Mike Hardy
Self-motivated graphic artist, illustrator, video editor and storyteller, with over a decade of professional experience.
Experience
Creative Experience Workflow Engineer
- • Test creative software across multiple devices and make recommendations for improvements.
- • Gather video evidence and data with regard to software performance and analyze results and compare with competitors.
- • Frequently explore new creative workflows and stay abreast of current trends of young creative professionals.
- • Cross-collaborate amoung teams for any other creative projects as needed.
Graphic Designer, contract
- • Sole curator and designer for HP's Spring campus internal quarterly magazine; created for print and digital.
- • Collaborative partner with Netflix and Amazon app designers to further develop UI design for Windows users.
- • Summarized UX across Apple devices and provided comprehensive research to Android/Windows UX team.
- • Regularly explore creative workflows for Adobe creative suite and report to software engineers.
Creative Director, Marketing
- • Increased sales by >25% from online marketing campaigns & added 6 additional POS channels within first 3 months.
- • Created and managed social media presence.
- • Organized a community give-back program, supporting local schools and youth organizations.
- • Defined the corporate branding standards now used nationwide.
Graphic Designer
- • Consulted directly with clients from Fortune 100 companies from Oil & Gas to Culinary.
- • Designed marketing materials for online and print.
- • Created collateral for internal use (tipsheets, eBooks, infographics, etc).
- • Delivered booth designs for trade shows/conferences and other large format printing.
Sr. Instructional UI Designer
- • Helped grow online course offerings from 16 to 300+ in 5 years.
- • Branded and designed UI for 4 online Masters Degree programs.
- • Produced video and motion graphics for learning application.
- • Designed online marketing with strict adherence to university branding standards.
Instructional UI Designer
- • Managed a portfolio of 200 online courses on a learning management system.
- • Filmed and edited presentations, lectures, and interviews for learning application.
Education
Expression College for Digital Arts
GPA: 3.99
Class Salutatorian
Skills
- • Time Management
- • Leadership
- • Dependability
- • Integrity
- • Teamwork
- • Proactive Learner
Interests
I enjoy many other creative outlets. I shred drums in a local alt-rock band and we perform at small venues nearly every weekend. I also dabble with stringed instruments including the piano. I like to attempt creative writing and pretend that I'm creating the next Oscar-worthy screenplay. The most idyllic moments I experience are from my deck in the Texas countryside at dusk, where I sit and decompress while my German Shepherd lays by my feet. One of my personal goals is to travel the world more with her (the dog) and a surfboard.
I spend a lot of time with screens when I work so I try to avoid them in my free time. However, you can frequently find me watching anything animated, from kids movies to series for more mature audiences. I get a lot of creative inspiration from animation and I am fascinated by the way it can open a world where absolutely anything is possible.
Portfolio
