Brett Schmidt
828.242.5337
brett@clearescapes.com
Online Portfolio - http://www.clearescapes.com/brettschmidt

Objective

To create quality design using my creative skills and energy

Experience Systemax Inc. Miami, FL August 2007 - Present
Web Designer
  • Lead designer and producer for TigerDirect.ca website
  • Merchandise, design, and produce e-mail promotions
  • Create animated banners
  • Optimize site for increased conversion/sales
Hachette Filipacchi Media Inc., New York, NY January 2007 - June 2007
Producer/Designer
  • Managed design and production for ELLE.com and PointClickHome.com
  • Designed layout of online stories
  • Created digital slide shows
  • Retouched and manipulate digital images
Ziff Davis Media, New York, NY            February 2005 - December 2006
Production Designer
  • Produced and designed content for websites
  • Designed layout of online stories
  • Created Illustrations for Articles
  • Retouched and manipulated digital images
Ziff Davis Media, New York, NY                    May 2004 - February 2005
Freelance Designer - Temporary Position
  • Produced and designed content for websites
  • Designed and developed newsletters
  • Constructed online advertisements
Sergio Davila , New York, NY                     March 2004 - January 2005
Freelance Designer
  • Designed print materials for advertising and promotion
  • Created T shirt and promotional illustrations
  • Developed portfolio and e-commerce websites
Croog Studios, New York, NY                   November 2003 - March 2004
Animation Internship
  • Created animation of 2D characters with Flash
  • Modeled and animated character and background elements using Maya
  • Placed Flash characters and imported animation in an 3D Maya environment

Seventy-Two DPI Web Design, Ashville, NC    July 2002 - October 2003
Designer

  • Created templates from layouts in Fireworks and Dreamweaver
  • Entered content and updated a variety of pages
  • Designed layouts for opening and interior pages
Education Ringling School of Art & Design - Sarasota, Florida, 1998-2002
Bachelor of Fine Arts Degree, Computer Animation,
Graduated May 2002
Software Experience Adobe After Effects, Adobe Illustrator, Adobe Photoshop, Alias|Wavefront Maya, Macromedia Dreamweaver, Macromedia Fireworks, Macromedia Flash, and Microsoft Office  
Publications November 2003 American Iron
  • Back Cover Wolf Illustration for Black Wolf Creek Harley Davidson