steven dixon

Illustrator, Designer, Consultant

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Illustrator, Designer, Consultant
San Diego • Los Angeles • Atlanta
New to the east, I’ve come from the sunny west coast of San Diego, California to the mecca of the south, Atlanta, Georgia. Educated at BIOLA University in La Mirada, California with more than 19 years of experience designing for well known industry brands. Designing for me is a passion! My forward thinking vision for digital design has provided the creative direction for corporate identities, advertisements, and print collateral for clients in safety, manufacturing, high-tech, retail, entertainment and fashion industries.

I'm now seeking contract work with a company or agency where my skill and style will be valuable part of the business’ growth. Understanding the importance of effective visual communication, I will continually strive to make your partnership with me as rewarding as possible.
Experience
Alpharetta, Georgia
May 2006 - Aug 2010
Graphic Designer
Scientific Games International
Working as a senior in-house designer for the global leader in instant and on-line lottery gaming. Duties include ticket conceptualization, prepress support, corporate campaigning and illustration. Member of Innovation Team which develops new gaming theories and play styling.
Carlsbad, California
Nov 2006 - Oct 2007
Graphic Designer
The Lambesis Agency
Worked with a small creative team to conceptualize new product campaigns for high profile clients such as SKYY Vodka, Campari, Midori, BEBE and Hitachi in a fast-paced agency environment. Duties included creating all phases of corporate imagery, new product design and packaging, presentation design, high-end photo retouching, production, commercial story boarding, illustrating and layout design.
San Diego, California, Tijuana, Mexico
Apr 2002 - Apr 2004
Packaging Design Superintendant
Maxell Corporation of America
Worked as department head for global packaging coordination team for Maxell, a leading Global 500 digital media manufacturer. Duties included managing a rapidly changing job list in coordination with Marketing, Planning, Procurement and Production. Trained all team members in graphic design software to proficiency. Created an entire library of images and packaging assembly specifications complete with user-friendly interface. Managed packaging design and disbursement of art files and qualified all packaging components from global marketplace. Coordinated international trade-show campaigns.
San Diego, CA
Mar 1996 - Apr 2002
Graphic Dept. Manager
Howard Leight Industries
Headed an Art Department, which consisted of 3-5 full time designers and production artists. Supervised production art and worked closely with the marketing department to create effective promotional campaigns. Responsibilities included purchasing all necessary equipment, computer hardware and software configuration, system maintenance and LAN management. Created digital image server for easy image access and automatic job archiving.