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Maurice Beasley

CREATIVE DIRECTOR | GRAPHIC DESIGNER

Results oriented creative leader with extensive years of experience and achievement in Desktop Publishing, Web Development and Graphic Design.

Proven track record of leading and managing the development and deployment of Web, Mobile, and Print projects.
Specialize in taking ideas and making them visual reality.
Experience in collaborative team building; leading internal and external projects and teams.
Committed to working in the public or nonprofit sector to further the mission and goals of an organization

EMPLOYMENT

CREATIVE DIRECTOR

1996 - PRESENT

Fable Art Designs

Consult with clients and create proposals on the concept, development, and finalization of projects for print, web and multimedia output. Became the Primary Lead or Project Manager in the creation and deployment of said projects. Build mock-ups and primitives for client review. Consult on the work-flow and organization of the client’s internal team to improve and continue project(s) after contract end.

GRAPHIC DESIGNER/ WEB DEVELOPER

2006 - 2013

First Born Music and Entertainment

Created the websites for the company (www.firstbornmusic-ent.com)

Created websites for the company's artists (www.kahryn.com, www.rob-u.com)

Maintain all sites and make updates/changes when needed. Created Graphics for email campaigns.

Technologies Used: Photoshop, Illustrator, Flash, Dreamweaver, CSS, ActionScript 2.0 / 3.0, XML, HTML, JavaScript, Macintosh OSX.

TECHNICAL TRAINER

2005 - 2007

Sterling Ledet & Associates

Responsible for training students in the use of Macintosh and Windows web, print and video applications. Technologies taught include:

CREATIVE DIRECTOR/EDITOR

2005 - 2007

KNURC Publishing

Help to establish two music magazines - CRUNK and DV8 Magazines. Designed the layouts of the magazines. Created Graphics and Layout for email campaigns.

Managed freelance talent (photographers and graphic artists) in the creation of the magazine's articles and departments.

Assisted in the flow and organization of the magazines so they would continue once my contract ended.

Technologies Used: Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign, Word, Outlook, Windows XP, Macintosh OSX.

• Microsoft Office Suite

• Adobe Creative Cloud

• Quark Xpress

• Corel Draw Suite

• CSS 3

• HTML5

• WordPress/Bootstrap

• JavaScript/JQuery

• Windows OS