Mitsu Overstreet

Experience

2000-Present
Full-Time and Part-Time

Freelance Design Web & Print

Art Director | Assoc. Creative Director | Print & Web Production Artist

• Responsible for conceptualizing ideas for identity and marketing campaigns for many different client types ranging from musicians to multi-million dollar corporations and organizations.
• Intialized graphical user interface concepts for many client websites.
• Produced and finalized client identity, marketing campaigns for print media, as well as developed and finalized client websites and internet marketing pieces.
• Created and directed motion graphics for television commercials & digital video promotions.

07/2006-08/2007
Full-Time

Two Ton Creativity & Print

Art Director | Assoc. Creative Director | Print & Web Production Artist

• Responsible for conceptualizing ideas for client identity and marketing campaigns.
• Intialized graphical user interface concepts for client websites.
• In charge of producing and finalizing client identity, marketing campaigns for print media, as well developing and finalizing client websites and internet marketing pieces.
• Created and directed motion graphics for television commercials & digital video promotions.

06/2004-07/2006
Part-Time

Sierra Providence Health Network (SPHN)

Graphics Coordinator

• Helped SPHN develop a new unified identity for its multiple facilities and deparments.
• Conceptualized and innovated tools and systems to impliment new identity and graphic standards throughout the network.
• Conceptualized ideas for the network's marketing campaigns.
• Made sure graphic standards were met on all products handled by outside agencies and inside departments.
• Conceptualized and produced promotional campaign products and multi-media for sales, recruitment and presentations.

01/2003-03/2004
Part-Time

Americana Angst Magazine

Art Director | Assoc. Editor | Graphic Design and Production

• Responsible for art direction and design for multi-page documents.
• Coordinated interviews, photo shoots, freelance designers and illustrators.
• Conceptualized magazine concepts

09/2002-11/2002
Full-Time

Geronimo Design

Art Director | Graphic Design and Production

• Responsible for art direction, design and production for client identity, marketing campaigns and promotion.

Education

1997-2000
Bachelors Degree Illustration

California College of the Arts

San Francisco & Oakland, California


1994-1997
Associates graphic Arts

El Paso Community College

El Paso, Texas



Software Knowledge

Software

Level

Frequency of Use

Experience


Flash
Expert
Current
4 years

Actionscript 2.0
Expert
Current
3 years

Illustrator
Expert
Current
10 years

Photoshop
Expert
Current
10 years

Indesign
Expert
Current
5 years

Dreamweaver
High
Current
4 years

HTML
High
Current
4 years

CSS
Mid
Current
1 year

Final Cut Pro
Mid
Current
1 year

After Effects
Mid
Current
1 year