Joshua Hudson
PROFILE:
Award-winning artist with over 15 years of experience in design and marketing. Energetic and creative visionary offering expertise in translating all aspects of brand and production into the final product. Successful in consistently generating creative marketing ideas, operating within budget and adhering to P&L accountability. An inspirational leader who effectively manages team members while fostering a creative environment that maximizes the strengths of a company's human and financial resources.
EXPERIENCE:
2013 - PRESENT
POLO STITCH / CAPS PLUS - ART DIRECTOR
• Responsible for daily art production of an innovative promotional company
• Redeveloped, managed and promoted company websites
• Implemented marketing plan for social media and community-building
• Designed all internal marketing material
• Created email marketing strategies
• Designed all collateral for clients including logos and promotional items
• Aided in customer service; client interviews and corporate
communications
2015 - 2016
GINSU BRANDS - SENIOR DESIGNER
• Designed for Ginsu, ReadiVac, Quikut and American Angler Brands
• Evolved logos and package designs for the above brands
• Photographed and edited images for fortune 500 retail websites
• Created marketing material including, but not limited to, trade-show
exhibits, catalogs, magazine ads, mass email and social media
• Manufactured displays and graphics for the International Housewares
Show in Chicago as well as the Berkshire Hathaway shareholders event
• Designed and manufactured package concepts for fortune 500 retail
presentations
• Produced video presentations for product advertising
• Assisted in warehouse activities and product manufacturing
2005 - 2013
FLOWER SHOP NETWORK - ART DIRECTOR
• Directed the creative approach for 5 subsidiaries
• Lead design team in the development of creative concepts
• Mentored the creative team and served as the primary creative critic
• Coordinated the production of all printed advertising media
• Developed campaign concepts, offering multiple design options and
hands-on creative execution on all printed and web projects
• Designed member websites, graphics, custom email campaigns, logos
and seasonal web advertisements
• Created internal and external marketing pieces
EDUCATION:
2006 - Arkansas State University
Bachelor of Fine Arts with Emphasis in Graphic Design
SKILLS:
Adobe Creative Suite
Project Management
Typography
Problem Solving
Photography & Editing
PROFILE:
Award-winning artist with over 15 years of experience in design and marketing. Energetic and creative visionary offering expertise in translating all aspects of brand and production into the final product. Successful in consistently generating creative marketing ideas, operating within budget and adhering to P&L accountability. An inspirational leader who effectively manages team members while fostering a creative environment that maximizes the strengths of a company's human and financial resources.
EXPERIENCE:
2013 - PRESENT
POLO STITCH / CAPS PLUS - ART DIRECTOR
• Responsible for daily art production of an innovative promotional company
• Redeveloped, managed and promoted company websites
• Implemented marketing plan for social media and community-building
• Designed all internal marketing material
• Created email marketing strategies
• Designed all collateral for clients including logos and promotional items
• Aided in customer service; client interviews and corporate
communications
2015 - 2016
GINSU BRANDS - SENIOR DESIGNER
• Designed for Ginsu, ReadiVac, Quikut and American Angler Brands
• Evolved logos and package designs for the above brands
• Photographed and edited images for fortune 500 retail websites
• Created marketing material including, but not limited to, trade-show
exhibits, catalogs, magazine ads, mass email and social media
• Manufactured displays and graphics for the International Housewares
Show in Chicago as well as the Berkshire Hathaway shareholders event
• Designed and manufactured package concepts for fortune 500 retail
presentations
• Produced video presentations for product advertising
• Assisted in warehouse activities and product manufacturing
2005 - 2013
FLOWER SHOP NETWORK - ART DIRECTOR
• Directed the creative approach for 5 subsidiaries
• Lead design team in the development of creative concepts
• Mentored the creative team and served as the primary creative critic
• Coordinated the production of all printed advertising media
• Developed campaign concepts, offering multiple design options and
hands-on creative execution on all printed and web projects
• Designed member websites, graphics, custom email campaigns, logos
and seasonal web advertisements
• Created internal and external marketing pieces
EDUCATION:
2006 - Arkansas State University
Bachelor of Fine Arts with Emphasis in Graphic Design
SKILLS:
Adobe Creative Suite
Project Management
Typography
Problem Solving
Photography & Editing