Hector Montes
Stanwood, WA 98292
hmontesjr@yahoo.com
7133766804
My Portfolio: hmontesjr.myportfolio.com
26 years of design experience.
Art Direction. Brand Management. Project Management. Packaging. Point of Purchase. Web Design. Trade Show. Art Direction. Photo shoots. Marketing Collateral. Sales Kits. Electronic Direct Mail. Photo Editing. Social Media Marketing, Adwords.
Work Experience
Creative Services Supervisor / Art Director / Brand Management
ConocoPhillips
November 2018 - Present
Senior Graphic Designer 20/20 Exhibits
April 2018 - November 2018
Senior Art Director
Jump2 Group
February 2016 to April 2018
Art Direction, Sales Presentations, Packaging, Brand Identity, Sales Kits, Electronic direct mail. Managed freelance artists. Arranged and art directed photo shoots. Clients: HP, AMD, Baker Hughes, NRG
Senior Creative Consultant
Deutser
April 2015 to February 2016
Art Direction, Brand management, Brand Identity, Marketing Collateral, Trade Show/Event graphics. Art direct/organize video and photo shoots. Project management.
Senior Graphic Designer
Nalco Champion
September 2011 to April 2015
Brand Management. Develop/maintain graphic standards. Tradeshow, brochures, logo design, sales presentations. Newsletter, Magazine. Art direct/organize video and photo shoots. Manged photo library.
Sr. Graphic designer
Jump2 Group
November 2009 to September 2011
Creative and Print Production for a variety of clients including, HP, AMD, Lonestar College, Florida Gas. Brand Identity, Marketing Collateral Sales Presentations.
Art Director/Business Unit Manager
URI
July 2008 to June 2009
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
Graphic Designer
Shell
August 2002 to July 2008
Enthusiast Brands, Shell Creative Services. 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 and packaging. Coordinate/Art Direct photo shoots.
PRINT: brochures, posters, in-store displays, web, trade show, print ads, point of purchase, banners, floor graphics, curb sleeves, counter cards, sell sheets, counter mats, catalogs
PACKAGING: labels, cases, header cards, bottle flags, display cartons
Package design developed from concept to final art: Quaker State, QPremium Motor oils, QRacing Motor Oils, Rain-X Weather Beater Wiper Blades, Black Magic detailing tools, Black Magic,Titanium
Designer
Exxon
January 2002 to April 2002
Brochures, web design, multimedia presentations
Senior Designer
Enron
November 1999 to December 2001
Brochures, logos, corporate identity, trade show, posters, banners
Graphic Designer
Administaff
October 1995 to October 1999
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
Links
http://hmontesjr.myportfolio.com
Awards
ADDYs
March 2018
GOLD – HP EliteBook x360 Exec Seed Custom Packaging (Sales Promotion Packaging category)
GOLD – HP EliteBook x360 Brochure (Brochure category)
SILVER – HP EliteBook x360 Exec Seed Kit (Sales Kit category)
SILVER – HP Elite x3 Exec Seed Kit (Sales Kit category)
BRONZE – HP Elite x3 Brochure (Brochure category)