Francisco Salgado
PHANTASMIC.COM | FREELANCE
2020 - 2022 REMOTE
Designed flyers, marketing and front page banners assets for a Japanese collectible art books on-line store that sells fantasy/horror films and anime pop-culture.
Marketing events like : Monster Con, Designer Con, Anime Expo and Comic Con.
DIRECTV LATIN AMERICA (VRIO) Now part of the AT&T family, Interactive Designer
Jan 2010 - Sep 2020 El Segundo CA
Designed UI application for tennis, golf, soccer and Olympic games like: FIFA, Wimbledon, Roland Garros, Formula 1, Copa America, US OPEN - British Open - Australian Open and Masters Golf.
Designed UI Interfaces for DIRECTV On DEMAND and to guide customers into easy menu navigation experiences for prepaid options in Latin America.
Worked on several style guides brands of in house product training and user manual brochures, also worked closely with a team of ad-sales producers and engineers to make printed and digital materials to DIRECTV corporate headquarters all over Latin America and USA.
Designed UI prototypes for user experience like DIRECTV Sports Portal, DIRECTV CINEMA and DIRECTV Kids to attract and simplified the customer entertainment experience.
Worked on daily product maintenance doing graphics to update TV satellite set top boxes, tablets, mobile devices update new network logos, movie posters, marketing banners and provide final assets to engineering department to engage better experiences in DIRECTV programming.
DIRECTV LATIN AMERICA, Sr. Graphic/Print Designer
Designed original marketing materials for upcoming events of sports and entertainment for examples: billboards, flyers, brochures, booth display signage, automotive wraps, programming logos and magazine ads for our
DIRECTV ACCESS (tv guide magazine) in Latin America : Perú, Chile, Venezuela, Ecuador, Colombia and Argentina.Created print promos from scratch and concepts with a team of creatives, graphic elements such events like:
FIFA 2010 Johannesburg, South Africa and 2014 Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Summer and Winter Olympic Games Russia, Canada, London and Beijing following their official booklet branding guide rules.
Designed promotion material from motion picture and cable networks assets project like: for the film Inception, The Darknight HBO Rome, Capadocia, El Interando and several high grossing films in US and Latin America
YUDAVISION video production, Sr. Graphic/Print Designer/production Mtg
2004- 2006 Van Nuys CA
Designed DVD interactive menus and covers for weddings, bat - bar mitzvah, orthodox ceremonies and special events for Jewish communities. Worked on production management in special events such Yahweh Hebrew Academy and Israeli Film Festival we provide the best video and photography celebration moments to our customers and city official and misc festivals throughout the year in Los Angeles area.
TOYSINDICATE.COM, Graphic Designer
1999 - 2003 Irvine CA
Designed marketing materials using (yahoo store app) a Japanese on-line store one of the kind collectibles toys and art books film and comics pop culture.
Worked on packaging designs for action figures and promotional material for clients like Japanese base artist Rock-in Jelly Bean distribution of ( Pacific Marketing in Santa Monica CA ) and other international toy brands.
Part of my job was to maintain our on-line yahoo store and marketing banners to engage our customer of our hottest products trending, extra duties were shipping and receiving merchandise.
CYBER ED INC. Plato Science, Graphic/Interactive Designer
1998 - 1999 Paradise CA
Designed interactive and educational tools for biology training in the (CD-ROMS) format era. Worked with a team of creatives, biologist and university writers to provide the best & friendly user learning tools for high
school and colleges, Interactive programs like: The Diversity of Life Series, Flowering plants, Ecology Series, Human Impacts, Animal Kingdom Series, Sponges, Cnidarians and Arthropods and Forces of Motion.
Bio Portraits, Prosthetic Designer/Mold Cast Maker
1997 Irvine CA
Created custom prosthetic for patients that had breast augmentation an out source medical chest cast which is a process of creating mold prosthetics, sculpting and match color swatches to fine tune skin tones and provide the best alternative cosmetic prosthetic design to the patient.
DIGITAL DOMAIN, Model Construction Maker FX (Special Effects)
1996 Venice Beach CA
Created miniatures movie props with a team of art directors, model makers, film directors with guide lines from blue prints and concept drawings projects like: Titanic, Starship Troopers and The Fifth Element.
FREELANCE | HISTORY
DFLA FILMS.COM, Graphic Design
Los Angeles CA
Designed marketing materials and logo branding for film and audio production services in Mexico/Los Angeles area. Worked on the company brochure and their own active ware line Chaka Chaka promoting young men and women urban life style and companies profile.
Telemundo Networks, Graphic Designer
Los Angeles CA
Designed a Mexican wrestling ring billboard and posters to be used as a prop for a TV commercial promoting a young music and entertainment a yearly award show called PREMIOS TU MUNDO for Latin audience The commercial segment project called: Luchador.
Mobeon.com, Graphic Designer
Designed logo branding, presentations and active wear for streaming media services that supports Ted Talks live festivals, gaming events, pod cast and convention center events nationwide.
HYATT.com Regency Century Plaza, Graphic Designer
Los Angeles CA
Created their new and remodel hotel brochure base on Century Plaza promoting a relax environment and chic lifestyle in the Los Angeles area.
Pequeño Gigante Films, Graphic Designer/Prop Maker/Concept Design
Los Angeles CA / Orange County CA
Designed key art for long and short format of Indy films titles: ORANGE GROVE, MAQUILLAJE. Created custom props like: guns, helmets costumes and concept Illustration for 2nd UPRISING science fiction short film pitch.
MISC. DESIGNS Graphic Designer
Los Angeles CA / Orange County CA
Projects:
Dot.com Documentary Mobeon
SRL Survival Research Laboratories Documentary Lake Shore Entertainment
Going For Honor going For Broke The 442 Story Documentary George Toshio Johnston Production
Way of the Rat, Pleasure and Arabian Nights Chuck Russell Productions
Xaolin Showdown Warner Brothers Animation Studios
Dynasty Girls, Tiki Rumble and Hula Girls Action Fliks Media Corp.
Jirbo Arcade Giant Bomb.com
Phonomental Records, Orbit Transmission Recordings, Simply Jeff and DJ.Culture Productions.
Proficient
Mac OS + Windows
Adobe Cloud:
Photoshop
Illustrator
InDesign (Some)
Keynote
Acrobat
XD (Some)
Concept Illustration Design (Some)
Model Miniature Construction FX
Traditional Illustration and painting
Education
88-89 Santa Ana / Irvine CA | Platt College Graphic Degree
88 Costa mesa CA | Orange Coast College Art Studio major in Fine arts
84-87 Santa Ana | Santa Ana High School general education and Fine Arts