About Me

• Art Direction

• Graphic Design

• Production Management

About Me

Hey there, I’m Rob. I have worked professionally as an Art Director, Graphic Designer, and Production Manager since grunge was top 10 music. For the last 20 plus years, I have been the Art Director and Production Manager at Varsity Communications in the Seattle area. At Varsity, the majority of my work involved editorial layout, logo and brand creation, and the production of collateral materials for multiple events. I also was the manager of the Production Department, directing other staff, setting schedules for a huge volume of work, and being responsible for hitting multiple overlapping deadlines.

I believe every project regardless of scope, budget, or target date, should be given the consideration and creativity to achieve a great design solution. I will bring my years of experience, skill, and imagination to your team or task, and work hard to produce results you will love. Let’s create something cool together.

Skills

Logo & Brand Design, Editorial Layout, Typography, Print & Web Advertising, Information Graphics, Signage, Sales Materials

Supervision

Art Direction & Graphic Creativity, Team & Time Management, Project Planning & Coordination, Organization & Attention to Detail, Production & Deadline Delivery

Tools

Adobe CC, InDesign, Photoshop, Illustrator, Acrobat, Bridge, WordPress, Campaign Monitor, PowerPoint, Word, Basecamp

Testimonials

I hired Rob, and as I’ve said many times, he’s one of the best decisions I’ve ever made. This is a caring, creative and determined man of limitless potential. His attention to detail and focus, which is rarely coupled with artistic creativity, is one of his many unique attributes. More than anything else, his loyalty and delivery are his hallmark. In a world where creative talent bounces from job to job and gig to gig, Rob not only came to work ON TIME everyday for 20-plus years, but also delivered tens of thousands of projects on time. I swear of know of not ONE deadline he ever missed. He’s managed multiple designers and web developers for years. They have never missed a deadline. His staff has only grown, too, as a result of Rob’s management and care.

Rob Becker is the most talented art director that I have had the privilege to work with in my 23 years in publishing. Rob's eye for quality and attention to detail are second-to-none. Despite a rigorous publishing schedule requiring an immense amount of work, Rob always manages to find new and creative ways to design magazine features and other creative materials, demonstrating remarkable skill, taste and ingenuity. Furthermore, Rob does all of this while managing multiple conflicting deadlines and the overlapping (and often conflicting) needs of clients and co-workers, as well as overseeing the interests and needs of a staff of designers, writers and editors. Rob is the most organized, hardest-working and most skilled graphic artist I have ever encountered, and any organization would be lucky to have him on staff.

I've worked with Rob for more than 20 years and he has an incredible eye for design. From creating logos to designing marketing materials, ads and websites, he takes the vision you're trying to convey and makes it shine! Rob is also an amazing multi-tasker. He handles an enormous volume of work and gets things done.

Rob work life excels in three specific areas: Work Ethic, Rob brings the highest integrity to his work life. He is incredibly self-motivated and highly focused on making sure all his responsibilities are completed on time and with the highest quality. I never worried about Rob completing his tasks. Never. In over 30 years of being in business I can’t think of any other employee I can say that of. Design Creativity, Rob was the lifeblood of branding for our company. He directed and led the effort to not only create the company brand but also the brand of each and every business asset we produced. Project Management, Rob was fully responsible to maintain deadlines for publication publishing and event production including most recently six publication titles and over 20 large scale events annually. His success in managing difficult deadlines was flawless.

Respectful, educated, mindful and talented, Rob Becker is absolutely someone you would want on your team. I was always comforted knowing he was at his computer there to help anytime and especially delighted to work with him elbow to elbow on site. Rob Becker has the character and talent that employers should strive to make room for on their rosters. He is an absolute asset for any organization both on a professional and personal level.

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