Matthew Edwards
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EXPERIENCE::

Creative Director............................................................ August 2005 – October 2007
Obsidian Capital Group / DirectLender, Irvine, CA

  • Designed and initiated ad campaigns for DirectLender, which appeared in Scotsman Guide, Broker Banker, and Broker Magazine, generating over 500 leads a month.
  • Created over 100 landing pages for Herbalife products and Japanese “Work at Home” campaigns.
  • Coordinated multiple tradeshows, which included design of tradeshow booths, brochures, and flyers for DirectLender.
  • Strengthened company identity through completely redesigned corporate Web site, logo, documentation, and business cards.

Graphic Designer......................................................September 2003 – August 2005
ClickAdsWork, San Clemente, CA

  • Designed dynamic Flash and static advertisements for over one hundred Internet campaigns, including Blockbuster, Citi, and FriendFinder.
  • Created graphics-intensive Flash presentations for entertainment industry trade shows, attracting highprofile clients and raising revenue.
  • Effectively met tight deadlines and satisfied client requests on a daily basis.

Graphic Designer.................................................................... July 2000 – March 2003
Renscape Technologies Group, Inc., Laguna Hills, CA

  • Recruited all members of Web site development team and formed Web site development branch.
  • Introduced multiple cost-efficient Web site templates for real estate agents.
  • Created presentations for investor relations and raised investment sales.

Technical Support/Graphic Designer.......................... November 1998 – July 2000
Mscomm Online, Victorville, CA

  • Developed graphic design skills and utilized them to create numerous Web site layouts.
  • Used Corel Photo Paint and Adobe Photoshop to design layouts and integrate them into HTML.
  • Developed Macromedia Flash skills in order to add low bandwidth animations to Web sites.
  • Solved technical problems for clients over phone, email and in person.

TECHNICAL SKILLS:

  • Graphic Design: Adobe Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign, Corel Photo Paint, Draw, Flash, Fireworks, PowerPoint, and Quark.
  • Web Languages: Proficient in HTML, XHTML, CSS, JavaScript, cross-browser compatibility and Search Engine Optimization
  • Operating Systems: Windows XP, Vista, Mac

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