It's Me, Jared.

Hello!

Thanks for visiting my portfolio. You can check out the cool stuff in my work section just below, and the less interesting (but still important) stuff in the other ones farther down the page :)

I am a motivated graphic & web designer located in Lawrence, Indiana. I bring a great understanding of the core Adobe Creative Suite apps InDesign, Illustrator and Photoshop, and have a diverse background in both digital and print media. I am always eager to learn new things to improve my skill, knowledge and efficiency.

I perform excellent in a multi-faceted design role either alone or within a team; managing and producing graphic and web design, on top of well-rounded audio/video knowledge, and a great knack for understanding new software and technology.

Work

Click an image to check out different projects I've worked on!

City of Lawrence General

City of Lawrence Budgets

Lawrence Street Sweeper Wraps

Tour Lawrence Bike Share

Website - Visit Lawrence Indiana

Website - Choose Lawrence

Lawrence Utilities

LU Payment Kiosk

Website - LU Payment Update

Fort Harrison Reuse Authority

Castleton Community Church

Website - Foster's Cafe and Catering

Website - Just Mental Health

Other Projects

Skills

Production

Graphic Design

Vehicle Wraps

Signage & Billboards

Web Design

Email Marketing

Software

InDesign

Illustrator

Photoshop

Rapid Weaver

Acrobat Pro

Lightroom

Premiere

Mailchimp

Team Tools Admin

Microsoft Teams

Microsoft SharePoint

Drupal CMS

Education

Ball State University

2002 - 2006

Bachelor of Arts in Telecommunications (Audio/Video Production)

Job History

Manager of Communications - City of Lawrence, Indiana

2019-Present

  • Lead branding projects for numerous city events, Lawrence Utilities, the Tour Lawrence bike share, Fort Ben District, and other city projects. Projects involved logo design, marketing & print materials, web assets, web sites, and more.
  • Produced the layout for multiple award-winning annual budget documents of 400+ pages with cooperation of the city controller’s office, along with numerous citizen guides and financial reports.
  • Managed the admin of cityoflawrence.org, including users, layout direction and content management.
  • Designed and managed visitlawrenceindiana.com and chooselawrence.com.
  • Managed the audio/video technology of the Public Assembly room for meeting recording and live streams, and managed the COVID lock-down virtual meeting pivot.
  • Performed videography/photography for events and meetings.

Freelance Design

2008-Present

Graphic, UI, logos and branding, print media, website design.

Print Service Specialist - ARO Works (NCAA Headquarters Contract)

(2014-2019)

Advanced print operation and automation with commerical Konica Minolta Bizhub printers & Fiery servers.

Graphics & UI Director - Firecloud Consulting, LLC

2011-2013

Direct and develop all visual design projects. Produced all art assets and elements for UI design, mock ups, etc.

Design Lead - Ninjavox, LLC

2008-2011

Founding member. Oversaw art/media direction and production.

Print Center Supervisor - OfficeMax Impress

2006-2009

Managed day to day operations, scheduling & employee assignments.

Contact

If you are interested in my talents, or have other questions about my work, send me an email!

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Jared Hooton

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