Rudy Martinez

E-mail : rudym91345@yahoo.com Website: Portfolio:

http://rudygm2014.wix.com/resumeportfolio
Resume: http://cvmkr.com/mbuG
Phone : 323-743-9297 Address : 10345 Lemona Ave Mission Hills,
CA 91345

Work experience
Optimist Youth Homes & Family September 14, 1994 — present
Services www.oyhfs.org
Senior Graphics Designer/Multimedia
Successfully manage and coordinated development/graphic & multimedia design projects from concept through

completion. Work closely with board members, advisory board members, development directors and interpersonal

staff to create vision, conceive designs, campaigns and consistently meet deadlines and requirements. Effetely build,

motivate and direct design and production teams. Coordinate freelance designers, consultants and vendors to meet

all project requirements. Create and conduct highly persuasive marketing presentation. Expertly convert features to

benefits to achieve the agency mission objective. Manage all operational, strategic, financial quote/bid, staffing.

Optimist is the largest children & family welfare league agency in southern California with well over 200 staff

members that provide services to over 500 children and families throughout the year.

Key Achievements:

- Successfully completed agency’s $4 million capital campaign PR Material & Presentational Graphics for a new
educational, administrative and cultural arts center

-Effectively implemented branding of all agency’s PR materials, Company Logo, Website, Public Service Announcements

& Corporate videos, Donor and Foundations (ask) presentations

-Manage all multimedia fundraising events; Annual Mentor Awards Gala, Annual Walkathon, Donor Appeals, Silent Auctions

-Developed and implemented agency’s sustainability website and Going Green Campaign

-Implemented and instructed educational/vocational computer graphics program for youth ages 13-18yrs

-Instrumental in introducing KTLA/CNN News Anchor Michaela Pereira to Optimist. Michaela Pereira soon co-chaired the
advisory board and became the face of Optimist inspiring donor participation and media awareness.

-Director of Cultural Arts Program for youth ages 13-18yrs

Exceptional Childrens Foundation Feb 1989 — September 1994

www.ecf.net/home
Art Teacher
Teaching art to students with developmental disabilities the mission of the ECF Art Center is to train adults with

developmental disabilitiesinto working fine artists. The Art Center Program also strives to create andincrease

awareness and advocacy for those with developmental disabilities.

Qualifications

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Highly creative and multitalented Senior Graphic Designer with extensive experience both in the

corporate sector, nonprofit and schools in multimedia, online, marketing and print design.

Exceptional collaboration and interpersonal skills; dynamic team player with both writing and verbal

communication abilities. Highly skilled in maintaining outstanding partnerships with clients, residents,

co-workers, volunteers, board of directors, donors, advisory board members and vendors to produce

lasting relationships to benefit any companies mission. Passionate and inventive creator of innovative

marketing strategies for both in-house campaigns, capital campaigns, going green sustainability

campaigns. Enjoy performing in deadline-driven environments and working within budget requirements.

Creative experience in the following:

-Brochures & Newsletters

-Digital Photography

-Website design

-Annual Appeals & Pledge Cards

-Logos & Business Cards

-Re-touching

-Video Editing

-Silent Auctions

-Posters & Post Cards

-Photograph Restorations

-Videographer

-E-Tribute Journals

-Stationary & Pledge Cards

-Slide Presentations

-Sustainability Websites

-Capital Campaigns

-Tribute Journals

-Video Photomontages

-Facebook Branding

-Billboards

-E-magazines

Platforms: MAC / WINDOWS Applications: Adobe Creative Suite (InDesign, Photoshop,

Illustrator, Acrobat), MS Office (Word, PowerPoint, Excel), Video Editing, WYSIWYG Software,

Mobile Website Mo Fuse software, E-magazine PDF Flipbook software Quark X Express,

Photography.

Education
Art and Design September 1985 — January 1987
Otis Parson College of Art and Design www.otis.edu/

High School Education August 1983 — June 1985

Verdugo Hills High School www.verdugohs.org/

Interests
Affiliations and Accountability

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Executive Director - Frank H. Ryan Foundation (2010-2013)

http://www.corporationwiki.com/California/Mission-Hills/rudy-martinez/67049196.aspx

Artist Member - USC Annenberg Innovation Lab / Leimert Phone Comp Project (2013) http://www.annenberglab.com/

Senior Creative Designer of development - The National Philanthropy Day Annual Awards, Association of Professional Fundraisers, Greater Los

Angeles Chapter (2009-2013) http://afpglac.afpnet.org/content.cfm?ContentItemID=85128&navItemNumber=14046

Advisory Board Member - Craft and Folk Art Museum International Festival of Mask (1991-1992) http://www.cafam.org/

References
-Robert Weiner

Associate Vice President Childrens Hospital Los Angeles, Major and Planned Gifts

4650 Sunset Blvd. Los Angeles, CA 90027 / Tel: (323) 361-1749 Email: rweiner@chla.usc.edu

-Cindy Osbrink

Osbrink Celebrity Talent Agency

4343 Lankershim Boulevard # 100 North Hollywood, CA 91602-2705 Tel: ( 818) 760-2488 www.osbrinkagency.com

-Pamela Bright-Moon

Los Angeles County Arts Commissioner Tel: (213)248-3189 Email: pamelabmoon@gmail.com

-Ben Caldwell

Arts Educator and Independent Filmmaker, UCLA, CAL ARTS Educator Tel: (323)371-2172 Email: bencaldwellfilm@aol.com

Freelance Clients
Children Hospital Los Angeles www.chla.org

Esperanza Community Housing

USC Annenberg School of Innovation www.annenberglab.orgHugh O’Brian Youth Leadership (HOBY) www.hoby.org

Boys and Girls Club Pasadena Association of Professional Fundraisers of Los Angeles County http://afpglac.afpnet.org/

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