Dear KPFA ~

I am a current student at Berkeley City College, studying Motion Graphics with Mary Clarke-Miller. Mary informed our class of the opportunity to create animations for the KPFA Instagram page.

I would love the chance to be able to work with your team in this capacity. I am an experienced graphic designer and have taken a strong interest in animation and motion graphics. It would be an honor for me to be able to expand my portfolio in this respect by creating pieces for your page.

My website is currently under construction and does not contain any motion work, but I believe Mary can vouch for me in that regard.

Thank you for your time and consideration,

James Brown

707-888-0805

jb@jamesbrown.town

Work Experience

In-House Graphic

Designer & Paralegal

Katzoff & Riggs LLP

Oct. 2018 - Present

  • Design visual materials for the attorneys to present during a trial, mediation, or arbitration.

  • Draft schematic maps based on client properties.

  • Layout and design of proprietary legal forms.

  • Various client-related graphics relating to finance, real estate, etc.

  • Legal work as directed by supervising attorneys.

Product Designer,

Co-Founder

PSA Press

Dec. 2015 - Present

  • Work with clients to design and oversee the production of IP-based products.

  • Design original products to be sold on the website.

  • Communication and guidance to the overseas production team.

  • Plan schedule of releases and general art direction.

Art Director, Team Lead

Amojee

June 2014 - Aug 2016

Directed stateside and overseas emoji art teams -

  • Weekly meetings conceptualizing themed sets of emojis/stickers to be used in a chat-based app.

  • Assignment and oversight of the creation of emoji sets.

  • Created artwork guidelines and standards for all artists to follow.

  • Personally illustrated 1000+ emoji artwork.

Led Marketing Efforts -

  • Conceived and oversaw the creation of ad campaigns to be displayed on various social media sites.

  • Directed members of the art team to create assets for ad campaigns.

  • Personally created art assets for ad campaigns.

User Experience / User Interface -

  • Participated in the conceptualization of features and overall feel of the app.

  • Designed all User Interface graphics - Logos, Icons, etc. under the direction of the lead User Experience Designer.