Rates are scaled for small businesses & startups vs. enterprise organizations: Please, know your budget!!
Approximate rates are competitive, negotiable, and depend on the length of the commitment.
$50/hour — small biz
$50/hour — small biz
$30/hour + Measurable Equity — startups
$2000/day — enterprise [ie. Amazon, Microsoft, Apple, Petsmart, etc.]
I have a wide range of valuable product presentation, development, and branding/marketing experiences I draw from. I started as an advertising Art Director, conceptualizing, storyboarding, and often writing both print and broadcast TV commercials, and brand messages, ultimately for Citibank, Nike, and Taco Bell. This opened the door to becoming a Production Designer for indie films, "Twisted" & "Circus Lives," and later, sets for Nickelodeon and SiFi channel promos.
For a time, I used these skills to thrive and support myself while developing my intellectual property. After creating and developing several analog products, Swiggle™, UberNobber™, and a novelty I called SexToys™, I turned my focus to developing digital products. I launched a Facebook parody website called Bearbook™ and an iOS app, KaleidoVision™ the same year. I closed both four years later due to a lack of monetization for each, but boy did I learn a LOT!!!
Since then, Amazon hired me [4-month contract] as the Lead Production Designer for Jeff Bezos' “Firephone” presentation. And I joined the Executive Teams of two significant startups: Prizmiq, which was 3D product-viewing web software aimed to replace photo “sliders” in the e-commerce space—way too ahead of its time and not enough runway. And Humanly.io, which is currently thriving; I’m lucky to own shares in the company for helping get it off the ground and fly for a few years. Humanly is expecting a 100M+ valuation this Spring. I may have gotten lucky with Humanly; my shares equal 1/400th of the company.
For years, my family and close friends have been concerned that I might have Aspergers, or maybe even Bipolar. It took a good deal of my world falling in around me to pursue testing. I've had my head examined and the results were off the chain. Currently, I’m armed with the knowledge that I have always been neuro-diverse, the label is ASD1[2e], formerly known as Aspergers; the 2e means "twice exceptional:" art & math. It’s like I have a new pair of glasses that aren't exactly rose-colored, but man is everything crystal clear. I suddenly understand myself on a much deeper level than I ever imagined possible. I believe my skill set and experience, coupled with my ability to personally reflect and maintain accountability, all make me a valuable asset for any organization. My goal is always to do great work and leave a resonant mark on the world.
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Details I use on my resumes:
SUMMARY: autistic savant (am I allowed to remind you that here? I'm not sure.)
SKILLS (so far): art, creation, strategy, positioning, innovation, style, and messaging, for new product concepts and established products and brands. Marketing solutions: concepts, pitching, production- broadcast TV, print, events. Graphic designer and award-winning advertising art director. Skills range from strategy to content creation to understanding analytics. Plus digital media, user experience, and digital product development, analog product development, branding, brand strategy, prototypes, packaging, and marketing communications. Very strong written communication and leadership skills. Expert hand-skills. Expert-level typographer. Expert-level photo composite skills. Sufficient ‘Code Cobbler.’ Background: broadcast, print, and integrated advertising concepts and production (Nike, Taco Bell, Rainier Brewing Co., Citibank, Energizer, The Village Voice, Kenneth Cole).
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If you want to read more from me, I recently started a new substack: White Medicine: an Amateur Masterclass in Earth Medicine Work
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Coming soon! I'm building this page now. As you might expect, all the prices are going up again. :)
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The image below, and its intellectual contents, are released into the public domain. The image itself is available as free downloadable JPGs, for both Printing and Desktop backgrounds. It is also available for immediate purchase through Fine Art America dot com. [I prefer the Acrylic Version, but everything from FAA is fantastic. If you'd like me to sign your print, contact me directly and we'll have it sent to me first!!]
