Chris Brauss' resume
BRAUSS CREATIVE, LLC
Freelance Graphic Designer, Creative Analyst, Principle
Brauss Creative is a freelance design firm that works with small to medium businesses, providing creative services, and marketing support. Industries; Healthcare, Exhibit, Manufacturing, Software, Education, and Pharma.
- Print and digital brochure layout (Sell sheets)\
- Conference exhibit displays and support material
- Brand and product identity, design, and development
- Website design and management
- Web-based application gUI design
- Newsletter / Email design and campaign management
- Marketing collaboration
- Information Graphics
AVANADE “Formerly G.A. Sullivan” (2000 – 2005)
Team Lead, Art Director, Sr. Graphic Designer
While the company was G.A. Sullivan, each office was assigned a lead (Art Director) whose duties were to maintain brand integration and graphic User Interface in application development for the software development firm. G.A.S. had a diversity of clients and provided software application services, business solutions and design-led experiences via Microsoft technology. Industries; Consumer Education, Business Information, and Software.
- Website and web-based application gUI
- Advertising design
- Brand unification and development
- Development collaboration
PULITZER INC
“POSTnet.com (now Stltoday.com)” (1995 – 2000)
Team Lead, Art Director, Graphic Designer
Hired as a graphic designer and website creator, I became a team lead and Art Director for POSTnet, an online news delivery service that was tandem to the printed version St. Louis Post-Dispatch now called StLToday.
- Website and web-based application gUI
- Advertising design
- Brand unification and development
“The Wednesday Magazines” (1989 – 1995)
Art Director, Production Coordinator, Advertising Designer
Beginning as a print advertising designer, I was promoted to editorial layout and Art Direction for 4 printed magazines, that were distributed throughout the St. Louis Area. The magazines covered subject trends surrounding Family, People, Home, and Fashion
- Print advertising design
- Printed magazine design, layout, and production
- Talent acquisition and management
education
College
Truman State University
1986-1989 BA in Visual Communication
St. Louis Community College
1981-1986 AA General Transfer
(Focus; Graphic Design, Civil Engineering)
Continuing Education
Fall 2022, I will be taking classes in motion graphics and other visual communication applications at Webster University.
Primary Design Software
Adobe Creative
- Adobe Photoshop
- Adobe Illustrator
- Adobe InDesign
MS Office
- PowerPoint
- Word
Development Software
WordPress – Website management
Dreamweaver – HTML, WYSIWYG
Balsamiq – Wire framing
Jira – Work ticket management
Assembla – Work ticket management