Jeff Hurlbut Creative
Digital Design + Art Direction + Marketing Consultant
I am a senior digital designer based in South Orange County. Skilled at many disciplines with a focus on corporate identity, marketing concepts and digital products. Over a decade of experience with Web, Print, and UI design. Proficient at providing clear creative direction and working well with any team environment.
Lets work together and build something amazing: Contact me at Jeffhurlbut@me.com
Interests
Creative Direction, Marketing Concepts, Social Media Content, UI / Web Design,
Product Design, Prototyping, Motion Design, Print Design, Presentation Design, Branding, Corporate identity, Information Architecture, Photography
Tools
Sketch, Adobe XD, Photoshop, Illustrator, Indesign, InVision, Marvel, KeyNote, Slides
Working Knowledge: Figma, Tumult Hype, After Effects, Wordpress,
Internet Brands: El Segundo, CA (Sep 2015 to Present)
IB is a global technology company that primarily focuses on the medical vertical. They specialize in providing web solutions and advertising opportunities for businesses. I have worked with iMatrix, Demandforce, and WebMD all under the same roof.
Senior Visual Designer / UI, UX Designer / Marketing Consultant
• Started as a UI designer building website templates for iMatrix. Owned every product from wireframes to interactive prototypes. Worked with developers and user testing teams to eliminate pain points while creating the best possible experience.
• Promoted to Senior Visual Designer for the Demandforce marketing team. Responsible for updating corporate identity with a modern look and feel that was applied to all marketing collateral
• Worked with Jr designers to maintain consistency with brand standards and design elements
• Created templates for Web Pages, Emails, Printed Assets, and Presentations to hand off to other team members to more than double the marketing team output in half the time.
• Promoted to WebMD to create a new corporate identity for “WebMD Care” while assisting with brand strategy and marketing campaigns
• Assisting the product team with designs and prototypes of modules, banners, and other touchpoints to harness unique web traffic to the new “Care” directory pages.
• Responsible for providing redesign concepts for the WebMD Care product. New design improves the user interface with modern visuals, enhanced search tools, and improved filter results.
Check out my current work: iMatrix | Demandforce | Web MD
Magnuson Superchargers: Ventura, CA (Aug 2013 - Sep 2015)
Graphic / Web Designer
• Worked directly with the marketing department to produce designs for all US printed materials including magazine ads, calendars, event fliers, and large scale trade show displays.
• Provided concept designs and content strategy for corporate website redesign
• Assisted with social media strategy (Facebook and Youtube) and rich media concepts.
I love the automotive industry! Enjoy a personal favorite: View Project
The Hungry Creative Agency: Marina Del Rey, CA (Jan 2011 - June 2013)
Web Designer / Project Manager
• Worked directly with clients and creative director to build specialized content strategies and design packages for web and social media platforms.
• Took the lead on production for building client websites from wireframes to design phases. Responsible for user testing responsive web products and trouble shooting any issues with our development team
Sparks Studios: Culver City, CA (Feb 2007 - Mar 2009)
Web Designer / Jr Marketer
• Provided concepts and design variations for ad campaigns.
• Assisted marketing and analytics teams to evolve ads and conversion pages to improve performance.
• Worked with developer teams to build web and mobile products from wire frame to design phases.
• Organized content and created design concepts / templates for marketing decks and presentations.
Track Facts: Remote Freelance (2018 - Present)
Mobile App Design / Marketing / Print Design
• Logo design and corporate identity
• Conceptualized low fidelity mobile wire frames and UI mock ups / prototypes
• Created Flow charts and functionality to present product requirements to developers
• Designed mobile on-boarding screens and provided functionality descriptions
• Marketing Collateral for print and web.
Project Page Coming Soon.....
The Surfers View: Remote Freelance (2009 - Present)
Web Design / Digital Marketing
• Logo design and corporate identity
• Assisted with marketing concepts and design lead on sales decks, media kits, and presentations
• Photography work for web content and marketing collateral
• Website UI updates to Surf / Weather modules, form fills, responsive navigation, and content pages
Truly passionate about Surf Lifestyle / Industry: View Project
American Steel Car Ports: Remote Freelance (2014)
Website Redesign
• Hired as lead design / product manager for the corporate website redesign build.
• Managed design and development functionality expectations for front end pages and client portal.
Check out my web design skills: View Project
Logic Solutions: Remote Freelance (2010 and 2014)
Mobile App Design
• Assigned to design the opening screen, and color selection for IGORA app by Schwarzkov Professional
• Assisted TGM Systems Engineers with functionality and intuitive UI for their control panel app (iPac)
Project Page Coming Soon.....
Information Governance Solutions: Remote Freelance (2012)
App Design / Web Design / Marketing
• Early stage UI story boarding and wireframe concepts for web application “Virgo”
• Design lead on corporate website redesign and creating new product pages for Virgo application
• Provided graphics and story boards for the Virgo instructional video
• Print design / marketing collateral
Project Page Coming Soon.....
Loyola Marymount University - LA
Bachelors Degree: Sociology 2004
The Art Institute of California - Santa Monica
Associates Degree: Graphic Design 2006
