Resume
BRANNAN BLASCAK
Newport News, VA
bblascak@gmail.com
DESIGN EXPERIENCE
As a manager of a creative department my requirements include: Delegating, managing and tracking of workload for department. Provide support and guidance to graphic design team. Executing project objectives with creative, visually compelling graphics under tight deadlines; projects require both original designs and variations of established brand elements. Managing projects from conception to completion-work with vendors collaborate with project teams and deliver projects on time. Executing creative solutions through print/digital designs and layouts, managed print projects from choosing the printing vendor to invoicing the client, designing national and local brand identities, brochures, annual and industry reports, promotional mailers, print ads, web design, manipulation of photographs, and create illustrations as needed.
EDUCATION
Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, Virginia
BFA – Department of Communication Design,
August 2001 – May 2005
EMPLOYMENT
January 2012–Present
Owner and President, Brannan Blascak Photography & Design, LLC.
Duties: Manage and operate all aspects of my current photography and design business: Accounting, Communications, Marketing, Design, Advertising, and Human Resources. Consult with clients of all sizes — local small and large businesses, to a ranges of different families and future brides. Build marketing plans, brand identities, as well as providing art direction and photography to our clients. We specialize in natural and studio photography. We stay connected to our audience with social media channels and direct marketing. We strive for excellent customer service and hands-on collaboration throughout the entire design process to final production.
July 2014–July 2019
C&F Enterprises Inc.
Part-Time, (25 hrs week)
Brand Designer & Product Photographer
July 2007–January 2012
The Colonial Williamsburg Foundation
Sally McConnell, Director Brand Strategy and Marketing Communications
301 West Francis Street, Williamsburg, Virginia
(757) 229-1000
2007 Graphic Designer, 2009 Senior Graphic Designer, *2011 Manager of Creative Media Services
Duties:
2007 - Graphic Designer for the Products Division,
2009 - Promoted to the Senior Graphic Designer for Marketing Communications
2011 - Promoted as the Manager of Creative Media Services for External Affairs and Marketing Communications
As the Graphic Designer for the WILLIAMSBURG® Products Division, we collaborate with over 40 of the top home, collectible, and gift product design companies in the industry. I managed the art direction while also designing for trade advertising, photography, packaging, brand identities, as well as web marketing for over 7,000 licensed products. Traveled to all licensed trade show events as well as helped set up all large format collateral for our 5+ retail stores and also assisted in showroom design set ups.
I managed all branded collateral including, but not limited to the www.colonialwilliamsburg.com website, earned and bought media as well as on-site print collateral. This included over 30 different clients and departments inside The Colonial Williamsburg Foundation, as well as local partners. I branded, managed, and delegated an estimated 2,000+ advertising projects within a year's span. I managed two teams, a graphic/web design team and a production/traffic team of about 12 employees.
March 2006 –May 2007
FASTSIGNS
James Gray, Production Manager
2361 Greystone Court, Rockville, Virginia 23146
(804) 719-5900, email: fastsings.702@fastsigns.com
Lead Graphic Designer
Duties: Managed, lead and delegated the creative team. Two employees reported directly to me. I was responsible for art directing them in over 100 projects daily.
January 2006 –April 2006
MCV-VCU Health System, Revenue Cycle Training
Sherrill Gray, Associate Director Revenue Cycle Training
P. O. Box 980232, 1605 Rhoadmiller St., Richmond, VA 23220 (804) 628-8600
Temp Graphic Designer
August 2004 – January 2006
Barry Hodge, President of Richmond.com
1427 W. Main St. Richmond.com, Richmond, Virginia 23220 804-649-6441 or 804-355-4500
Web Graphic Designer/Photographer/Illustrator
July 2005 – November 2005
WORK MAGAZINE, Richmond, Virginia
Freelance Photographer
June 2004 – August 2004
Virginia Commonwealth University (VCU), Athletic Department Justin Harris, Director of Multimedia
Richmond, Virginia
http://www.linkedin.com/in/pjustinharris
Mac Computer Technician / Graphic Designer
August 1998 – 2004
Roxanne E. Heywood, President of Admark, Ltd. Admark Ltd., Brunswick County, Virginia Senior Graphic Designer
SOFTWARE KNOWLEDGE
Advanced knowledge of Creative Cloud: Adobe Photoshop, Dreamweaver, Illustrator, InDesign, InCopy, Acrobat, QuarkXpress, Microsoft Ofiice. Intermediate knowledge in Cold Fusion and HTML5/CSS3. I have worked with both up dated platforms such as Macintosh OS X and Windows Operating Systems.
PHOTOGRAPHY
Camera: Canon EOS 5D Mark III & II,
Lenses: 24-70mm F2.8, 50mm f1.2, 85mm 1.4, 100mm Macro 2.8 Studio Equipment: AlienBeesTM B400 Flash Unit, CyberSyncTM Receviers, CyberSyncTM Trigger Transmitter
Memberships and Awards
PPA - Professional Photographers of America Virginia Commonwealth University Honors Program VCU Student Juried Exhibition – Spring 2002
The National Society of Collegiate Scholars American Institute of Graphic Design (AIGA) Graduated with Magna Cum Laude
References
Available by request
Newport News, VA
bblascak@gmail.com
DESIGN EXPERIENCE
As a manager of a creative department my requirements include: Delegating, managing and tracking of workload for department. Provide support and guidance to graphic design team. Executing project objectives with creative, visually compelling graphics under tight deadlines; projects require both original designs and variations of established brand elements. Managing projects from conception to completion-work with vendors collaborate with project teams and deliver projects on time. Executing creative solutions through print/digital designs and layouts, managed print projects from choosing the printing vendor to invoicing the client, designing national and local brand identities, brochures, annual and industry reports, promotional mailers, print ads, web design, manipulation of photographs, and create illustrations as needed.
EDUCATION
Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, Virginia
BFA – Department of Communication Design,
August 2001 – May 2005
EMPLOYMENT
January 2012–Present
Owner and President, Brannan Blascak Photography & Design, LLC.
Duties: Manage and operate all aspects of my current photography and design business: Accounting, Communications, Marketing, Design, Advertising, and Human Resources. Consult with clients of all sizes — local small and large businesses, to a ranges of different families and future brides. Build marketing plans, brand identities, as well as providing art direction and photography to our clients. We specialize in natural and studio photography. We stay connected to our audience with social media channels and direct marketing. We strive for excellent customer service and hands-on collaboration throughout the entire design process to final production.
July 2014–July 2019
C&F Enterprises Inc.
Part-Time, (25 hrs week)
Brand Designer & Product Photographer
July 2007–January 2012
The Colonial Williamsburg Foundation
Sally McConnell, Director Brand Strategy and Marketing Communications
301 West Francis Street, Williamsburg, Virginia
(757) 229-1000
2007 Graphic Designer, 2009 Senior Graphic Designer, *2011 Manager of Creative Media Services
Duties:
2007 - Graphic Designer for the Products Division,
2009 - Promoted to the Senior Graphic Designer for Marketing Communications
2011 - Promoted as the Manager of Creative Media Services for External Affairs and Marketing Communications
As the Graphic Designer for the WILLIAMSBURG® Products Division, we collaborate with over 40 of the top home, collectible, and gift product design companies in the industry. I managed the art direction while also designing for trade advertising, photography, packaging, brand identities, as well as web marketing for over 7,000 licensed products. Traveled to all licensed trade show events as well as helped set up all large format collateral for our 5+ retail stores and also assisted in showroom design set ups.
I managed all branded collateral including, but not limited to the www.colonialwilliamsburg.com website, earned and bought media as well as on-site print collateral. This included over 30 different clients and departments inside The Colonial Williamsburg Foundation, as well as local partners. I branded, managed, and delegated an estimated 2,000+ advertising projects within a year's span. I managed two teams, a graphic/web design team and a production/traffic team of about 12 employees.
March 2006 –May 2007
FASTSIGNS
James Gray, Production Manager
2361 Greystone Court, Rockville, Virginia 23146
(804) 719-5900, email: fastsings.702@fastsigns.com
Lead Graphic Designer
Duties: Managed, lead and delegated the creative team. Two employees reported directly to me. I was responsible for art directing them in over 100 projects daily.
January 2006 –April 2006
MCV-VCU Health System, Revenue Cycle Training
Sherrill Gray, Associate Director Revenue Cycle Training
P. O. Box 980232, 1605 Rhoadmiller St., Richmond, VA 23220 (804) 628-8600
Temp Graphic Designer
August 2004 – January 2006
Barry Hodge, President of Richmond.com
1427 W. Main St. Richmond.com, Richmond, Virginia 23220 804-649-6441 or 804-355-4500
Web Graphic Designer/Photographer/Illustrator
July 2005 – November 2005
WORK MAGAZINE, Richmond, Virginia
Freelance Photographer
June 2004 – August 2004
Virginia Commonwealth University (VCU), Athletic Department Justin Harris, Director of Multimedia
Richmond, Virginia
http://www.linkedin.com/in/pjustinharris
Mac Computer Technician / Graphic Designer
August 1998 – 2004
Roxanne E. Heywood, President of Admark, Ltd. Admark Ltd., Brunswick County, Virginia Senior Graphic Designer
SOFTWARE KNOWLEDGE
Advanced knowledge of Creative Cloud: Adobe Photoshop, Dreamweaver, Illustrator, InDesign, InCopy, Acrobat, QuarkXpress, Microsoft Ofiice. Intermediate knowledge in Cold Fusion and HTML5/CSS3. I have worked with both up dated platforms such as Macintosh OS X and Windows Operating Systems.
PHOTOGRAPHY
Camera: Canon EOS 5D Mark III & II,
Lenses: 24-70mm F2.8, 50mm f1.2, 85mm 1.4, 100mm Macro 2.8 Studio Equipment: AlienBeesTM B400 Flash Unit, CyberSyncTM Receviers, CyberSyncTM Trigger Transmitter
Memberships and Awards
PPA - Professional Photographers of America Virginia Commonwealth University Honors Program VCU Student Juried Exhibition – Spring 2002
The National Society of Collegiate Scholars American Institute of Graphic Design (AIGA) Graduated with Magna Cum Laude
References
Available by request