HECTOR MONTES JR. hmontesjr@yahoo.com | 713.376.6804 Art Direction. Brand Management. Brand Design. Project Management. Packaging. Point of Purchase. Web Design. Trade Show. Photo shoots. Marketing Collateral. Sales Kits. Electronic Direct Mail. Photo Editing. Video Editing. Social Media Marketing. Presentations. My Portfolio: hmontesjr.myportfolio.com WORK EXPERIENCE 2018 - present
Creative Services Supervisor at ConocoPhillips Brand development, brand management, art direction, print, digital, social media. Supervise a group of 6 experienced designers, illustrators and motion graphics artists.
2017 - 2018
Senior Graphic Designer at 2020 Exhibits Assisted with Marketing and Branding efforts for 2020, also with client booth design and marketing materials.
2016 - 2017
Senior Art Director at Jump2 Group Art Direction, Sales Presentations, Packaging, Brand Identity, Sales Kits. Clients: HP, AMD, Baker Hughes, NRG
ADDY AWARDS
Senior Creative Consultant at Deutser Art Direction, Brand managements, Brand Identity, Marketing Collateral, Trade Show/Event graphics
GOLD
2015 - 2016
GOLD
HP EliteBook x360 Exec Seed Custom Packaging (Sales Promotion Packaging category)
HP EliteBook x360 Brochure (Brochure category)
SILVER
HP EliteBook x360 Exec Seed Kit (Sales Kit category)
2011 - 2015
Senior Graphic Designer at Nalco Champion Brand Management. Develop/maintain graphic standards. Tradeshow, brochures, logo design, presentations.
SILVER
HP Elite x3 Exec Seed Kit (Sales Kit category)
BRONZE HP Elite x3 Brochure (Brochure category)
2009 - 2011
Sr. Graphic designer at Jump2 Group Creative for a variety of clients including, HP, AMD, Lonestar College, Florida Gas.
2008 - 2009
Art Director/Business Unit Manager at URI Marketing Point of Purchase, Web Design, Trade Show, Project Management, Art Direction, Photoshoots. Clients: Shell, Exxon Mobil, Chevron, Texaco, Standard Renewable Energy, GE Oil & Gas, Cameron Compression, Sunshine Kids, Citgo
2002 - 2008
Senior Designer at Shell Brands inlcude: Quaker State®, Black Magic®, Rain-X®, Gumout®, Slick 50®, The Outlaw®, Westleys®, Snap®, Pennzoil® and Quaker State® Racing. Develop and manage graphic standards for print collateral and packaging. PRINT: brochures, posters, in-store displays, web, trade show, print ads, point of purchase, banners, floor graphics, curb sleeves, counter cards, sell sheets, catalogs. PACKAGING: labels, cases, header cards, bottle flags, display cartons. Package design developed from concept to final print production.
2002 - 2002
Designer at Exxon Brochures, web design, multimedia presentation
1999 - 2001
Senior Designer at Enron Brochures, logos, corporate identity, trade show, posters, banners
1995 - 1999
Graphic Designer at Administaff Brand development. Brochures, newsletters, trade show, forms, presentations.
EDUCATION
Associates in Visual Communication Art Institute of Houston | 1993 to 1995 Commercial and Advertising Art The University of Texas at El Paso - El Paso, TX | 1990 to 1992