JAMES SUELFLOW	
Phone: 323-221-3500
620 Moulton Avenue | Studio 210 | Los Angeles, CA 90031
email: jim{-at-}jsdla.com

Online portfolio: www.jsdla.com

EXPERIENCE SNAPSHOT:

Creative Director, Senior Designer
James Suelflow Design, Los Angeles, CA	September 1995 - Present
Freelance development, design, and production for entertainment marketing and 
health care, with wide experience among many industries. Packaging, collateral 
and advertising-creative through electronic mechanical, and frequently 
photography, printing, and fulfillment-for Orion Home Video, Cigna Healthcare, 
Univ. of Southern California (USC), Warner Bros., United Parcel Service (UPS), 
Polygram Films, and Kaufman & Broad Home Corporation (KB Home).

Art Director and Senior Designer
Deadline Advertising, Los Angeles, CA	September 2000 - October 2002
Creative, design, and production of packaging and collateral for entertainment 
and corporate clients. DVD and VHS packaging, consumer and trade advertising, 
brochures and sell sheets, key art, and some DVD menuing. Clients include Fox, 
MGM, Columbia TriStar, Warner Bros., and Blockbuster Home Entertainment plus The 
Venetian Las Vegas.

Operations Manager, Creative Director and Lead Artist
Insight Communications, Glendale, CA	July 1993 - September 1995
Color separator and graphics shop offering high-end services for entertainment, 
health and fitness, and other corporate clients. Started with company as 
Trainer, and advanced to Operations Manager with responsibility for workflow, 
scheduling, and billing.

Entertainment Print Designer 
Schnieder Design, Glendale, CA	October 1992 - July 1993
Agency in-house at Applied Graphics Technologies. Entertainment packaging and 
campaigns for Universal and Warner Home Video.

Lead Production Artist and Typographer
The Best Graphics Group, Glendale, CA	November 1990 - October 1992
Facilitated transition from "traditional" type and photo house with agency and 
entertainment clientele to Mac-based production, including 4/C seps.

PROFESSIONAL STRENGTHS: 

Able to take projects from conceptual stages to flawless electronic mechanicals 
including Photoshop finishing.

True expert level in Photoshop and Quark XPress, with professional level 
experience in Illustrator, MSWord, FreeHand, Acrobat, and other pertinent 
software. Some web design experience. 

Mac OS X compatible. 16 years Mac experience! Will use PC if forced.

Work in print, production, typography, and color separation venues has led to 
deep understanding of integrated processes and downline requirements.