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With enthusiasm, I can take projects from a brief, through development, to final deliverables. I enjoy brainstorming ideas, designing advertising campaigns, brochures, outdoor advertising, and much more. I have decades of project direction experience and contribute solid creative ideas. As a published professional illustrator and cartoonist, I also have an eye for typography. I consistently work with a range of independent professional colleagues including printers, photographers, web developers.…With enthusiasm, I can take projects from a brief, through development, to final deliverables. I enjoy brainstorming ideas, designing advertising campaigns, brochures, outdoor advertising, and much more. I have decades of project direction experience and contribute solid creative ideas. As a published professional illustrator and cartoonist, I also have an eye for typography. I consistently work with a range of independent professional colleagues including printers, photographers, web developers.

Donald Royer

Art Director, Graphic Designer, Designer, +5

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With enthusiasm, I can take projects from a brief, through development, to final deliverables. I enjoy brainstorming ideas, designing advertising campaigns, brochures, outdoor advertising, and much more. I have decades of project direction experience and contribute solid creative ideas. As a published professional illustrator and cartoonist, I also have an eye for typography. I consistently work with a range of independent professional colleagues including printers, photographers, web developers.…With enthusiasm, I can take projects from a brief, through development, to final deliverables. I enjoy brainstorming ideas, designing advertising campaigns, brochures, outdoor advertising, and much more. I have decades of project direction experience and contribute solid creative ideas. As a published professional illustrator and cartoonist, I also have an eye for typography. I consistently work with a range of independent professional colleagues including printers, photographers, web developers.

Available to hire

With enthusiasm, I can take projects from a brief, through development, to final deliverables. I enjoy brainstorming ideas, designing advertising campaigns, brochures, outdoor advertising, and much more. I have decades of project direction experience and contribute solid creative ideas. As a published professional illustrator and cartoonist, I also have an eye for typography. I consistently work with a range of independent professional colleagues including printers, photographers, web developers.

Skills

Experience Level

Expert

Expert

Expert

Expert

Expert

Expert

Expert

Expert

Intermediate

Language

English

Fluent

French

Fluent

Work Experience

Independent Art Director and Project Coordinator at Self-employed

January 1, 2005 - June 12, 2024

Taking projects from brief through development to final deliverables including brainstorming ideas, designing advertising campaigns, brochures, outdoor advertising, B2B materials, logos, print collateral, packaging, and digital assets. Art directing photo shoots and retouching photography. Designing marketing materials for advertising agencies, PR firms, direct clients, and animation studios. Collaborating with photographers, web developers, writers, and printers to provide turnkey creative services. Serving as the creative force for art direction for major brands while generating imagery using AI when required.

Marketing & Communications Director at Saskatchewan Center for Emerging Technologies

January 1, 2002 - December 31, 2004

Led the marketing and communications department, developing external communications and print advertising. Maximized advertising budgets, negotiated with print and electronic media suppliers, and acted as correspondence liaison to Governmental agencies.

Art & Marketing Consultant at Vancouver based television animation studios

January 1, 2000 - December 31, 2001

Worked with direct clients and animation studios providing art direction and marketing consultancy.

Art & Classical Animation Student at Animation Institute of Los Angeles

January 1, 1998 - January 1, 2000

Studied painting, character design, and classical animation.

Art & Classical Animation Student / Freelance Designer at Animation Institute of Los Angeles

January 1, 1998 - December 31, 2000

Studied classical animation on a full scholarship. Freelance design work for consumer packaging and entertainment projects including Disney Video and FOX Kids Magazine.

Art Student at Bridges Institute of Visual Arts

January 1, 1997 - December 31, 1998

Studied painting, life drawing, character design, perspective, classical animation, and colour theory on a full scholarship.