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Official.FYICreative Director

Jan. 2024Verified Official Biolink Pages For Brands, Celebrities, Officials, Performers and more.

PingBellCreative Director

Jan. 2023Texas, United StatesCelebrate your success with the people you love! With PingBell your entire team gets notified immediately every time a conversion happens on your website or app. Download it now for free on both Apple and Google Play Store!

SYQELCreative Director

Jan. 2022Harris County, Texas, United StatesThe World's Leading Audio & Music Visualizer Add Mesmerizing Visuals To Live Music, Podcasts & Streams Captivate your audience, increase watch time & user engagement. With over 50,000 visuals, each viewing sessions is one of a kind!

HZPCreative Director

Jan. 2022Texas, United StatesGet More Out Of The Music You Listen To. Infuse Any Song With Sound Healing Benefits! The ultimate music app for Biohacking, Meditation, Manifestation, Human Performance, Yoga & Wellness Enthusiasts!

Damien BradshawExpert Brand Consultant | Growth Partner | Creative Director

Jan. 2015Bridgetown, Saint Michael, BarbadosAs a seasoned brand consultant and marketing strategist, I offer a comprehensive suite of services designed to meet the diverse needs of businesses across industries. From brand consulting and marketing strategy development to growth marketing, project management, and beyond, I specialize in delivering customized solutions that drive tangible results and foster long-term success.

Sound HealersArt Director

Jan. 2022 - Jun. 2023Barbados- Generate clear ideas and concepts in tandem with the copywriter - Produce sketches, storyboards, roughs to visualize ideas - Understand marketing initiatives, strategic positioning and target audience - Cooperate with the rest of the creative team across different types of media - Take work from concept to final execution within deadlines - Manage and delegate responsibilities to other designers and provide directions - Present completed ideas to clients/team members - Stay on top of all trends and maintain best practices

Groove DigitalUser Experience Designer

Mar. 2021 - Oct. 2022Miami, Florida, United States- Investigating user experience design requirements for our suite of digital assets. - Developing and conceptualizing a comprehensive UI/UX design strategy for the brand. - Producing high-quality UX design solutions through wireframes, visual and graphic designs, flow diagrams, storyboards, site maps, and prototypes. - Designing UI elements and tools such as navigation menus, search boxes, tabs, and widgets for our digital assets. - Testing UI elements such as CTAs, banners, page layouts, page designs, page flows, and target links for landing pages. - Collaborating with the marketing team, and internal and external designers to ensure the creation and delivery of tailored experiences for the digital user. - Providing advice and guidance on the implementation of UX research methodologies and testing activities in order to analyze and predict user behavior. - Adhering to style standards on typography and graphic design.

Groove DigitalDigital Media Designer

Jul. 2020 - Mar. 2021Bridgetown, Saint Michael, BarbadosI build responsive, modern landing pages, funnels and website templates for one of the market's biggest and fastest-growing startups in America. The Better FREE Way To Build Funnels And Sell Digital Products. Your Complete Digital Products and Services Online Sales System.

BrandboostFounder

Jan. 2020 - Mar. 2021Delaware, United Stateshttps://brandbooststudio.com BrandBoost Studio is a digital creative agency that focuses on helping brands and business owners cut through the digital noise of the web and build relevant user experiences that convert into profits. Everything from brand strategy and design to E-commerce. Damien B. damien@brandbooststudio.com 246-259-5070

GlobalPrintCo.comHead of Global Projects

Mar. 2019 - Jun. 2019Houston, Texas AreaMy job is to organize, control and monitor the flow of printed materials in a printing or publishing company across the globe. I check schedules, confirm product specifications, arrange adjustments, oversee the work of staff in the department, monitor the quality of the product, and ensure deadlines are met from our global partners. I work as part of a team that includes sales managers, editors, graphic designers, project managers and suppliers. Liaising with these professionals, it is their responsibility to coordinate the process of printing according to company requirements. • Recommending efficient, time-saving project production flows. • Identifying and selecting appropriate options for binding, inks, paper, varnishes, and special printing processes. • Recommending the best printers for the specific project. • Writing effective creative briefs and print specs that reflect client goals, printing requirements, scheduling, and budget constraints. • Selecting and negotiating with vendors to agree on best price, quality, and due date. • Sending requests for estimates to printers and follow up. • Communicating the designer’s requirements to vendors. • Creating and managing print production schedules • Examining finished samples and approving quality before delivery to client. • Reviewing, negotiating, and approving final invoices for payment.

Allin Company (owner of the SOUND. brand)Product Operations Manager

Nov. 2018 - Feb. 2019Columbus, Ohio Area• Manage coordination and implementation of cross-functional initiatives impacting products, including operational and regulatory policy changes, product enhancements, new product deployments, and pricing and packaging adjustments • Partner with business owners to clarify strategic initiative objectives, identify operational and customer impacts and create effective implementation and support solutions to achieve business goals while maintaining expected employee and customer experience • Manage development, documentation and internal communication of operational plans, collaborating as appropriate with assigned project managers and other functional team leaders to ensure consistent, timely and accurate communication to impacted organizations • Think analytically and strategically to solve complex operational problems, relying on strong interpersonal relationships and superior organizational skills to achieve on-time delivery of initiatives • Plan, coordinate and execute required customer notifications for assigned product, pricing and policy changes, as well as required annual notices, including proofing, list requests and print vendor management for various communications • For relevant product, pricing and policy change initiatives, manage updates to ancillary customer-facing material as needed, such as website, terms and conditions, FAQs, and customer leave behind materials for Allin and its related brands and companies.

SOUND.Head Of Content

Sep. 2018 - Feb. 2019Columbus, Ohio AreaInteractive creative content and creative direction Brand management and positioning Content direction and creation

RubyPearl SolutionsCreative Director

Jun. 2017 - May. 2018Greater Los Angeles Area• Consult and manage external client projects • Direct activities of the internal creative team • Prepare information regarding design and design materials • Confer with departments to discuss client requirements • Formulate basic layout approach to internal and external projects • Review and hire talent that fit the company culture • Confer with clients to determine objectives, budgets, etc.

LeadGeniusJunior Manager

Mar. 2016 - Oct. 2016WorldwideLeadGenius is a demand generation automation company that use a combination of data mining, technology and crowdsourcing to automate and accelerate outbound sales and marketing for hundreds of mid-market and enterprise companies from around the world. Working closely with the Project Manager, I help lead a team of Specialists and Researchers to complete the goals of each client campaign. I am responsible for the coordination of LeadGenius researchers to help in completing client campaigns successfully, ensuring efficient use of company resources and consistency with company strategy, goals, and policy.

LeadGeniusData Researcher

Apr. 2015 - Mar. 2016Worldwide• Data researcher specializing in B2B and B2C leads • Data entry, data enrichment and management • Analyze client projects and criteria to accurately gauge research methods • Calibrate client projects for research deadlines and work efficiency • Find new methods to refine "human" research techniques • Usage of LinkedIn and other social media to scrape for valid lead criteria • Proficient knowledge of Google Drive, Docs & Spreadsheets • Proficient use of Google Chrome extensions (e.g Rapportive) • Proficient knowledge of Google CSE and custom search paths and formats Linkedin is a very powerful tool and having the ability to analyze the data, maximize the advanced search (along with Google) and find contacts that require going deeper than the surface level, is a gift and talent that you must have a love for. I've been trained to penetrate to the deeper levels of LinkedIn to find otherwise, hidden contacts. As a daily practise and even part of my job, I find new ways to search LinkedIn and use its capabilities to create genuine leads that work for clients and their projects.

DigiLabelsDigital Print Consultant

May. 2015 - Aug. 2015Bridgetown, Saint Michael• Operation and maintenance of Xeikon 3300 • Material handling and usage • Job handling and setup to handoff completion • Attention to detail a must; sound organizational skills • Ability to read & interpret instructions, identify problems/missing information and address them proactively • Experience with Rips and or Image-setters • Experience with color production workflows with an emphasis on digital workflow • Knowledge of color management, color spaces and ICC color profiling • Knowledge of substrates and their limitations/characteristics • Experience with Page Description Languages or PDLs (i.e., Postscript or PDF) • Experience with multiple operating systems (i.e., Win 2000, NT, XP, Vista, DOS, Mac, Unix, Linux, etc.) • Basic mechanical abilities and motor skills • Experience operating high volume, networked print systems • Knowledge of various finishing operations and equipment • Knowledge of or experience with imposition • Experience with variable information workflows • Experience with trapping and the ability to recognize trapping issues • Familiarity with image editing applications supported in the production facility • Knowledge of preflight and file preparation • Familiarity with desktop applications and DFE color correction

COT Holdings LimitedLarge Format Supvervisor

Nov. 2013 - Nov. 2014Barbados• Operation and maintenance of digital machinery • Daily job handling responsibilities • Artwork prepress, print and installation • Vector artwork and redesign • Material handling and job posting • OCE Arizona 350GT • HP Latex 280 • Zund Router • Roland Plotter • Onyx ProductionHouse RIP As Large Format Supervisor, my duties encompassed an entire start to finish process. Beginning with artwork prepress in order to prep it for nesting and eventually ripping. Jobs would be grouped by urgency and by machine. Multitasking was key to this job where printing, routing and finishing were done simultaneously in order to effectively maximize print vs output time. Turn around time is crucial to large format and often practicing proper material usage and reuse saved time and money. Operating 3 to 4 machines takes a concentration and an understanding of various jobs in different stages and which stage to step in. The right mix of design knowledge coupled with print know how and hands on experience, Large Format becomes a force that can create a highly efficient operator.

COT Holdings LimitedProduction Supervisor

Sep. 2012 - Nov. 2014Newton, Christ Church, Barbados• Job handling and delegation • Customer support representation • Machinery operation and maintenance • Work scheduling and correspondence with Production Manager • Polar XT Guillotine • Kawahara Blanker • Setmaster Collator • Rollem Duties that entailed start of day work processes, whereas jobs were checked from machine to machine. Daily floor runs ensured that jobs were either completed or at their correct stages in the production process. Choosing the correct employee for the job determines the efficiency of that job's length of completion. Production Supervisor encompasses human resources, effective delegation and use of time, vast knowledge of production machinery and their processes. With these factors, a Production Supervisor is always on his/her toes, making sure that day to day operations run smoothly.

COT Holdings LimitedDigital Printing Manager

Sep. 2011 - Sep. 201216 Newton Estate, Christ Church• Operation and maintenance of Digital Presses • Job scheduling and delegation • Quality control and assurance • Case calls and FSE correspondence • Press troubleshoot and escalation procedures • Inventory management • HP Indigo 3050 • HP Indigo 5500 • HP Indigo 5600 • Kodak Nexpress Daily maintenance and operation of digital machinery in press room. HP Indigo and the Kodak Nexpress are some of the presses that I hold under my belt, maintaining and operating them with the vast knowledge of digital presses I've honed over the years. With Level II HP Ceritification, regular upkeep and maintenance was required in order to get the maximum potential from the presses. Work scheduling and time checks were also crucial to ensuring the smooth runs into the Production Manager's job.

COT PrinterySenior HP Indigo Operator

Jul. 2008 - Oct. 2011Bridgetown, Barbados• Operation and maintenance of HP Digital Press • Press preventative maintenance • Case call logging • HP Indigo 3050 • HP Indigo 5500 • HP Indigo 5600 Daily press operation and maintenance, preventing wear and tear with regular daily, weekly and monthly cleaning and parts changes. Ensuring the maximum output of high quality digital work ranging from flyers, posters and business cards to large runs such as brochures, catalogs and variable data entry forms.

BVHSGraphic Designer

Jan. 2011 - Sep. 2011Barbados• Design collateral for charity • Create plans for possible events

Precision Packaging Inc.Graphics Technician

Sep. 2005 - Jun. 2008Barbados• Artwork reproduction • Vector artwork • Flexographic printing • Film development As a graphics technician, my job was simple: prepare artwork for the flexographic presses in the press area. Using the technologies of a Mac plus the versatility of the Adobe CS Suite, artwork was produced with accuracy and then developed in the darkroom in order to create the separate negatives for the film to plate process. Part of the entire process was to also backup all the design files, store the negatives from each job and also to even recreate files from flat jpeg images to vector artwork.