Sonny Hancock (Roland C. Hancock III)

Graphic Design | Web Design | Digital Illustration | Audio Production

770-814-2405
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Accomplished professional Graphic Designer with digital and traditional illustration skills. Varied industry experience with detailed knowledge of print, POS (point-of-sale) collateral, internal communications, web support graphics and web site design. Expert level Adobe products (Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign), with working knowledge of Flash and Dreamweaver applications. Detailed experience with various audio editing, composing and sound design applications.

“I believe I would be a valuable asset in a creative environment that would allow me use my skills and talents to benefit the needs of the client.”

Design Experience

• Web design and support graphics
• Logo Design and Brand Development
• Marketing Collateral
• Internal Communications graphics and HTML email graphics
• Point of Purchase /Point of Sale Collateral
• Sales trade show collateral design and booth graphics
• Advertising Design (CD cover art and package design, posters, ads, flyers, brochures)
• Merchandise Graphics Design for Retail Sale
• Illustration, digital and traditional
• Flash Animations
• Audio production, composition and sound design
• Basic video editing

Software Experience: Mac and PC

• Photoshop CS
• Illustrator CS
• InDesign CS
• Dreamweaver CS
• Flash CS
• Joomla
• Quark Express
• Microsoft Office
• Ableton Live
• Reason
• Logic Studio

Work Experience

Freelance Web Design and Brand Development, Atlanta, GA
Sept 2009 to Present - 09/2009 to Present
Graphic and Web design, Joomla Design and Content Management
Web Design (Dreamweaver and Flash), Joomla template design and content management. Logo design and development.

RBS WorldPay USA, Atlanta, GA  (800) 200-5965
May 2006 to March 2009 - 05/2006 to 03/2009
Graphics Specialist
Creative design, digital illustration and web support graphics. Handled in-house marketing collateral, POS advertising, web-based graphics and print collateral for corporate and sales force events and promotions.

The Creative Group / Robert Half International, Atlanta, GA,  (404) 846-8070
November 2003 to May 2006 - 11/2003 to 05/2006
Freelance Graphic Design Contractor
Contracted Graphic Design for Frederick-Swanston, Carroll White Advertising, Simmons Bedding Co., Vertis Graphics and Publications, Blue Sky Advertising, Rock-Tenn Packaging Graphics, and other Atlanta design firms. Handled whatever the clients needs were, flyer ads, brochures, posters, packaging design, logo development, POS collateral.

Coca–Cola North America, KO Creative, Atlanta, GA  (800) 438-2653
February 2000 to November 2003 - 02/2000 to 11/2003
Sr. Graphic Designer / Digital Illustrator
Responsible for POP / POS collateral, internal communications graphics, logo design development and web design. (Mini-posters, Flyers, Brochures, Trans-lights, Cups, Table Tents, Menus, Letterheads, Presentation Graphics, Web Graphics and Animations).

Kid-U-Not, Orlando, FL  (407) 324-2112
August 1998 to October 2000 - 08-1998 to 10/2000
Merchandise Graphics Designer / Digital Illustrator
Responsible for digital illustrations and merchandise graphics for retail sale in national parks, theme parks and in-house custom retail line for kids wear. (T-shirts, mugs, cups, key chains, postcards).

Education

Associate Degree
Commercial Art and Advertising Design
Halifax Community College, Weldon NC
Graduate 1989

Online Portfolios

www.figdig.com/portfolio/purefunk
www.coroflot.com/sonnyhancock
www.purefunk.biz

Social Networking

www.linkedin.com/in/sonnyhancock
twitter.com/sonnyhancock

Of Special Interest

Music producer and remixer, specializing in electronic music. Experienced in music composition, sound design and audio applications.
www.myspace.com/purefunkmusic
www.soundclick.com/nano-us