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Matthew Faustini

matthew.faustini@gmail.com

Skills

  • 10+ Years experience working in graphic design, layout, and production
  • Skilled with Adobe Creative Suite including Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign, and Dreamweaver
  • Social media management across major outlets (Twitter, Facebook, Instagram, YouTube)

Experience

Brand Coordinator – The Alementary Brewing Co. (2016-Present)

  • Designing labels, brand assets, and all manage all graphical representations of the brand
  • Collaborating in conceptual process and take ownership ideas and translate them into concrete label concepts
  • Coordinate with suppliers to ensure all packaging materials are on hand for canning product.
  • Conceptualized and executed on the development of all assets for annual customer loyalty group “The Order of the Atom” including custom pins, glassware and apparel
  • Conceptualize, shoot and edit promotional video content
  • Manage daily and weekly social content across Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter

Editorial Assistant at Marvel Entertainment (2013 – 2016)

Special Projects – Digital Publishing

  • Reprocessing and reconstructing over 1000 issues in over 5 languages for distribution by Marvel digital.
  • Staging and processing issues for the return of Star Wars comics to Marvel’s digital platforms.
  • Coordinated with a team in various tasks. Managed a long-term timeline on a project processing thousands of digital issues.
  • Reconstructed layouts and covers, and re-composited issues for uniform quality and branding
  • Assisted in the Digital Comics Gaps project, preparing comic archives for upload.
  • Restored color and black plates and reconstructed deteriorated artwork for many classic issues.
  • Contributed to the release of several trade print publications including the inaugural Epic Collection
  • Scanned reference material for digitization and recoloring

News/Opinion Blog Geeky Gentleman (February 2012-Present)

www.geekygentleman.com

  • Writes, edits and curates news and opinion pieces
  • Established and maintains all social media outlets for the site including: Twitter, YouTube, Google+ and Facebook presences
  • Targeted and planned new content based on traffic metrics
  • Established unified, site-wide design aesthetic
  • Creates all graphic assets for the site including logo and featured images
  • Produce various video content writing, shooting and performing, as well as editing and exporting.

Freelance Design Work

  • Designed varied print promotional items
  • Brainstormed and executed various small-scale promotional campaigns
  • Kept constant and efficient contact with clients to respond to feedback and direct focus on projects
  • Drafted logos, banners, and branding for varied websites and organization
  • Produced and drafted the packaging for an album
  • Managed and enforced personal deadlines and executed projects expediently

Intern at Marvel Entertainment (Summer 2011)

Editorial – Special Projects

  • Digital 4-color correction and cleanup of classic Marvel comics for digital and print publication
  • Assisted in flat-coloring for trade-publication covers
  • Managed internal approval of content to be published by Special Projects
  • Operated camera and recorded footage for a Marvel.com collaboration with Food and Wine Magazine

Internships at Turner Construction Co. (Summers 2007-2009)

Worked as a Systems Engineer in IT.
Responsibilities Included:
• troubleshooting end-user issues
• setup and support for main office computers and networks
• setup and support for remote jobsites
• inventory and asset control
• phone support for remote users
• maintenance of test lab and server rooms
• attend budget and planning meetings

Education

Marist College
Poughkeepsie, NY
Class of 2011 – B.S. in Digital Media