James Clattenburg

SAN FRANCISCO • FREELANCE ART DIRECTOR

Word-of-mouth starts here.

A well versed Creative Art Director & Graphic Designer with experience working both in-house and advertising agencies. My experience crosses over various disciplines and mediums. Digital, print, video, broadcast, motion, outdoor, packaging and a little fine art thrown in the mix. I have the ability to help organizations with both the creative and business development work: creative ideas, pitches, brand design, logos, ad campaigns, and much more. I am an accomplished leader with the ability to bring creative teams and other key marketing partners together to build concepts, designs, and execute on those. I possess the innate ability to get to the kernel of the idea.

Skills: Creative Development for new business pitches, B2B B2C, Corporate Identity, Broadcast, Design & big thinking. Complete understanding of prepping files for pre-press (Digital and Offset). Vast experience directing photo/film/video shoots and edits. Supervising photo retouching direction. Very familiar with building, designing or using existing brand guidelines, libraries and stylesheets within Adobe CC.

Software/etc: Proficient in Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign, Premiere Pro CC, Sketch, & Power Point. I also work with After Effects. Understanding of HTML/CSS, & SEO Optimization best practices for Websites, Email and Social Media Marketing.

Do I bring new ideas to the table?

Am I easy to work with?

Do I easily earn the respect of the client and marketing partners?

Do I approach each task with a mix of diplomacy and empathy?

Do I help inspire the creativity in others?

Am I eager to jump in, help out with whatever is needed, and work late?

Can I juggle multiple projects at the same time with the greatest of ease?

A resounding YES! To all of the above.