Seamus Kurt James
8852 SW Talawa Dr. • Tualatin, OR 97062 • (503) 692 4105
email: seamus@seamusgraphics.com
Education
Bachelor of Science, English, Iowa State University
Masters, Iowa State University, Graphic Design, course work completed
Experience
Marketing Communications: Diamond Multimedia, December 1996 - July 2000
Designed/directed web site development for www.riohome.com, www.thedigitaldreamhome.com, and the homefree section of the Diamond website
Designed online advertising campaigns including animated banners, animated channel graphics for contest promotions, educational graphics for technical products and catalog ready product graphics.
Directed product photo shoots; Created 3D models and renderings for product shots.
Designed MacWorld and Comdex exhibit signage, including a 40x120 foot banner at Comdex 98.
Designed Mar Com materials for product launch kits to educate sales force on new product launches.
Supplied Public Relations department with product graphics for press tours and press coverage.
Designed point of sale for channel promotions including shelf-talkers, end cap signage and t-shirts.
Directed production of projects requiring outside agencies, printers and related vendors to ensure timely, effective project completion.
Marketing Communications: Pierian Spring Software, Dec. 1994 - Nov. 1996
Designed web site and coordinated updates
Directed production of multimedia demo CD (Created graphics, wrote narration script, found and directed voice talent, and authored project).
Created full page, four color advertising campaign for Digital Chisel multimedia authoring tool.
Created 4 color product catalog and mailer for Digital Chisel multimedia authoring tool.
Created 4 color marketing brochures, tradeshow exhibits, software packaging, and Web graphics.
Publication Coordinator: Engineering Animation, Inc.,
August, 1993 - December, 1994
Designed/authored a tutorial for 3D animation software on SGI workstations
Designed web site and coordinated updates
Managed documentation, marketing materials and in-house print needs for Vis Lab 3D animation software
Directed production of software manuals, 5 color marketing brochures, tradeshow exhibits, software packaging, Web graphics, and in-house print needs
Information Specialist: Utilization Center for Agricultural Products (UCAP),
Iowa State University 1985 - 1993
Composed and coordinated all aspects of newsletter production and distribution including a quarterly, six page newsletter distributed internationally and a monthly fact sheet
Produced presentation materials, both written and graphic, for national, international, academic, and business conferences including video, slide, and poster presentations.
Supervised one writer/editor and one graphic artist.
Tools
Expert with Adobe Illustrator, Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Flash, Adobe Dreamweaver