Tim Blake

About Tim Blake

A highly creative, well-rounded Creative Director and Brand Strategist with hands-on background delivering strategic, innovative solutions that expertly differentiate brands according to client vision. Skilled in translating client brand and marketing to determine creative direction and messaging. A collaborative leader, known for developing first-rate teams able to plan and present unique solutions. Project and budget oversight as well as technical expertise.Creative Director | Art DirectorEmail: t••••••••@gmail.comI appreciate the role that design plays in uplifting and differentiating your brand. My strategic, innovative solutions are designed to attract and engage your anticipated audience.I expertly immerse myself in your brand – discerning who you are, what you do, whom you do it for, and why, so I can then propose accurate design and marketing solutions meant to differentiate your brand that will grow your business and secure your dreams.AREAS OF EXPERTISE & DESIGN- Project Management - Marketing Managment- Brand Strategy- Print Design/Production- Web Design- UX/UI Design- Email Marketing- Packaging- Environment DesignPROGRAMMING LANGUAGES- HTML 5- CSS 3- jQuery- PHPSOFTWARE- Adobe Creative Cloud (Photoshop, InDesign, Illustrator, Acrobat, Dreamweaver, Bridge, After Effects, Premiere, XD)- WordPress (Woo Commerce, Big Commerce)- Microsoft Office Suite (Word, Excel, PowerPoint)- Project Management (Basecamp, Monday, Wrike, TeamGantt)- Microsoft Windows- Macintosh OS XSo, if you need a professional able to translate your brand and marketing needs into strategic designs that demand attention and attract the right prospects, I welcome you to reach out and would love to discuss further how I can create results-driven solutions that distinctly elevate your brand above the competition. Please contact me at 33••••••91 with any creative/art direction, marketing or graphic design opportunities.

Experience

1. Marketing & Communications Director

   Guilfordworks

   Aug 2019 — Present · Greensboro/Winston-Salem, NC, US

   The Workforce Development Board is made up of publicly elected and appointed officials, private-sector business and public-sector staff. The Board helps employers fill their workforce needs and individuals find jobs and build careers through work and educational opportunities.Since starting in mid-August as the Marketing & Communications Director, I have- Rebranded the Guilford County Workforce Development Board as GuilfordWORKS. This process has included the design of a new logo and the continual development of a brand visual system, encompassing a new website- Currently, I am working with the Board to define the brand principles, purpose, positioning, and personality before officially launching the new brand- I have produced a marketing strategy for the Board and its subsidiaries, including two local NCWorks Career Centers. My next step is to develop a marketing plan for the upcoming calendar year.

Education

• Guilford Technical Community College

  Associate of Applied Science (A.A.S.), Graphic Design

  1983 — 1986

Skills

• Dreamweaver
• Illustrator
• Wayfinding
• Posters
• Adobe Acrobat
• Graphic Design
• Branding & Identity
• Photography
• Brand Development
• Visual Communication
• Multimedia
• Corporate Branding
• Photoshop
• Public Speaking
• Logo Design
• Wordpress
• Web Services
• Web Design
• Brochures
• Advertising
• Banner Ads
• Signage
• Brand Management
• Packaging
• User Experience
• Typography
• Web Development
• Marketing
• Html 5
• Banners
• Print Development
• Print
• Collateral
• Flash
• Illustration
• Art Direction
• User Interface Design
• Quarkxpress
• Adobe Creative Suite
• Training