Hi, I’m James Rhodimer. I’m an art director and illustrator with years of experience in marketing and entertainment art, collaborating with brands and studios to create promotional art, packaging, and branding that resonates. I’ve led photo and video shoots, coordinated with photographers, retouchers, designers, and vendors, and delivered polished campaigns for players like Disney, Mattel, Burger King, Teleflora, and network studios. I’m proficient in Adobe Creative Suite and comfortable guiding cross-functional teams from concept to final production. Based in Spanish Fork, Utah, I thrive on creative collaboration and turning ideas into compelling visuals. I bring a detail-oriented approach, strong client service, and a passion for high-quality design across branding, packaging, illustration, and media production.…

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Hi, I’m James Rhodimer. I’m an art director and illustrator with years of experience in marketing and entertainment art, collaborating with brands and studios to create promotional art, packaging, and branding that resonates. I’ve led photo and video shoots, coordinated with photographers, retouchers, designers, and vendors, and delivered polished campaigns for players like Disney, Mattel, Burger King, Teleflora, and network studios. I’m proficient in Adobe Creative Suite and comfortable guiding cross-functional teams from concept to final production. Based in Spanish Fork, Utah, I thrive on creative collaboration and turning ideas into compelling visuals. I bring a detail-oriented approach, strong client service, and a passion for high-quality design across branding, packaging, illustration, and media production.…

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Hi, I’m James Rhodimer. I’m an art director and illustrator with years of experience in marketing and entertainment art, collaborating with brands and studios to create promotional art, packaging, and branding that resonates. I’ve led photo and video shoots, coordinated with photographers, retouchers, designers, and vendors, and delivered polished campaigns for players like Disney, Mattel, Burger King, Teleflora, and network studios. I’m proficient in Adobe Creative Suite and comfortable guiding cross-functional teams from concept to final production.

Based in Spanish Fork, Utah, I thrive on creative collaboration and turning ideas into compelling visuals. I bring a detail-oriented approach, strong client service, and a passion for high-quality design across branding, packaging, illustration, and media production.

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Language

English
Fluent

Work Experience

Art Director for Television and Film Promotion, Packaging And Point of Purchase materials at Johnson and Murphy
December 31, 2006 - October 10, 2025
Art Director for Television and Film Promotion, Packaging And Point of Purchase materials. Direction of graphic and structural design. Client service and interaction.
Art Director at Johnson and Murphy
January 1, 2006 - October 10, 2025
Art Director for Television and Film Promotion, Packaging and Point of Purchase materials. Direction of graphic and structural design. Client service and interaction.
Art Director at Johnson and Murphy
January 1, 2006 - January 1, 2006
Art Director for Television and Film Promotion, Packaging And Point of Purchase materials. Direction of graphic and structural design. Client service and interaction.

Education

Film/Video Compositing at Silicon Studio
January 1, 1995 - October 10, 2025
Photoshop, Illustrator and QuarkXpress at DTI Institute
January 1, 1991 - October 10, 2025
Design and Technical Illustration at Golden West College
January 1, 1988 - October 10, 2025
Film/Video Compositing at Silicon Studio
January 1, 1995 - January 1, 1995
Photoshop, Illustrator and QuarkXpress at DTI Institute
January 1, 1991 - January 1, 1991
Design and Technical Illustration at Golden West College
January 1, 1988 - January 1, 1988
Film/Video Compositing at Silicon Studio
January 1, 1995 - October 28, 2025
Photoshop, Illustrator and QuarkXpress at DTI Institute
January 1, 1991 - October 28, 2025
Design and Technical Illustration at Golden West College
January 1, 1988 - October 28, 2025

Qualifications

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Industry Experience

Media & Entertainment, Professional Services, Other, Manufacturing, Consumer Goods, Retail
    Children's Book Illustration

    I have worked on over 15 children’s book projects in the recent years. Creating characters and their environments from ideas thru sketches and then to implementation. I’ve even taken some and animated them in the 2d world at a cost effect price point.

    Graphic Design

    Do you actually want Experience?
    I’ve been creating graphic design for years.
    Mattel, Warner Brothers, Paramount, Teleflora, and many
    companies in between.
    Many times my design incorporates Illustration, photography
    and video.

    Rhodimer Children's Animation
    Here is episode 1 of 9 for a children's animated book series I created for an Educator in Chicago. I created the "Look" of the characters and their environments. I produced the cartoons from script to voice over to final film. You can see more here at this link https://www.youtube.com/@PenandPaperPub/videos…
    Rhodimer Reel
    I have been hired to shoot, edit and direct many short films and commercials. Here is a bit of that. I take on the whole project.…
    Book Series Illustration and Design
    30 illustrations per book. 14 Books. This book series was written by a Chicago educator. I created the characters and completely illustrated and designed everything else for these 14 books which I then turned into a 9 episode animation for the client, saving them a significant investment. illustrator designer graphicdesigner photo branding logo…
    James Rhodimer Illustration
    I've been able to emulate several styles depending on the needs of my client. Some of my illustration was designed to be changeable quickly with budget conscious motivation. From a sketched look to crosshatched to full anime directions. I've attached a photo of the set of books I've just finished for an educator in Chicago. graphicdesigner illustrator…