Payton Bridges

Art Director / Designer / Stunt Driver

PaytonBridges

Austin, Texas

As an accomplished creative professional with more than 10 years of experience in the fields of communication design, marketing, and creative design, Payton Bridges is well versed in the latest tools and best practices for logo and brand development, print production, and web design. Payton's proven concept and design abilities have resulted in award winning campaigns across various web and print based communications and materials for a variety of clients across the nation.

As a self-motivated and passionate designer, who strives to keep current with latest design trends, Payton is looking to be consumed by new endeavors and challenged by other creatives.


512.557.2966 mobile
512.650.8104 office

Experience

  • Creative Consultant + Designer
    Austin, Texas
    Feb 2004 - Present
    Twelve16

    Work with various businesses and individuals to create and develop strong brand identity and implement their brand with solid, effective graphic solutions such as web, print, and environmental graphics.

    Experienced in acquiring new business, managing projects + timelines, budgets, billings and proposals.

    Client Industries include: Non-profits, Architecture, Film & Production, Retail, Restaurant & Bar, Financial, Medical, Real Estate Development, Technology & Industrial businesses.

    Services include: Logo and brand development, traditional print, collateral design, identity systems, website design - development, environmental graphics - way finding.

  • Sr. Designer
    Austin, Tx
    Aug 2011 - Mar 14
    LookThinkMake

    Contract part-time position working directly with Creative director on execution of logo / branding projects, ad campaign concepts, managed website design and development.

  • Art Director
    Austin, Texas
    Feb 2004 - Aug 2011
    CU Advertising

    Work directly with Creative Director on conceptualization and execution of various marketing campaigns including branding, direct mail, newsletters, annual reports, radio and TV scripts, retail merchandising, environmental graphics and web media.

    Art Director duties include:
    • Develop final concepts and apply to traditional advertising media
    • Cultivate relationships with clients and vendors
    • Establish and work within project timelines and budget constraints
    • Design and ad layout
    • Production + press checks

  • Logo Designer + illustrator
    Houston, Texas
    Feb 2004 - Dec 2009
    On-Target Marketing

    Worked as a contract Art Director / Designer for logo development on all logo and branding projects in house. Worked directly with the Senior Creative Director/ Owner.

    Provided research, developed concepts, and logo illustration for numerous custom home builders, residential developments, and the Greater Houston Builders Association.

  • Associate Art Director
    Austin, Texas
    Jun 2003 - Feb 2004
    HC&B | Formerly BRSG

    Assisted Creative and Art Directors in creative brainstorming, conceptualizing, and executing design for ads, direct mail, posters, collateral, identity, web media and package design. Worked with Account Executives to build innovative ads and direct mail pieces and revise existing ad layouts for clients. Produced presentation
    boards for clients and assembled mockups for print production.

    Clients: Scott & White, Dell, KCI Medical, Ryland Homes, UT Systems, Bob Bullock Museum, Lake Austin Spa

Education

  • Communication Design
    San Marcos, Texas
    May 1998 - Dec 2001
    Texas State University

    Worked while in school at a print shop creating and executing political ad campaigns across various types of mediums such as outdoor signage, stickers, banners and posters etc..

    Experienced in Screen printing and vinyl output.

National Recognition


  • Awards & Publications

    Awards:
    • 2012 Silver Addy Award for Brand Identity
    • 2011 Silver Addy Award for Brand Identity
    • 2009 Austin Addy Award in T.V.
    • 2009 CUES 1st Place Award
    Image Enhancement for AMOCO Federal Credit Union

    • 2008 TCUL Best of Show for coordinated campaign
    • 2008 Telly Award.

    Publications:
    • Logolounge v 4
    • Logolounge v 6
    • Rockport Master Library Series: Initials & Crests.
    • GDUSA 2011 - October Issue

Software & Skills


  • Software

    Adobe Creative Suite
    Final Cut Pro
    Dreamweaver
    Flash
    Fireworks
    After Effects
    Sound booth
    Cinema Tools
    Live Type
    Light room
    Keynote
    Microsoft Office


  • Skills

    HTML/XHTML
    CSS
    PHP
    WordPress

    Storyboarding
    Illustration
    Photography
    Photo editing