Shivian Balaris

senior graphic, motion, & website designer / developer

Clientele

clientele

Skills
HTML
CSS
PHP
Art Production / Illustration
Javascript
MySQL
Flash Animation
Actionscript
Photoshop
Illustrator
InDesign
Fireworks
Contact

I'd love to hear from you! You can get ahold of me through my contact page.

References

Available upon request.

Website & Graphic Designer

Sears • Chicago, IL • Sept. 08 - Present

Created innovative branded experiences from expansive changes (such as redesigning & rebranding the entire Sears.com experience and website) to visually but revenue impacting modifications. Consulted and worked on both design and user experience related projects, to provide an innovative and quality site for all customers.

Senior Motion & Graphic Designer, Adjunct Frontend Website Developer

eSpin.com • Chicago, IL • Nov. 07 - Sept. 08

Worked as the sole designer, creating branding and marketing assets from webpages and magazine advertisements, to promotional emails. Created numerous flash ad campaigns (which ran on Myspace, Seventeen Magazine, Cosmogirl, et al); and coded HTML & CSS, for both design and functionality, alongside their lead developer.

Senior Motion & Graphic Designer, Frontend Website Developer

Elevate Studios • Chicago, IL • Aug. 07 - Oct 07

Created & implemented website designs and layouts for several clientele. Heavily interfaced with the Creative Director and Lead Developer to manifest artist vision as well as functionality and clarity.

Senior Motion & Graphic Designer

Critical Mass • Chicago, IL • Sept. 06 - May. 07

Created simplistic to advanced flash animations and interfaces for various clientele including Albertsons and Moen. Also strongly interfaced with IA specialists to create solutions to full site interactions, and Critical Mass VP to create intracompany branding.

Senior Motion & Graphic Designer, Frontend Website Developer

Aquent (Scott Foresman) • Chicago, IL • Aug. 06 - Sept. 06

Created, assisted, and / or implemented Flash, HTML, CSS, and PHP as both design and functionality with regards to the creation and management of several internal and external web and internet based agendas and programs.

Creative Director & Website Developer

Brotherhood of the Phoenix • Chicago, IL • Aug. 04 - Present

Worked with the Brotherhood to create the groups logo for branding and website design purposes with strong emphasis on their mythological symbolism, further designed and maintain the website with content and create additional graphic material for promotion and distribution.