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Ryan Cross is a seasoned graphic designer with 13+ years of experience in creating bold logos, innovative promotional materials, and easy-to-manage websites. He specializes in the outdoor product industry and has a passion for creating effective graphic solutions for various businesses, products, and services. With a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree from the Art Institute of Seattle and experience as a marketing manager, art director, and freelance graphic designer, Ryan has honed his skills in graphic design, user interface design, corporate identity, and more.

Experience

  • Patriot Patch Co.
    • South Dakota
    • Co-Founder
      • Feb 2015 - Present
      • South Dakota

      Custom PVC Morale Patches, vinyl stickers, cleaning mats, posters, and t-shirts. Patriot Patch Co. retails my original designs as well as provides custom promotional material as a vendor to other brands.

  • Hunter of Design
    • Kingston, Idaho, United States
    • Freelance Graphic Designer
      • Jan 2015 - Present
      • Kingston, Idaho, United States

      With over 13 years of professional graphic and web design under my belt, I've started up my own design company called Hunter of Design. I have a passion for creating bold logos, innovative promotional materials and easy to manage websites that function just as good as they look. Everything from posters, packaging, trade shows, stationary, and just about anything else marketing related, I can create. I specialize in the outdoor product industry (archery, firearms, camping, fishing) but am fully trained to envision the perfect graphic solution for any business, product or service.

  • GREY GHOST PRECISION, LLC
    • Wallace, Idaho, United States
    • Marketing Manager
      • May 2017 - Jan 2023
      • Wallace, Idaho, United States

      Continuation of my role as the marketing manager at Tactical Tailor, Inc. led me to relocate to Idaho with the affiliated brands Grey Ghost Precision and Grey Ghost Gear. My duties expanded as the sole creative to include product photography, trade advertising, packaging design, website management, Ecomm and Social Media campaign creation and management, catalog design, tradeshow display design, collateral for internal sales department, promotional/merchandise creation, and of course management of both brand's digital media library. This position also afforded me unique opportunities to collaborate with other brands and non-profit veteran support organizations within the industry for special marketing events.

  • Tactical Tailor, Inc.
    • Lakewood, Washington, United States
    • Marketing Manager
      • May 2017 - Nov 2022
      • Lakewood, Washington, United States

      As the lead graphic designer and marketing manager at Tactical Tailor I oversaw the creative and marketing departments with a small team of designers and photographers. Tasks included Ecommerce and Social Media campaigns, product photography, catalog and internal sales collateral, tradeshow design, and management of digital media assets. This position also including marketing and graphic design for multiple affiliated brands, including Grey Ghost Precision and Grey Ghost Gear.

    • Art Director
      • Jan 2010 - Mar 2017
      • DeKalb, IL

      Development, design, and production of promotional materials for the network and it's podcasts. Logo identity for podcast programs (ie: Talking Lead, AR15 Podcast, Practically Tactical, God and Guns Podcast) iTunes album art, business cards, web banners, clothing graphics, etc. Also designed, produced and currently maintain all printed and digital branded materials for the Firearms Radio Network and Firearms Insider.

  • Blind Renaissance, Inc.
    • East Wenatchee, WA
    • Senior Graphic Designer
      • Nov 2010 - Jan 2015
      • East Wenatchee, WA

      Senior level designer, lead on multiple projects and presentations, logo design and branding development, web/app design and development, print and packaging design, strategy and proposal writing.

  • Medalist Games
    • Pacific, WA
    • Graphic Designer
      • 2009 - 2010
      • Pacific, WA

      Head of entire art department, design multiple promotional pieces included event posters, venue signage, apparel screenprint graphics, multipage brochures and interactive websites.

    • Intern
      • Aug 2008 - Sep 2008

      Coffee summoner, photoshop laborer, office monkey.

Education

  • 2006 - 2009
    Art Institute of Seattle
    Bachelor of Fine Arts (B.F.A.), Graphic Design
  • 2003 - 2006
    Bethel High School

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