Cory W. Hastings
cory@coryativ.com
Experience
Virginia Martial Arts Center. Chesapeake, Virginia. June 2007 - Present.
Art Director
Responsible for designing, updating, and sending to print brochures, rack cards, business cards, newsletters, yard signs, and banners. Other tasks include brainstorming fresh marketing concepts, slogans, and mediums to generate more business, designing marketing materials from scratch, and producing newspaper ads.
Best Impressions Advertising. Chesapeake, Virginia. July 2008 - December 2010.
Production Manager
Responsible for the printing promotional products for clients under strict deadlines. This entails design work as well as handling all aspects of the screen printing, sublimating, and vinyl application printing methods from start to finish.
Marketing Consultant
Responsible for meeting with clients, researching their businesses, and recommending promotional products to best fit their advertising needs. This entails assisting the client in creating and maintaining a brand identity through anything from logo design to promotional product ordering and design.
Computer Skills
Software
Proficient with Adobe InDesign, Photoshop, Illustrator, Corel Draw, Microsoft Office, and both Mac and Windows operating systems. Familiar with Adobe Flash, and Dreamweaver.
Web Design
Capable of coding websites with HTML, XHTML, and CSS from full scale image layouts.
Social Media
Proficient in blogging platforms such as Wordpress, Blogger, and Tumblr. Managing Facebook Profiles, "Pages", and "Groups". Maintaining updates and content on Twitter, Myspace, and YouTube accounts.
Education
Old Dominion University. Norfolk, Virginia.
Major: Studio Art:
Graphic Design BFA
Minor: Japanese Studies
