Christopher A. Gately

Phone (661) 917-8412 | Chris@ChrisGately.com | ChrisGately.com | linkedin.com/in/christophergately

MISSION statement

Take bad design out of the public image.

WORK experience

GATELYdesign March 2004 – Present

Strategic Designer and Photographer

Utilized Adobe Creative Suite 2, 3, and 4 to design 15 to 20 ad mockups daily for niche newspaper with 10,000 weekly readers.
Performed weekly pre-press separation and file preparation using Adobe Acrobat to coincide with off-site press timelines.
Headed up project management from ideation to finalization including end user testing and feedback for interstate insurance broker over a three month period.
Created corporate identity packages (logo design, stationary, packaging, flyers, and website) using Pantone guides for color consistency.
Designed websites using both proprietary and non-proprietary content management systems including Durpal and WordPress.
Made motion graphics and banner advertisements for the web and television using a combination of both Adobe Flash and Adobe After Effects.
Defined and managed search engine optimization (SEO), click through campaign, and track advertiser return on investment (ROI).
Planned and implemented social media marketing strategies using Twitter, Facebook, LinkedIn and email marketing for various clients.
Provided custom photography and photographic editing, color correction and publishing.

Keller Williams Realty February 2005– March 2008
Market Center Administrator

Performed critical administration for 250 sales associates and 2 Market Centers over a period of three years.
Managed day to day operations of the market center including the creation of budgets and profit and loss statements (PL’s).
Designed and implemented marketing strategies for retention & recruitment of new and existing sales associates resulting in a growth of 20% over three years.
Developed three new revenue streams using existing resources (digital signage, amazon.com store and affiliate marketing).
Designed, built and maintained company/agent websites and intranet and Web 2.0 technologies, including but not limited to mashups, social networking, search engine optimization, viral marketing, twitter, and news aggregators.
Coordinated special events for market center launch, trade shows, seminars, education, and internal coordination.
Prepared and directed weekly sales meetings using PowerPoint and digital signage implementation as part of a technology strategy.

Barnes & Noble Booksellers January 2000– June 2004
Bookseller

Perform customer service operations at the point of sale for a high-volume retailer
Trained approx. 10 associates for holiday operations

COLLEGIATE education

2010 – California Department of Real Estate – Brokers License

2007 – 2009 – A.A., Art Institute of California – Inland Empire – Graphic Design | San Bernardino, CA

2002 – 2004 – B.S., Californis State University – Business Administration / Business Law | Northridge, CA

AWARDS and ACCOLADES

2008 / 2009 Dean’s list – Art Institutes of California – Inland Empire
2004 Dean’s list – California State University – Northridge
Published photograph 2007 “The Majesty of Memories” ISBN: 0-79515307-4
- Published Photograph and story 2009 – Newspaper photograph and story

PROFESSIONAL associations

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