Billy Boylan
Graphic Designer // Creative Director // Owner · Billy Boylan Graphic Design
Philadelphia, PA
In My Own Words
Creative, passionate, and results oriented designer with a proven track record of technical knowledge, effective communication, and organizational skills. Ten years of diverse experience in art, design, and business add to my exceptional capability to manage multiple projects, meet deadlines, and work well under pressure with a meticulous eye towards detail.
Work Experience
Graphic Designer // Creative Director // Owner
Billy Boylan Graphic Design2010 – Present
– Successful start up of freelance graphic design and consulting business. – Contracted with creative staffing agencies and private clients for various design projects including: re-branding, catalogs, direct mail, web design, logos and apparel graphics.
GRAPHIC DESIGNER
EASTERN NATIONAL2013 – 2016
– Develop and conceptualize brand logos, apparel graphics, hang tags, store signage, and direct mail for America’s National Parks museum stores to increase sales and store visitation. – Creative direction for eparks.com e-commerce website re-branding, email campaigns, product photography, photo editing, and promotions which contributed to a significant increase in sales for four consecutive years. – Initiated file-sharing, digital asset management between in-house marketing, publication production, photography departments and external field management teams that simplified collaborative efforts. – Develop and maintain relationships with vendors to reduce costs of print collateral for marketing initiatives, and consolidation of website properties.
ART DEPARTMENT MANAGER / LEAD DESIGNER
Henderson Wetsuits (aka - Henderson Sports Group)2007 – 2010
– Successfully developed in-house art department which included: identifying best practices and processes, and updating technology and software to support expanding sales and product line development. – Organized digital file-sharing between marketing and design departments increasing effectiveness of prioritizing projects and meeting production deadlines throughout the company. – Structured and maintained all digital assets to ensure productivity and simplicity of internal asset access. – Worked closely with brand managers of the three Henderson Aquatics divisions to develop re-branding, advertising campaigns for web and print, in-store point-of-purchase, window treatments, direct mail, annual catalogs, trade show booth and materials. – Trained and supervised art department staff to utilize best practices and effectively manage time and projects.
GRAPHIC DESIGN INTERN
CONNORS ADVERTISING AND DESIGN - HAVERTOWN, PA2007 – 2007
– Assisted senior and junior designers with creating magazine advertising layouts, signage and billboard designs. – Color corrected and digitally manipulated images as needed. – Collected print ready files for output to printers and publications. – Backed up existing active jobs and collection of image libraries.
