Rob Christianson
Packaging Design, Seattle Washington United States
 
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Brief Summary
A geeky guy with a wife, 2 teens, 2 dogs, and a goatee. I drew shirts for I Can Has Cheezburger. I designed Bacon Salt. I work in Seattle as a designer for an automotive web company, and I am a freelance illustrator on the side. I've illustrated a children's book and a business book. And I heart Jesus.
Clients
J&D Foods (creators of Bacon Salt), BDS Marketing, HL2, Green Rubino, Creature, Focus on the Family, World Vision, Seattle's Best Coffee, Cobalt, Cinnabon, The Museum of Flight and Microsoft. And 16 more years worth...
Professional Experience
Sr. UX Designer / Art Director
Cobalt : An ADP Company
Public Company; 1001-5000 employees; Marketing and Advertising industry
March 2011 – Present (2 years 3 months)

Design and implementation of Web and interactive for the automobile industry. Served as a dedicated designer for the General Motors team servicing dealerships nationwide, as well as UI/UX design for two major vehicle display widgets. Currently art director for the Marketing Communications department.


Illustrator and Graphic Designer
Rob Christianson Design + Illustration
Public Company; Myself Only; Graphic Design industry
January 1997 – Present (16 years 5 months)

I'm a freelance designer and illustrator with over 15 years of agency, corporate, social media and freelance experience. Take a look at www.RobTheDesigner.com to find out more!


Sr. UI/UX and Print Designer
Vote iQ
Privately Held; 11-50 employees; Information Technology and Services industry
May 2010 – September 2010 (5 months)

Long-term contract with political social networking site Vote iQ. Designed Web pages, microsites, advertising, video editing and print media as needed. Created t-shirts and lapel pins for giveaways for the launch of the site.


Sr Designer & Illustrator
Media Partners
Public Company; 51-200 employees; Marketing and Advertising industry
January 2006 – November 2008 (2 years 11 months)

I was the resident designer and illustrator for Media Partners. Duties included graphic design, Web design, illustration and motion graphics - and recently, video production and animation.


Designer
HighPoint Solutions
Privately Held; 201-500 employees; Information Technology and Services industry
July 2000 – December 2005 (5 years 6 months)

I was a staff designer for HighPoint Solutions, and my primary tasks were E-mail marketing, Web and graphic design. Clients included Microsoft, Safeco Insurance, World Vision, Episcopal Relief and Development, and Focus on the Family.


Junior Designer & Production Artist
HL2
Privately Held; 51-200 employees; Marketing and Advertising industry
1998 – 2000 (2 years)

Illustrated point of purchase materials, logos and interactive pieces Cinnabon, Starbucks, Chaffey Homes, Microsoft and Yahoo! As the only HL2 designer with Web experience at the time during the dot-com boom, I produced Isernio Sausage's Web site, and designed and produced the Web site and additional marketing materials for Pallino Pastaria. Also worked as Junior Designer and electronic production for Cinnabon, PBA, Major Marine Tours and VoiceStream Wireless. Packaging illustration for Mrs. Fields Cookies, Starbucks and Chaffey Homes.

Awards and Recognition
My Killer Photoshop Skills have fooled TIME Magazine:
TIME Magazine
April 2011
Who Asked For This? You Can Now Buy Bacon Air

Read more: http://newsfeed.time.com/2011/03/31/who-asked-for-this-you-can-now-buy-bacon-air/#ixzz2Q5hPJn00


AND the Huffington Post...
The Huffington Post
April 2010
Bacon Baby Formula: Is Our Society Doomed?

Read more: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2010/04/05/bacon-baby-formula-is-our_n_526042.html


AND HealthMad.com...
HealthMad.com
April 2010
Would You Give Your Baby Bacon Flavored Baby Formula?
Read more: http://healthmad.com/health/would-you-give-your-baby-bacon-flavored-formula/
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