JUSTIN OON Online Portfolio: justinoon.com Illustration & Graphic Design Phone: 516.987.2771 Email: justin.r.oon@gmail.com Objective: Highly motivated, energetic, goal-oriented professional, armed with the ability to conceptualize and interpret ideas individually as well as within a team environment. I hope to utilize my experience of a vast and diverse range of field experience as well as my education in the field of communications design to be an asset to my future employers and companies. Work Experience: Changes Online/Bowe Industries, Glendale, NY November 2012 –Present Freelance Illustrator and Designer Conceptualized, and developed illustrations and designs for licensed apparel like Sons of Anarchy and The Walking Dead. Merchandise and apparel marketed to multiple companies like Hot Topic, target and Kohl’s for females and males juniors and adults alike, designs were run for multiple seasons. 30-Sixty Designs, Los Angeles, CA October 2011 – Present Freelance Illustrator Engaged with creative directors to develop compelling illustrations and designs. Transitioning creative concepts for advertising billboards and commercials into tangible creative content as ready to use key art for transit billboards and television commercials for such titles as “Swamp People” and “Da Vinci’s Demons.” Redesigned and illustrated a 40th anniversary edition cover for Deliverance DVD re-release. Active Interest Media, Boulder, CO June 2013 Freelance Editorial Illustrator Analyzed and developed articles and stories, conceptualizing closely with art directors to illustrate and deliver compelling artwork which complimented the accompanying assigned article for publication in Backpacker Magazine. Six Red Marbles/Heinemann Publishing, Portsmouth, NH March - June 2013 Children’s Book Illustrations Generated innovative and inspiring illustrations to compliment “Sparrow”, a children’s book written by award winning author Haemi Balgassi; developing strong supporting artwork from her written work, transforming it into a unified children’s book with tone and atmosphere. Concord Music Group, Beverly Hills, CA March - August 2012 Freelance Illustrator for Album Artwork Conceptualized, designed and illustrated album artwork for “Ghost Brothers of Darkland County”, a play written and composed by Stephen King and John Melloncamp. Worked closely with art directors and creators to develop challenging and intriguing artwork to support the existing creative content. Island Rock Gym Corp., Plainview, NY June 2012 - December 2014 Muralist and Designer Commissioned to conceptualize and develop an illustration for wall instillation project. Successfully engineered an efficient plan to implement designed and illustrated work onto project site within allotted time frame. Redesigned print brochures, gift cards and business cards and vectorised logo designs for maximum functionality. New Dynamx, Hicksville, NY March - August 2012 Web Designer and Illustrator Organized and developed designs and redesigns for e-commerce website clientele as well as maintained their content in terms of updates, banners and digital illustrations. Facilitated clients in design meetings, as well as developed and designed various print materials for clients such as print labels and brochures. Found Object Films, New York, NY January 2012 Story Board Artist Translated and visualized phone interviews in the documentary “The Life and Mind of Mark Defriest” into tangible illustrations, story boards and key art to later be used in animated shorts throughout the film. The Deal Magazine, New York, NY December 2011 – February 2012 Editorial Illustrator Analyzed a multitude of articles and stories to develop and conceptualize a visual solution, working closely with art directors to illustrate compelling artwork which complimented the accompanying assigned article for publication. MTV Viacom, New York, NY January 2011 Key Artist and Concept Art Participated in developing functional key art illustrations ready to be transformed into shorts for 2011 MTV Teen Choice Awards award categories. Skills and Qualifications Technical Proficiencies Adobe Suite Adobe Photoshop Adobe Illustrator InDesign Fireworks After Effects Drafting Proficiencies Digital Painting Silk Screening Acrylic Painting Watercolor Painting Oil Painting Ink Drawings Graphite Renderings Education BFA in Communications Design, Illustration Pratt Institute of Art and Design, Brooklyn, NY May 2011 Exhibitions/Awards: 2013 - Behance’s Illustration Served 2011 - Society of Illustrators Student Scholarship Competition 2011 – Pratt Institute Award for Academic Excellence Pratt Institute Student Show Commercial Applications Apparel/T-Shirt Art Story Boarding Key & Concept Art Sequential Art Editorial Illustrations Album & Poster Art Children’s Book Illustration