ZACK MITCHELL
Graphic Designer for Print and Digital
About Me
After working as a Project Manager in manufacturing for six years I decided to return to my roots as a creative. In 2022, I graduated from Art Center College of Design with a Masters in Graphic Design. This intense and holistic three-year program trained me to be detail-oriented and deeply focused on typography, brand identity, print, and digital design. In 2011, I obtained my BA in Film Production from Emerson College, where I learned photography, writing, and editing. As an avid world traveler, I have a need for adventure and an eye for beauty. I see the world in space, lines, shapes, forms, lights, colors, and textures. And it’s those aspects that connect me to the world of design.
Education
2019–2022
ArtCenter College of Design
Master of Fine Arts
Graphic Design
GPA 3.92
Intensive and holistic three-year graduate design program with deep focus on typography and brand identity design. Designed and printed books, packaging, posters, digital design, including apps & websites. My thesis project was a critical thinking and reimagining of the role money plays in our societal values and how money can be seen as mind control. My final design is a board game that evaluates the players' morals and ethics utilizing color theory and currency design as the running theme throughout each and every piece of the game, including laser cut pieces, 3D printed pieces, glass pieces, a multitude of cards and, of course, money.
2009–2011
Emerson College
Bachelor of Arts
Film Production
GPA 3.75, Dean's List
Focused training in film production including cinematography, film development, budgeting, film editing, screenwriting, and props design. Producer on a three-time Film Festival nominated short: "Angela", 2010.
2007–2009
Boston University
Theater Arts
GPA 3.42, Dean's List
Trained in stage management and props design. Technical skills include carpentry, scenic painting, set building, costume design, hand drafting, and props & model making with the Huntington Theatre Company. Production Assistant on a major production at the Huntington Theatre Company in 2008, "The Magic Flute".
Design Experience
2023
23 Restaurant Services
Freelance Graphic Designer
Freelance designer for umbrella company 23 Restaurant Services, working on various assets for Tiki Docks and Don the Beachcomber, including flyers, menus, and merchandise.
2022–present
The Original Wolfie's
Freelance Web Designer
Designing and maintaining the website for Sarasota deli The Original Wolfie's and Wolfie Cohen's Rascal House.
2019–2022
REOS
Freelance Graphic Designer
Required strong attention to detail and meeting tight deadlines. Designed one-sheet tour and album release advertisement posters for various music bands under the Position Music label, a client of REOS.
Corporate Experience
2017–2019
Cosmetic Group USA
Project Manager
Managed all projects from R&D through final assembly and pack-out for shipment. Created project timelines to ensure clients’ store launch and reorder schedules were met. Attended to client phone calls and emails, relaying any and all information to respective departments within the factory. Enabled visibility within the company for each department to ensure clients’ target dates were met for each project step. This led to an increase in sales due to higher customer satisfaction levels.
2015–2017
Cosmetic Group USA
Process Engineer / QC
Created protocols and built standard operating procedures to ensure consistent quality of product and maintain organization within each department. Managed powder pressing standards and conducted quality assurance operations such as drop-testing, color matching, and color payoff consistency. Built quality standard range boards for in-production quality consistency. Designed and built production material charts and created spreadsheets for each chart built to better assist project managers when providing important timelines to clients and time saved when calculating those important deadlines.
2013–2015
Cosmetic Group USA
Customer Service Rep
Answered client calls. Relayed information from client to Project Manager as well as to the various departments within the factory. Worked with Project Manager on client projects, emails, and spreadsheet building. Provided updates as necessary to clients. Tended to client needs during client on-site visits.
Film & TV Experience
2012–2013
Jewish Life Television (JLTV)
Senior Photographer & Editor
Photographed for a variety of media including books, calendars, and broadcasts. Edited broadcasts and promotional advertisements for the JLTV channel. Had to travel to Jewish synagogues around Los Angeles to photograph architectural aspects of the buildings for an annual calendar given out by a local supermarket chain.
2011–2012
NBC Studios
Photo Archivist / Photographer
Aided the on-set photographer on various NBC TV shows. Created and wrote metadata for the NBC digital photo archive. Digitized slides and physical photographs dating from the 1940s to the mid-2000s to be uploaded to the NBC digital archives.
Skills
Proficient with:
Digital: Adobe Creative Cloud (Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign, Acrobat), Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, Powerpoint), Pages, Numbers, Keynote
Analog: Prototype-building, model making, wood working
Working knowledge of:
Digital: After Effects, Dimension, XD, Premiere, Figma, Miro, Sublime Text
Analog: Welding, laser cutting, 3D printing, vacuforming
Languages:
English (native)
Spanish (fluent)
German (basic)