ABOUT ME

Creative professional with over 15 years of experience in advertising, layout, packaging, typography, print, photography, web and illustration. Comprehensive understanding of the design process, from conceptualization and brainstorming to a meticulous eye for detail in final stages. Experience with digital SLR cameras, off camera flash and studio lighting.

EXPERIENCE

FREELANCE CREATIVE PROFESSIONAL | DEC 2023 – PRESENT

JMP Design, Portugal

• Consulting with focus on personal projects

GRAPHIC DESIGN TEAM LEAD | MAR 2021 – NOV 2023

OVE Decors, Laval

• Oversaw team of three designers providing leadership, motivation and mentoring
• Managed team capacity and workflow ensuring proper distribution of projects and tasks
• Managed all aspects of art direction and design across all media
• Maintained standards and quality control of all creative outputs
• Acted as senior lead on key strategic projects

ART DIRECTOR | MAR 2018 – JAN 2021

L’Image Home Products, Montreal

• Managed team of eight; including graphic, industrial and multimedia designers
• Prioritized, organized and distributed project workloads
• Successfully launched brands across various categories
• Designed all high-profile pitch decks
• Designed company corporate website and brand micro-sites
• Implemented new artwork approval process and international file sharing system
• Logo creation, packaging, selling material, online assets, social media, in-store displays, trade show booth & collateral

SENIOR PRODUCTION & CREATIVE DESIGNER | MAR 2017 – MAR 2018

Globe Electric, Montreal

• Strategic packaging rebrands
• Idea generation and concept development
• Production, selling material, online assets and in-store displays

TEAM SUPERVISOR, GRAPHICS | SEP 2011 – MAR 2017

A. R. Medicom, Montreal

• Managed team of three graphic designers
• Prioritized, organized and distributed project workloads
• Conducted team evaluations and assisted in technical growth
• Responsible for graphics department budget and all quote management
• Participated in several company led Continuous Improvement initiatives
• Successfully created entire ad campaigns. Including product packaging, promotional & selling material, sample cards, launch kits, banners, journal/web advertisements and sampling programs
• Designed cohesive brand packaging across many different medical device and drug product categories
• Proposed, implemented and managed company file-sharing software
• Organized and led all in-house and studio photography sessions

GRAPHIC DESIGNER | JUL 2006 – SEP 2011

A. R. Medicom, Montreal

• Produced numerous monthly journal/web advertisements
• Created sample driven and contest entry micro-sites
• Designed and updated company business cards
• Created trade show booth banners
• Developed product packaging
• Photographer for all corporate events

CONTACT

Address: Tv. da Conceição à Lapa 7-2
1200-633 Lisbon, Portugal
E-mail: james@jmpdesign.ca
EU Phone: +351 910-658-764
NA Phone: +1 514-995-7661

SKILLS

Design Software: Illustrator, Photoshop, InDesign, After Effects, Lightroom, Dreamweaver, Figma

Web-based Applications: WordPress, MySQL, HTML and CSS

Office Tools: Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint and Outlook

Platforms: MacOS and Windows

EDUCATION

Diploma in Graphic Applications in Desktop Publishing
MAR 2016
Concordia University, Montreal

Lean Six Sigma – Yellow Belt
SEP 2015
Linovati, Montreal

VOLUNTEER

Movember Team Captain
NOV 2018
Team L’Image
NOV 2011 – NOV 2015
Team Medicom & AMD Ritmed