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80 Churchill Street #37
Waterloo, Ontario
N2L 2X2
(519) 725-3997
[email protected]
CraigMusselman.com
CRAIG MUSSELMAN
OBJECTIVE
A position in Graphic/Web Design.
SUMMARY
 Internationally recognized Photoshop artist with over 3 years experience in
graphic design for print and web
 Successfully earned Web Design & Development Diploma (2010) and Digital
Imaging Diploma (2007)
 Experienced in training and facilitating Photoshop and other digital media safety
training to a diverse population
 Creative and artistic with an intuitive sense for marketing techniques
 Skilled in establishing rapport with clients and co-workers
 Cross-disciplined learner with a desire to learn new concepts
SKILL SET
Adobe Photoshop
Adobe Indesign
HTML / CSS
Adult Teaching
Quark Xpress
Proofreading
Tutorial Writing
EDUCATION
Web Design & Development Diploma, Trios College, Kitchener, ON
Digital Imaging Diploma, Conestoga College, Kitchener, ON
BSc. Physics/Math, University of Waterloo, Waterloo, ON
AWARDS AND
PUBLICATIONS
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Graphic Design
Adobe Flash
Actionscript
Dreamweaver
Marketing
Project Management
Wordpress
Adobe Illustrator
Storyboarding
Concept Design
Game Design
Costume Design
Colour Theory
Book Author/Designer
Artist and Gardener Photo References A Year of Flowers Deluxe Edition
(Coffee Table Book) Author/Designer/Photographer 464 pages, Summer 2012
Machines and Magic (Art Book): Author/Designer International Sci Fi fantasy
art 156 pages 2011, featured full page in ImagineFX Feb 2012 issue #79
Winner Best Photoshop Halloween Tutorial: Instructables.com 2011
Region of Waterloo Arts Fund: grant fully funding TalentNextDoor project 2011
KWArtsAwards: nominated in 2 categories 2011, winner 2012
Rotunda Gallery (Solo Photoshop Show), Kitchener City Hall: 2011
Talent Next Door (3 Full Art Books), Author/Designer.
Novel Covers (2): Including Poul Anderson for Nowa Fantastyka (Poland)
Best In Show Award: Advanced Photoshop Magazine #24 (UK)
FXpose - Featured Portfolio: Imagine F/X Magazine #8 (UK)
Best Digitally Altered Photo, KPL Photography Contest: 2009, 2010, 2011
(Kitchener, Canada)
Co-Author/Artist Thomson Technologies Photoshop techniques textbook (USA)
Gold-Best All Time Photoshop: Worth1000.com Photoshop Competition Site
2007 (USA)
80 Churchill Street #37
Waterloo, Ontario
N2L 2X2
(519) 725-3997
[email protected]
CraigMusselman.com
DESIGN
EXPERIENCE
CRAIG MUSSELMAN
AUTHOR / DESIGNER, TalentNextDoor.com, 2010 - Present
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Successfully cold-called and recruited several hundred artists to submit
artwork and bios to showcase 5 different art books
Designed all related marketing and creative including: logo, brochures, social
media portals, book layouts as well as the TalentNextDoor.com,
MachinesAndMagic.com ShootItForMe.com websites
Nurtured client relations, liaised with gallery managers, publishers and
marketing facilitators
Completed layout using Indesign and Photoshop for outsourced printing
Successfully arranged and hosted tie-in gallery shows
Promoted projects in television & radio interviews with Rogers, CTV, 98.5FM
Awarded funding grant 2011 from “Make Art Happen’ artusfund.ca
Generated sales in excess of $20 000
SENIOR GRAPHIC DESIGNER, C.R. Visuals, Kitchener, 2007-2008
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OTHER
EXPERIENCE
Reported to and advised Art Director Caroline de Gruchy
Created digital graphic designs for branding development, client
communications, marketing, print-on-demand services and advertising for both
internet and walk-in clients
Devised all aspects of design from pencil thumbnails and storyboards to fullcolour print and digital output using Photoshop, Illustrator, and Flash
Managed design interns and facilitated their training
Liaised with remainder of the team to ensure assets met requirements for web,
designs were being implemented correctly, and editing was correct
PHOTOSHOP INSTRUCTOR, Button Factory Art Centre, Waterloo, 2011
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Designed and instructed classes in Photoshop
Acted as a Guest Lecturer at Conestoga College Doon Campus, local arts
groups and various websites
WOODWORKING TECHNICIAN, Emerson Inc, Cambridge, 1997-2009
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Oriented new employees about safety training, process training, oversaw drill
boring machine setup, quality control, routine maintenance, disaster control, and
creative solutions in a “just in time” atmosphere
INSTRUCTOR, Worker’s Compensation Board, Kitchener, 1995
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Taught remedial junior and high-school courses in Math, Physics, Chemistry and
English at a private adult high school