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JON CROSSLAND
+44 7426 002333
talkingfishw@gmail.com
Graphic Design, Illustration for Print & Web
Web/UI Design & Development
Art Direction & Project Supervision
Copywriting & Editing
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
2016 —
Present Agency, London EC1
Art Director and Web Development Manager. Responsibilities including:
  • Front-end development and design of client websites, email newsletters and other online properties.
  • Overseeing design team and working with Creative Director and vendors.
  • Providing graphics, illustrations and direction on client marketing.
2010 — 2015
All My Sons Moving & Storage, Dallas, TX
Art Director/Creative, web and print design as part of corporate marketing department. Responsibilities including:
  • Front-end development and design of corporate website and other online properties.
  • Conceptualizing, designing and creating brochures, billboards, ads and other print collateral; overseeing design team and working closely with print and production vendors.
  • Providing graphics, illustrations and direction on promotional and in-house marketing pieces.
  • Art direction of on-location photography and video shoots.
2000 — 2016
Talking Fish West, London, UK, Sacramento, CA, and Dallas, TX
Art Director/Graphic Designer/Creative for print and web for clients in the US and UK. Responsibilities including:
  • Web and print design and illustration for various clients on freelance and contract basis.
  • Logo and corporate identity design.
  • Art direction and updating of existing designs and in-house styles.
2004 — 2006
The Hoyt Company, Sacramento, CA
Senior graphic designer and art director for a public relations company, major clients included California State and local government agencies.
  • Web and print design for major public outreach projects including State agencies and developers.
  • Overseeing admin and in-house design team, project management reporting directly to company owner.
2002 — 2004
JHME, Sacramento, CA
Senior graphic designer for a full-service advertising agency.
  • Print, Web design and multimedia design for various private clients and State agencies.
ACCOMPLISHMENTS
  • Design and advertising for the music industry including Grammy nomination for Pink Floyd ‘Pulse’ album cover.
  • Books featuring my work include ‘Taken by Storm: The Album Art of Storm Thorgerson’, ‘Eye of the Storm: The Album Graphics of Storm Thorgerson’, ‘Mind Over Matter: The Images of Pink Floyd’.
  • Body Shop International, London, UK. Senior Graphic Designer, packaging and marketing for retail. Designed company report, ‘Stop The Burning’ campaign poster on archive at V&A museum, London.
  • Neville Brody Design Studio, London, UK – Worked on ‘Face’ and ‘Arena’ magazines, various music and fashion industry projects, ‘The Graphic Language of Neville Brody’.
EDUCATION
St. Martins School of Art, London, UK (now Central St Martins/UAL)
Graphic Design Degree BA Honors - print-based and computer-aided illustration and design.
Walsall College of Art, Walsall, UK
Two-year Foundation in art & design - painting, drawing, art history and theory.
SKILLS OVERVIEW
  • Branding, identity and logo design
  • Design team leadership
  • Print and web graphic design
  • Project and creative team management
  • Staff and vendor relations
  • Fluency with Macintosh and Windows platforms
  • Expertise with Adobe Creative Suite and Microsoft Office applications
  • HTML and CSS coding
  • Pre-press formatting and print management, quality control and proofreading
PROFESSIONAL REFERENCES
Available upon request