I strive to be a lifetime learner in order to stay ahead of the curve and competitive in my field.
Hello and welcome to my graphic and web design portfolio!
My name is Ken McHugh and I am a graphic and web designer. Having been in the creative industry for over a decade, my priority has always been to create functional and powerful graphic solutions, while striving to move ideas forward and stay ahead of the curve. I currently manage a small team at an ad agency that specializes in healthcare recruitment marketing. We create websites, ad campaigns, brand concepts and print media, while working hand-in-hand with our sales team and clients to deliver effective, personalized results for their campaigns.
Providing graphic and web design solutions for over a decade.
I create websites, ad campaigns, brand concepts and print media, and more.
Portfolio
MY RESUME
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EXPERIENCE
Creative Director/Web Developer
Harger Howe Advertising - Burlington, MA
Dec. 2014 - Present
- Manage onsite and offsite teams to coordinate and execute client's needs, enhancements and customizations, providing solutions in adherence to project deadlines.
- Design, develop and maintain a large volume of websites within the Wordpress platform that range in type such as e-commerce, recruitment, informational, and secure peer to peer communications.
- Create web mock-ups, wireframes, prototypes and site maps to be approved before development.
- Develop and/or guide the creation of customized code for requested functionality on sites such as custom data filters, XML feed injections, API integrations, payment gateways, aesthetic enhancements and more.
- Integrate client's applicant tracking systems into custom built recruitment web portals that display current employment opportunities along with application forms. forms are routed into workflows within client systems, synergizing management of communication between their HR team members and potential hires. Jobs are optimized with standard SEO infrastructure and structured data for aggregation and searchability.
- Work closely with clients and account managers to complete day-to-day production tasks including but not limited to ad creation, site and plugin updates, email campaigns, SEO work, content conceptualization, and designing and prepping collateral projects for print.
- Customize and develop data brought in through sites using Google Analytics, Tag Manager, Data Studio and Hubspot, to be compiled into comprehensive reports based on specific goals.
- Coordinate development of projects and review service level targets and ensure timely closure of priority tasks.
- Implement project plans within present brand standards, budgets and deadlines.
- Understand client needs, requirements, expectations, and budget to devise and execute fully realized marketing campaigns in a timely fashion, as well as analyze previously collected data to suggest the best course of action and strategy.
- Conceptualize and build new brands, and develop specific guidelines for said brands that include colors, logo treatment, typography, tone of voice, and photography rules to be used in future designs.
Prepress Technician/Web Designer
Park Press Printers - Saugus, MA
Feb. 2010 - Dec. 2014
- Design and impose layouts to be printed on offset, digital and large-format presses.
- Manage multiple accounts while working closely with each client to deliver a quality product, from concept to completion, in a deadline-oriented environment.
- Build and manage a print-on-demand website containing a storefront, customer portals and custom templates.
- Produce final versions of projects via digital press as well as production finishing like bindery, die-cutting and folding.
- Set up and maintain multiple small business websites. Normal services performed are website creation, updating, domain transfers, MySQL databases and working with content management systems (CMS).
- Collaborate with vendors and solidify company-to-company relationships.
UI Designer
Simply 40 - Lowell, MA
Aug. 2008 - Nov. 2009
- Worked with a team that built and maintained websites and social media structures for small businesses and entrepreneurs.
- Designed concepts and imagery dealing with corporate identity and marketing by the execution and presentation of blogs, email blasts, logos, displays, and online ads with a large emphasis on social media and networking.
SKILLS
Frontend
- xhtml
- html5
- jQuery
- CSS2/CSS3
- Javascript
- Microdata/Structured Data
- XML
- Twig
Backend
- PHP
- MySQL
- ASP
CMS/CRM
- Wordpress
- Joomla
- Rocketprint
- Microsoft Dynamics
- Hubspot
Software
- Dreamweaver
- Photoshop
- InDesign
- Illustrator
- Quark XPress
- Fireworks
- DynaStrip
- Office
- Final Cut Pro
- Flash
- GameMaker
Other
- Project Management
- Client-facing Communications
- Technical Support
EDUCATION
Bachelor Degree
Salem State College - Salem, MA
June 2008
- Majored in Graphic Design.
- Minored in Communications.
- Completed 2 internships rooted in graphic design.
- Won Student Achievement Award for Excellence in Graphic Design.
- Made Dean’s List from 2005 to 2008.
Internship Marketing and Design
Salem State Graphics Department
Jan. 2007
Computer Science Internship
Salem State Art Department Computer Lab
Sept. 2006
Main duties consisted of managing print schedules for student and faculty work, preflighting their files, printing via Xerox press and keeping balance in spreadsheet format of student balance owed. Other tasks included keeping software current on lab computers and repairs.
HOBBIES & INTERESTS
- Game design
- Playing/listening to music
- Enjoying the great outdoors
- Brewing beer
- Hanging out with my wife, son and 2 cats
A LITTLE ABOUT WHO I AM
My mission, goals and lifestyle
| HARMONIZING WORK AND
LIFESTYLE
When I'm off the clock, I am spending time and going on adventures with my beautiful wife and newborn son. I have a lot of hobbies, including game design, rocking out and making music, brewing beer, watching bad movies and enjoying the great outdoors. When I am working, I have fun while getting things done. I tackle the day with a positive attitude, listening to and learning from my peers as I go.
| NOTABLE
ACHIEVEMENTS
- Created and worked on over 100 websites.
- Winner of a NESHCO Lamplighter Gold Award for Website Design.
- Worked in the creative industry for over a decade in both web and print environments, giving me a unique and well-rounded skill set for excelling at any design challenge.
| FUN FACTS
- Created a video game to present at the Boston Festival of Indie Games at MIT.
- Traveled to countries including Croatia, Italy, Germany, Amsterdam, England and Iceland.
- I have 2 cats, their names are Piggins and Big Daddy.
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REACH OUT
Share your thoughts, ideas and requests or just say hi. I am always in the market for new and exciting opportunities!