Christopher Parker

About Christopher Parker

My career goals include becoming an Art Director for my own design firm as well as…

Experience

1. Senior Art Director

   Melt Sports Culinary Entertainment

   Jan 2022 — Present · Atlanta, GA, US

   Art Director at Events Marketing and Advertising firm. Responsible for conceptual develop of creative works. Collaborated with senior creative staff and the creative team to bring visions to life in striking, engaging, and innovative ways, adding emotional and strategic stopping power to the work created for various clients.Key Achievements:• Helped create Full User experiences, including App Development, Environmental Design, Photography, Video, Apparel Design and more.• Lead a creative team in executing a dynamic POS project for major brands.• Created and executed artwork in a variety of design, illustrative, typography, and digital styles.• Designed artwork for events, print, digital, and retail; Concepted presentations, to secure clearclient feedback, to final delivery of design files and artwork.• Conceptualize and execute ideas and experiences to completion• Created interesting experiences across all media for a variety of audiences• Understand Brand Identity and how to create concepts that fit within it• Content capture for various event activations, Product Photography and Image Editing

Education

• Frederick Douglass High School

  High School, High School/Secondary Diplomas and Certificates

  2004 — 2008

• Savannah College of Art and Design

  B.F.A., Graphic Design, Drawing

  2008 — 2012

• Tech Talent South

  N/A, Coding

  2016 — 2016

Skills

• Art Direction
• Web Graphics
• Html
• Mac
• Creative Direction
• Illustrator
• Graphic Design
• Social Networking
• Interaction Design
• Photoshop
• Drawing
• Photography
• Illustration
• Advertising
• Magazines
• Web Design
• Adobe Creative Suite
• Indesign
• Logo Design
• Graphics
• Fine Art
• Art
• Digital Photography
• Editorial Photography
• Layout
• Brochures
• Actionscript
• Typography