Michael Garson

About Michael Garson

Currently working in Pharmaceutical / Life Science advertising and open to freelance opportunities.Problem Solver – Big, complicated and messy projects don’t scare me—they motivate me.Busy Agency? — I know how to jump in mid-project, you won\'t need to explain much to get me started. Pharmaceutical / Life Science Focused — I understand the special needs of the Pharma world.Clean Design — Precision-driven creative across all formats. There’s beauty in reducing design to its most essential, impactful parts.Web / Interactive — I love working with tech/dev teams, and have even hired and managed them for large interactive projects.

Experience

1. Director of Technology and User Experience

   Steel Owl Productions

   Jun 2015 — Present · Philadelphia, PA, US

   We Design/Write and Build Physical, and Digital Interactive Experiences. Escape Rooms, Corporate Training Experiences, and Online/Interactive Gamified Training. Our clients have included The Franklin Institute, Procore and Autodesk.

Education

• School of Visual Arts

  Graphic Design Course - Continuing Ed

  2001 — 2001

• University of Valley Forge

  BS in Theology

• The Wharton School

  SBDC Business and Marketing Series - 4 Courses

  2007 — 2007

Skills

• Visual Communication
• Corporate Identity
• Image Manipulation
• Art
• Interaction Design
• Brand Development
• Graphics
• Typography
• Brochures
• Quarkxpress
• Advertising
• Creative Direction
• Layout
• Corporate Branding
• Direct Mail
• Illustration
• Concept Development
• Web Design
• Adobe Creative Suite
• Graphic Design
• Branding & Identity
• Art Direction
• Logo Design
• User Interface Design