Resume/Biography - Creator of Red Elephant Mediag Group Les Paul Garcia

em: lesismore@redelephantmediagroup.com   online profile: facebook.com/lpsound

 

Career Objective:

 

Our mission is to create highly innovative and effective marketing solutions, serve a growing list of clients and collaboratively work with the creative team; develop concepts that effectively communicate to the target audience and always seek a challenging position where all ideas can be fully developed into consumer based products and entertainment in regards to Web and Graphic Design, Custom Illustration, Art Direction, and Promotions.

 

We are a professionally paid working artist dedicated to meeting or exceeding your creative and graphic standards and are maintained at a high level of excellence.

 

We guarantee that we can be team oriented, very well organized, able to work under minimal supervision, to multi-task effectively, have flexible regarding working hours, stay conscientious about deadlines and budgets, possess a strong ability to think conceptually and be a great problem-solver.

 

Background Summary:
Strong problem solution skills in high-pressure environments. Developed effective design and organizational skills from experience in individual and group based projects that were shaped into pre and post production processes. Well developed interpersonal and communication skills.

 

Career History:

 

Red Elephant Media Group March 2004 - present website: http://redelephantmediagroup.com

Excellent Business Management Skills, Responsible for the development and solicitation of sales for the business throughout the Music and Entertainment Industry. Including prospecting, negotiating and closing package deals for events/shows in the Global Marketplace.

 

Possess experience in group or travel related operations for events and sales. Plus an effective listening ability with strong judgment skills. Excel spreadsheet knowledge. Strong interpersonal and negotiating skills. Including development and execution of marketing, organization, and business functions of the business.

 

Additional expertise includes developing full-color, as well as black-and-white high-impact advertising materials for both print and online use, create web animations, drawing freehand and digital illustrations.

 

Responsible for training new employees on general office procedures, and serve as key mentor to junior team members in providing guidance on basic design questions, proofing files and critiquing work display/exhibits.

 

Supervise print and web advertisements for a variety of clients on throughout the global entertainment industry.

 

Design promotional materials, including special publication covers, company brochures, kraft wrappers and in-house advertisements.

 

 

CLUBSEEN Magazine January 2003 - present
Art Direction/Graphic Design for a San Francisco and Bay Area Magazine for art, music, and nightlife in the city of San Francisco and Bay Area. Including development of marketing and advertising, organization, and business functions of the magazine.

 

 

BAG OF WAX July 2003- November 2004
Art Direction/Graphic Design for a music store and art collective based in Oakland, California Off of 17th and Telegraph, in the downtown area of the city. Opening/closing, inventory, buying/selling, and staff duties/development through individual and group based team projects for the store. Including development of marketing and advertising, organization, and business functions of the store.

 

 

WHOA! GRAPHICS & DESIGN January 2000 - May 2005
Ceo - Freelance graphic design company

 

IBW Company December 2000 - July 2003
Graphic and Web Design for corporate clients, i.e. Mcafee.com, Tamtron, NPDI, etc.

 

 

OnTheSnow.com September 1999 - October 2002
Graphic & Web Design for the website, including clients. Site Maintenance and file transfer protocol. Main clients were K2 and Burton.

 

 

JSI Systems Integration/JKPWare May 1995 - January 1997
Graphic Design and Website Design for San Francisco and Bay Area based businesses.

 

 

90.5 KVHS September 1996 - August 1997
Designed the new logo for the radio station at my high school.

 

 

ST. BONAVENTURE Summer 1995
Designed the new logo and t-shirt for the youth/teen group at my catholic church.

 

 

BREAKDOWN March 1993
Designed and drew T-Shirt characters for a skate shirt company while I was still pre-high school.

 

Education:
Certified Graphics Design Specialist Silicon Valley College Jan 1999 - Jan 2000

Graphic Design and Illustration Academy of Art College Jun 1995 - Aug 1997

 

 

Computer/Technology:

Photoshop, Illustrator, Quark Xpress, InDesign, Dreamweaver, Fireworks, Flash, HTML, Javascript, File Transfer Protocol, 3D Studio Max, Lightwave, Premiere, AfterEffects, Final Cut Pro, Microsoft Excel, Microsoft Word, Microsoft FrontPage Editor, Reason, Ableton LIVE, Logic, and Serato.

 

 

 

Key Accomplishments:

  • Designed and Updated website for Red Elephant Media Group 2004 to 2009. Including the design of the Red Elephant Logo for the Business Cards, Website, and T Shirts.

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  • Designed Custom Logo, Flyers, and Online Promotions for "Liquid" A Weekly Nightclub Event that ran simultaneously in New Orleans, Louisiana, Los Angeles, and San Francisco.

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  • Hosted and Promoted "THE STAMPEDE", which was a Weekly Online Drum N Bass Show on ProtokolRadio.com - broadcasted to the UK and around the Globe.

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  • Ran Promotions and Music Distribution for DJ's and Producers on the Red Elephant Media Group Artists & Talent 2006-2008 Roster.

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  • Promoted and assisted remixculture.com in 2009 during M.A.G.I.C. Convention in Las Vegas with the creation of flyers and online promotions. As well as Coordinated the the After Parties and Events during the week of the convention at 3 of the spots located in Las Vegas - Local Love at Moon Nightclub, Taste at Cafe Soleil, and Trendsetters at The Cathouse at the Luxor.

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  • Landed contract for hire angelmanagementgroup.com during the Summer/Fall 2009 as an independent promoter for one of the US's leading nightlife, lifestyle marketing and event management companies (flagship brands are Godskitchen and Global Gathering) We promoted for their events and conventions based in Las Vegas using flyers, telemarketing and online promotions. Including build a guestlist database for their Parties and Events during the week at Rok Nightclub (New York), Studio 54 ( MGM Grand), Godskitchen @ Body English (Hard Rock Hotel) and Tabu (MGM Grand).

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  • Current Resident DJ @ Saturday Night Jam (centennial location - roadrunnerlasvegas.com) playing a select music program of Funk, 80's, 90's, R&B, Hip Hop, House, Top 40, Mashups and Remixes.

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