Bio
Zach Van Benthem is a Philadelphia based Graphic Artist currently working as the Interactive Art Director at NBC Sports in Stamford CT.
Notable Skills
Attention to detail •
Color sense •
Color theory •
Communication •
Confidence •
Consultation •
Creative thinking •
Deadline management •
Decision making •
Design •
Digital print •
Illustration •
Layout •
Marketing •
Multitasking •
Negotiation •
Networking •
Organizational •
Patience with customers/staff •
Perceptive about client needs •
Photography •
Planning •
Presentation •
Printing •
Prioritizing •
Problem solving •
Project management •
Sketching •
Storyboard creation •
Strategic thinking •
Teamwork •
Time management •
Typography •
Verbal communications •
Visual communications •
Working collaboratively •
Working independently •
Writing •
Written communications
Toolbox
Expert software skills in Adobe CC ❨Photoshop, Illustrator, Dreamweaver, InDesign, Flash❩, Sublime Text, Acrobat Pro, and Microsoft Office.
Proficient with HTML5, CSS, the GreenSock Animation Platform, and ActionScript ❨2.0/3.0❩.
Some experience with XML, Wordpress, PHP, and Javascript, Adobe CC After Effects.
Services
Services include, but are not limited to...
Digital, Print and Gorilla Marketing •
Logo and Identity Branding •
Business Advertising •
Clothing and Merchandise Design •
Book and Magazine Layout •
Art and Illustration •
Website and App Design •
Web Development
Education
Tyler School of Art, Temple University — 2011
BFA in Graphic and Interactive Design
Delaware County Community College — 2008
Associate of Applied Science — Graphic Design
Certificate of Computer Graphics — 2015
Noble Desktop GreenSock Animation Platform Course
Experience
NBC Sports — January, 2013 — Now
Interactive Art Director ❨Marketing❩
NBC Sports ❨Versus❩ — October, 2011 — January 2013
Sr. Interactive Graphic Designer ❨Marketing❩
Two Paper Dolls — July, 2010 — June, 2011
Interactive Developer / Graphic Design
Two Paper Dolls — May, 2010 — July, 2010
Interactive Developer / Graphic Design ❨Internship❩
Ropeadope Records — March, 2009 — May, 2009
Designer ❨Internship❩
Image Group, INC. — May, 2008 — March, 2009
Junior Designer
Freelance — January, 2007 — Now
Designer / Art Director
