Joshua Johnson

Art Director

JoshuaJohnson

Phoenix, Az

I’m a graphic/web designer with 8+ years of experience working alongside several major marketing firms. Through Catapult Marketing I have worked on projects in conjunction with such renowned agencies as Chiat Day, BBDO and Rivet Global. I have a passion for design of all kinds and am permanently cursed with a freelancer’s desire to meet deadlines at all costs.

I am currently the Senior Editor of DesignShack.net and Mac.AppStorm.net and manage a team of over thirty writers. This involves planning, scheduling, critiquing and editing content on a daily basis.

A portfolio showcasing some of my recent work can be found at www.coroflot.com/joshuajohnson.
My full resume can be found here: http://dl.dropbox.com/u/105669/Resume.pdf

Experience

  • Senior Editor

    Oct 2009 - Present
    Design Shack

    I am the senior editor of Design Shack, an online magazine focused on current/emerging design trends and technology. This site contains years of design related discussions and tutorials written largely by myself and has an audience of over 10,000 daily readers.

    Here I teach about current trends in web design as well as emerging technologies such as HTML5 and CSS3.

  • Senior Editor

    Jul 2010 - Present
    Mac.AppStorm.net

    I manage a team of over 30 writers and publish daily original content relating to Apple and the overall computing industry. This site has an audience of over 40,000 daily readers.

  • Art Director
    Phoenix, Az
    Jan 2004 - Apr 2011
    Catapult Marketing

    Continuous design work and brand building for several major nation-wide brands and retailers. Focus was primarily on co-marketing (i.e. shopper marketing) campaigns in conjunction with a given brand and retailer.

    Notable Brands: Mars Pet (Pedigree, Whiskas, Cesar, etc), Mars Candy (M&M’s Snickers, etc.), Splenda, Johnson & Johnson, Central Life Sciences Pet Products (Adams, Bio-Spot, Comfort Zone)

    Notable Retailers: Wal-Mart, Target, K-Mart, Fry’s, and Safeway.

    Experience with hispanic marketing as well (see www.catapultphx.com).

  • Official News Correspondent
    Phoenix, AZ
    Jul 2010 - Present
    KTAR - Radio Station

    Frequent on-air interviews relating to technological developments, particularly those relating to Apple.

  • Phoenix, AZ
    Jan 2004 - Present
    Freelance Design

    I take on a full range of projects including church promotional materials, band promotion and web design , business card/logo design and 3D modeling.

Education

  • B.S. in Global Business (Marketing)

    Arizona State University - W.P. Carey

    Graduated with highest possible honors (Suma Cum Laude)