Joe Mertes
Design Manager / Graphic Designer · The Interior Plain Project
Minneapolis, MN
Work Experience
Design Manager / Graphic Designer
The Interior Plain Project2011 – Present
Ideation of collection concepts. Creation of each season’s collection branding from the ground up. Creation of snowboard graphics and also manage the creation of snowboard graphics by communicating with freelance artists. Creation of social media content. Creation of short length video projects.
Ad Traffic Coordinator
MSP Communications2013 – 2018
Mpls.St.Paul Magazine. Trafficked all print, ROS, and enewsletter ads. Trafficking included communicating with advertisers and the MSP sales department. Managed ad creation with the production department. Loaded print content into CMS program for online viewing of the magazine. Loaded editorial and art content into, and sent out three email enewsletters. Resized and retouched images for Sons of Norway’s Viking Magazine and Independent Banker Magazine.
