Jody Radzik | jodyr@atman.net | LinkedIn Profile

An experienced visual designer, art director, writer, and market observer with a unique perspective on how mass-media drives cultural evolution. Jody enjoys a complete command of the essential applications in the Adobe Creative Suite, including Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign, After Effects, Dreamweaver, Flash, and Premiere. Range of work includes visual design, user interface/experience design, WordPress and Shopify development, social media strategy, futures forecasting, men’s active fashion, magazine design, branding, advertising, 3d modeling & animation, motion graphics, and video editing.

7 / 19 – Present | Petsmart, Inc. | Phoenix, AZ
On the production team of the Propriatary Brands division, managing relationships with vendors on issues of print quality and brand color conformity while working with designers, art directors and brand managers to maintain brand and design standards for packaging SKUs of many varieties being created, adapted and prepared for press.

7 / 18 – 7 / 19 | Patient’s Care Collective/Foxworthy Farms–Marketing Director  | Santa Rosa, CA
Managed all marketing operations for a vertically integrated group of cannabis companies which include a farm, a retail outlet and a distribution company, including creating brand identity, packaging design, print advertising, marketing materials, social media presence and general company strategy.

1 / 18 – 7 / 18 | Freelance graphic design | Yucca Valley, CA

10 / 16 – 1 / 18 | The Imaginary Foundation–Marketing Director | San Francisco, CA
Bringing the intelligent and transcendent streetwear brand the Imaginary Foundation to new minds around the globe.

4 / 15 – 10 / 16 | Entropic Studio–Art Director/Project Manager | San Rafael, CA
Project and production management for a web marketing agency with clients across Marin and Sonoma Counties in Northern California.

4 / 13 – 4 / 15 | King Group Advertising–Creative Director | Atascadero, CA
Managing art, design, production, and social media for B2B aerospace industry clients, including web presence via WordPress, video animation and editing, and print production for brochures, magazine ads, direct mail marketing pieces and trade show booth design.

6 / 08 – 1 / 13 | Institute for the Future–Lead Designer | Palo Alto, CA
As a team member in a dynamic studio environment, I was involved at all stages of print, web, and video production at IFTF—from concepting and wireframing to rendering as maps, webpages, marketing pieces, PowerPoint presentations, and scenario illustrations. One of my primary tasks was communicating with the research department to produce motion graphic-animated vignettes and illustrated “Artifacts of the Future.”

9 / 03 – 05 / 08 | Technology Media Ventures–Creative Director | Santa Fe, NM
Was responsible for the branding and marketing of acquired companies, including logos, advertising and collateral design in concert with devised strategies for print, user experience, and visual design for internet presence as well as the production of two quarterly magazines.

1 / 01 – 9 / 03 | King Group Advertising–Creative Director | Newport Beach, CA
Managed all visual production across screen and print for a small, successful B2B advertising agency. Duties included concepting, wireframing, user experience and visual design, as well as directing the production of magazine ads, brochures, direct mail, and client internet presence.

9 / 99 – 9 / 00 | California College of the Arts–Instructor | San Francisco, CA
Taught the class “Digital Studio 2,” an intermediate course in studio techniques using Adobe Illustrator, Adobe Photoshop and Quark-X-Press. The class was a core component of the B.A. in Graphic Design program offered by CCA.

2 / 99 – 9 / 00 | NBCi–Art Director | San Francisco, CA
Developed Xoom.com’s Media Sharehouse, a successful feature that provided members with online storage space for pre-Limewire/YouTube media file sharing. Developed promotional materials for the 1999 Lilith Fair Tour and the Lilith Fair Online Talent Search. Transitioned to the Messaging and Communities division of NBCi, responsible for the visual design of the mail, chat, community and WAP features offered at nbci.com.

3 / 97 – 2 / 99 | Technology Funding–Creative Director | San Mateo, CA & Santa Fe, NM
Developed marketing and branding strategies while overseeing production of Technology Funding’s two corporate websites, including the ground-breaking effort to raise a venture capital fund entirely online, Technology Funding Venture Capital Fund VI (VC-6).

9 / 96 – 3 / 97 | BigBook Inc.–Art Director | San Francisco, CA
BigBook was the first national online yellow page service. Primary duties included graphic design, production and HTML coding, as well as producing quick turnaround co-branded site prototypes for use by the business development team.

4 / 96 – 9 / 96 | Aristo Entertainment–Lead Designer | Foster City, CA
An early hire at a Nolan Bushnell-led company to develop content and promotion for a series of CD-ROM products and assist in the development of an Internet-linked coin-op gaming system.