John Irwin
Principal / Owner · John Irwin Design
Santa Clarita, CAIn My Own Words
Graphic Design professional with over ten years experience developing creative solutions and directing design production of websites, print publications, products and brand identities.
Work Experience
Principal / Owner
John Irwin Design2006 – Present
• Founded John Irwin Design to provide personalized, high quality design services. • Full service agency with projects ranging in scope from international-selling album packaging to small business branding to scalable web solutions for large businesses.
Senior Graphic Designer
Factory Effex2011 – Present
• Conceptualize, design, and layout yearly product catalog. • Plan and design seasonal print and digital ad campaigns. • Design, update and maintain e-commerce website, and social media platforms. • Hire, schedule, and direct freelance photographers for photo shoots. • Put together tech packs for products being produced by outside vendors. • Proof production artwork completed by designers and production artists.
Graphic Designer / Art Director
Hi-Torque Publications2008 – 2010
• Produced design systems for seven internationally-selling magazine titles. • Designed and developed websites as extensions of print publications. • Coordinated with editorial staff and photographers to meet deadlines even with last minute material submissions. • Prepared digital files for delivery to press and conversion to interactive versions.
Lead Graphic Designer
AudioLife / Inhance Inc.2006 – 2008
• Developed cutting-edge interactive web applications for independent musicians. • Worked closely with programming team to plan and develop feature-rich web applications with clean, and simple user interfaces. • Managed creation of print collateral and support items for marketing team.