jakethomascreative.com

JAKE THOMAS 952 Atlantic Avenue #2L Brooklyn, NY 11238
EXPERIENCE
Modernage Custom Digital Imaging Labs, NY, NY Supervising Production Artist		2000 to Present
Creative responsibilities:
Display graphics Corporate ID	Print media Customer service orientation materials
General responsibilities:
Chief technician Image manipulation Client liaison Database and backup Software/hardware purchasing	Design services Retouching Job trafficking Inventory Computer/peripheral maintenance and upgrades	Scanner operator Large format printing Color consistency and calibration
The Metropolitan Museum of Art, NY, NY Senior Security Officer		1996 to 2000
Served as public relations facilitator with the visiting public, assisted in the protection of artwork and promoted the study of the Museum's collections. Furthered personal study of art and knowledge of imaging software.
EDUCATION
BFA, Illustration School of Visual Arts 1996 Florida Department of Education Full Tuition Scholarship. Studied extensively beyond illustration into the Computer Arts, Animation, Film, and Cartooning departments.
DIGITAL SKILLS
Extensive experience with Photoshop, Illustrator, Quark XPress Dreamweaver and Acrobat. Mac expert, PC comfortable.
CONVENTIONAL SKILLS
Trained in classical illustration methods: pen & ink, pencil, oil and acrylic painting, mechanical drawing and cell animation. Photography.

Directory of Services- Quotes by project

GRAPHICS
Retouching
Please visit my Retouching gallery for examples of my work
Image correction (color, straightening, resizing)
Illustration
Comping
Contact Sheets
Scanning

NTERNET/WEB
Websites

Design
Web 2.0 upgrades
Search engine optimization
Google Maps
Image prep & watermarking
Set up email boxes/forwarding
FTP/PHP/Scripting
Advertising placement, tool tip setup
Maintenance by the month

Wikipedia pages

CLERICAL
Letter Writing
(Edits chargeable)
Print & Post
Your materials, printed on heavy stationery and mailed. Priority level TBD by client.
Research services
Fast and thorough research of products, companies, etc.
Emailing, attachment handling/forwarding
Powerpoint presentations