for week-long city-wide festival predating Nashville Fashion Week. Duties included vendor coordination, artist and fashion designer client reactions. Community relations with O’More college of design to judge senior fashion projects. 06-09 : STUPH MERCH Senior Graphic Artist Within 6 months of hiring as a designer, moved into senior position. Designed merchandise for bands and artists. Developed client interaction to determine project scope, budget, and timeline. Boasted a client list of hundreds local, regional and worldwide musicians including: Dolly Parton, Lady Antebellum, Kenny Rogers, Brad Paisley, Michael W. Smith Amy Grant, and Steven Curtis-Chapman. Developed unique designs for merchandise including apparel, 8x10s, album artwork, booth designs for merch tables. 00-02 : lightport.com Production Artist sourced Stock Photography (Before there were online stock photo) for websites for financial editors, built websites with WYSIWYG editor and Flash. Publication credits: Nashville Scene Only50 clothing line Nashville Scene Naked without us 2x Soul Pancake Chosen as chapter artist for Rainn Wilson’s Soul Pancake 48-Hour Film festival awards Best Use of Prop 2010 (Nashville), Best Story 2007 (Birmingham) SKILLS: Graphic design, Art Direction, Creative Problem Solving, Colaborative Problem Solving, Team Building, Team Leadership, Digital Printing, Online Retail, Systems Development, Advanced Photoshop Actions. education: 00-03 International academy of design, tampa | 04-07 birmingham metro masters comission SOFTWARE: Illustrator final cut shopify photoshop caldera slack indesign asana hour stack