Graphic Designer & Illustrator Christian Mackey, Design, Media & Architecture

I'm an Illustrator & Graphic Designer based in the Greater New York Area. I have a Bachelor's Degree in Art and over five years of experience as a freelancer. There's been a creative spark in me since I was young that drove my growth and education as an artist, and I've carried that into my career. It has always been vital to me that I have a wide range of skills in both design and illustration, to not only be proficient in a few areas but skilled in a multitude both in terms of technique and technology. My mentality is that education is never truly finished, and I'm continually studying to expand my artistic knowledge and grow along with the evolving modern design and illustration landscapes. I'm looking to bring this same drive to any future project client or company. Work Experience Independent Graphic Designer/Illustrator 2014 to Present -Using my knowledge and skills of design to create unique graphic material based on my clients' specific needs. Clients have included individuals, small businesses, and midsize companies, working both on commission and contract basis. Projects for these clients vary from logo design, collateral design, CV design, card design, and apparel design. Graphic Designer/Photo Editor (Freelance) Home City Inc - Edison, NJ April 2019 to November 2019 -Hired to join the Home City creative team to help prepare images for online marketplaces. Used Photoshop to edit, retouch, color match, resize, and reformat provided images to marketplace specifications, as well as create lifestyle composite images. Graphic Designer (Contract) Concord Electronics - Long Island City, NY October 2015 to May 2018 -Hired onto Concord's design team with the objective of converting a large volume of older analog product schematics to higher quality images for use in new physical and digital product catalogs. Used Illustrator and Photoshop to clean, edit, fix errors, resize, and reformat the provided scanned drawings. Used InDesign to insert finished images into catalog layout and edit any incorrect and conflicting information on the page.