Dustin Glatz
Art Director
Active Release Techniques
07/2023 - present
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Graphic Design Specialist
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Supported the marketing, sales, seminar, IT, and executive departments for any and all graphic design needs.
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Ensured all internal and external facing designs stayed true to the brand standards and guidelines.
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Designed posters, flyers, and other marketing materials in support of the Seminar and Sales teams.
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Updated teaching manuals, materials, and certificates.
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Utilized After Effects to create animated social media graphics, and Photoshop InDesign and Illustrator for static graphics.
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Edited videos to promote seminars that discussed the Active Release Techniques soft-tissue care treatment system.
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Utilized After Effects to develop motion graphics based advertisements promoting the company booth at trade shows.
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Designed company-wide presentations within PowerPoint.
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Actively participated in marketing meetings, providing feedback on upcoming initiatives and giving additional ideas.
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Designed merch to promote ART at trade shows, seminars, events, and to sell through the online store.
Colorado Springs Independent
05/2014 - 07/2023
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EDITORIAL ART DIRECTOR
(11/2016 - 07/2023)
GRAPHIC DESIGNER
(05/2014 - 11/2016)
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Worked with sales and marketing departments to develop and design collateral for external events and advertisers
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Designed various print ads as well as animated and static web ads
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Collaborated with the editorial department to design award winning illustrations, covers and feature layouts
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Worked with a team of designers to build the weekly paper
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Redesigned and rebranded the newspaper with a more modern look and feel
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Created animated and static assets for the social media team to use to increase reader engagement with events and feature packages
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Utilized CMS to upload articles, special sections, and the digital paper to the website
Dust Graphics
01/2011-Present
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FREELANCE DESIGNER
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Acted as a freelance designer for local agencies including Lunchbucket Creative, Helium LLC and Graham Oleson
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Created marketing packets, a pop-up tent design, Indy car paint scheme mockups, web ad campaigns, designed local bicycle magazines, and edited videos for a local news agencies and online food marketing specialists
SELECTED AWARDS
American Advertising Awards (ADDYs) Colorado Springs
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2019 - Gold, Editorial Spread or Feature - Series: 2019 Best Of covers
Silver, Illustration: Summer Cover Illustration -
2018 - Silver, Editorial Spread or Feature - Series: Holiday in Dystopia Cover/Feature
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2017 - Gold, Editorial Spread or Feature - Series: The Things They Carry Cover/Feature
National AAN Awards
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2018 - 1st Place, Editorial Spread or Feature - Series: Holiday in Dystopia Cover/Feature