Three-Year Ontario College Advanced Diploma
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Justin Monk
Graphic Designer
Name:Justin Monk
Address:Burnaby, BC
Phone:604-500-0910
Email:justin@justinmonk.com
Website:http://www.justinmonk.com
Creative and results-driven Graphic Designer with extensive experience in developing visually compelling content and designs. Expertise in video content creation, costume and prop crafting, and strategic content planning, contributing to a 60% increase in YouTube following. Proven ability to consult with clients, manage design projects, and mentor junior designers. Adept at integrating photography, graphics, and typography to achieve marketing goals. Demonstrated proficiency in 3D modeling, fabric patterning, and material sourcing. Skilled in managing design budgets, maintaining quality control, and delivering projects on time. Strong collaboration with brands and influencers, enhancing brand identities and audience engagement.
Education
Employment
- Developed unique and visually compelling designs for sublimation jerseys, ensuring alignment with brand and client
specifications. - Arranged and finalized design layouts for various jersey styles, ensuring optimal placement and visual balance.
- Prepared and optimized artwork files for sublimation printing, maintaining high resolution and quality standards.
- Performed precise color matching to ensure consistency across different garments and production batches.
- Engaged with clients to understand their vision and requirements, providing expert advice and design solutions.
- Conducted thorough quality checks on designs before and after printing to ensure they meet the desired standards.
- Managed multiple design projects simultaneously, prioritizing tasks and meeting strict deadlines.
- Stayed updated with the latest design trends, materials, and printing technologies to incorporate innovative elements into the designs.
- Led the creation of products to uphold brand image and oversaw execution including aesthetic and quality, brand identity system and graphics for in-house and licensed design across all categories in street wear and casual apparel, accessories.
- Led a team across apparel design, technical design, graphic design and research development.
- Collaborated with creative director and merchandising to establish collections by customer target.
- Directed domestic and overseas production of all design samples and prototypes to finalize each collection for manufacturing.
- Researched and Developed unique pattern and textures for various applications and production. Including silkscreen, laser-etching and application.
- Development of creative applications of a variety of materials and design.
- Design and alteration of patterns for preparation of materials for a variety of products including jackets, pants, bags, belts, holsters and other costume pieces.
- Reproduction of various items from concept to physical items.
- Physical production of various items including wet-forming leather, bonding materials and vinyl application.
- Managed communication with vendors, suppliers and multimedia design leads from multiple production houses.
- 3D concept, design and modelling of various items for various applications. Ranging from flat items to engineered items that must interact together.
- Project Manage Prop production, oversight and planning.
- Graphic Design for logos, clean up and designed.
- Element design, from glyphs, belts, pouches etc.
- Production control in having fabrics produced, parts ordered, materials on hand and sourcing specific needed parts.
- Production Preparation, including gluing pieces to costumes, wrapping, cleaning, painting and touch up.
- Actively involved with costume fittings and meeting with the costume and prop designers to convey information and to make specific changes.
- Department Management and interdepartmental communication.
- Researched and prepared various quotations for marketing materials
- Mentored interns, co-operative placement students and junior designers.
- Graphic design of various materials including, but not limited to: brochures, business reports and proposals, hard and soft cover publishing, advertisements, posters, displays, signage, interiors, web and other media graphics, as well as identity work such as logos and small illustration tasks.
- Managed communication and relationship building with outside vendors and suppliers.
- Physical production and installation of various print materials, signage, vinyl lettering, vehicle graphics and banners.
- Met directly with clients, or marketing teams, to develop branding and designs for various mediums.
- Prepared and facilitated meetings to pitch concepts that emphasize the importance of corporate brand-strengthening or re-branding.
- Researched and prepared various quotations for marketing materials
- Mentored interns, co-operative placement students and junior designers.
- Graphic design of various materials including, but not limited to: brochures, business reports and proposals, hard and soft cover publishing, advertisements, posters, displays, signage, interiors, web and other media graphics, as well as identity work such as logos and small illustration tasks.
- Managed communication and relationship building with outside vendors and suppliers.
- Technical advisor for file archiving, system backups, software acquisitions and new hardware.
- Physical production and installation of various print materials, signage, vinyl lettering, vehicle graphics and banners.
- Maintained social media presence, including Facebook & Twitter
- Prepared and maintained WordPress theme websites, including two award-winning websites; www.fabregion.com & www.artsroute.com
- Met directly with clients to create designs for various mediums.
- Graphic design of various print materials including: brochures, business cards, advertisements, and books.
- Client communication.
- All
- Apparel
- Logo Design
- Patches and Emblems
- Digital Displays
- Large Format
- Advertising
- Publications
- Stationery
Inlet Spring Regatta 2023 Jersey
Apparel
2023 Comox Dragonboat Festival Jersey Design
Apparel
VBC Provincial Champions 2023 Logo and Apparel
Logo Design, Apparel
Dragon Warriors Dragonboat Jersey
Apparel
VBC Provincial Champions 2024 Logo and Apparel
Logo Design, Patches and Emblems, Apparel
Vancouver Open 2024 Finalist Jersey
Apparel
Vancouver Open Volleyball 2023 Jersey Design
Apparel
Volleyball BC ‘Comet’ Merchandise
Logo Design, Patches and Emblems, Apparel
Martian Display
Digital Displays
Martian Patches
Patches and Emblems
The First Martian
Logo Design
Remembrance Day Banners
Large Format
Heritage Garden Tour
Large Format
Girl Guides Patch
Logo Design
Spookfest 2019
Large Format
Spookfest 2017
Large Format
Spookfest 2018
Large Format
BoQ Canada 150 Literacy Challenge
Large Format
Hastings County Dairy
Advertising
Ontario Truss & Wall
Logo Design
Marmora Miners
Logo Design
Tweakit
Logo Design
Izbicki Family Medicine
Logo Design
Hellfire Rollers
Logo Design
UD Replicas
Logo Design
Various Posters
Advertising
City of Belleville Guide
Publications
Havelock Country Jamboree Programme
Publications
Trenton Cold Storage
Publications
Bay of Quinte Mutual Business Cards
Stationery
FAB Region Business Cards
Stationery
Jazz Business Cards
Stationery
Remax Business Cards
Stationery
Kraft Hockeyville Welcome Signs
Large Format
Comfort Country Large Signs
Large Format
Aleck Bell Pole Banner
Large Format
Holy Trinity School Arts Banner
Large Format
Jazz Rollup Banner
Large Format
Stirling-Rawdon Rollup Banner
Large Format
TD Bank Banner
Large Format
Stirling-Rawdon Magazine Ad
Celebrate Play Ad
Advertising
FAB Region Magazine Ad
Advertising
Havelock Country Jamboree Colour Ad
Advertising
Havelock Country Jamboree Black and White Ad
Advertising
Kraft Hockeyville Event Ad
Advertising
Jazz Hair Studio Newspaper Ad
Advertising
Marmora & Lake Seasonal Ad
Advertising
Quinte Symphony Newspaper Ad
Advertising
Stirling-Rawdon Businesses
Advertising
Centre Hastings Secondary School
Logo Design
FAB Region
Logo Design
Fallowfield Farm
Logo Design
Hannafin Industrial Controls
Logo Design
Stirling-Rawdon
Logo Design
Stirling Public School
Logo Design
Prince of Wales School Sport Logo
Logo Design
Stirling Kraft Hockeyville Logo
424 Squadron Logo Cleanup
Logo Design
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