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