About me

James Campbell - Gibson is OOXIV arts

Profile Summary

An accomplished artist with expertise in a range of design fields and proficiency in design applications. Motivated self-starter and creative problem-solver who always aims to deliver high-quality products. My effective communication skills, patience, and calm demeanor enable me to establish strong relationships with clients, while my leadership skills, honed through past managerial experience, makes me an asset to any team. Whether working independently or collaboratively, I always strive to exceed expectations.

Education

  • Bachelor of Arts in Digital Media and Design (GPA: 3.56/4), UCONN, Stamford, CT - 2017–2021
    Major: Digital Media and Design

  • Game Design Certificate, Friends of Design, Cape Town, South Africa - 2015–2016

  • Microsoft Office specialist - Word 2010, PowerPoint 2010, Excel 2010 – done in 2012-2013

  • Adobe Certified Associate – Visual Communications using Adobe Photoshop CS6 - 2014

  • High School Diploma - Elkanah House, Cape Town, South Africa - 2010–2014

Achievements

  • Silver Telly award, 2020 – For the “Cinema Stumpers” ad campaign and competition hosted by The Avon Theatre in Stamford, CT.  This ran as a weekly social media thread on Facebook.

  • Outstanding Achievement in Art Certificate - UCONN, Digital Media and Design, Stamford, 2018

  • Runner up - Adobe Photoshop competition,  run by Certiport, South Africa, 2015

  • Finalist - Adobe Certified Associate World Championships, Anaheim, California, 2014

  • Winner - Adobe Photoshop competition, run by Certiport, South Africa, 2014

  • Certificate of Excellence - Elkanah House – ACA Worldwide Competition Certificate, 2014

  • Full Academic Colors – Academic Achievement, Elkanah High School 2012, 2013

  • Male Athlete of the year –Elkanah House School, Blouberg, South Africa, 2009 

Work Experience

  • Beachball Digital Agency, Stamford CT – 2019/2020
    Work Experience Student Agency team member:  Animation and design. 
    Worked in collaboration with team members on a campaign to create montages for The Avon Theatre (Stamford CT), “Cinema Stumpers Contest”.  Won a Silver Telly Award for this campaign.

  • Palazzo landscaping, Ridgefield CT - 08/2017-06/2018
    Landscaping and garden design.  Consulted on the web design of the company website.

  • American view productions Bridgeport CT - 06/2016-09/2016
    Internship: Logo design and digital graphics.

  • Tasty Poison Games, Cape Town South Africa - 2014
    Senior Internship – graphic design

  • Other:  Planet Pizza, Ridgefield CT - 06/2018-05/2021
    Work: Front of house (take orders, answer phone), interact with customers, fulfill orders, driver when needed, lock up at the end of the day when needed.

  • Manager:  Planet Pizza, Ridgefield CT -05/2021-05/2022
    Work: Manager (take orders, answer phone), interact with customers, fulfill orders, driver when needed, lock up at the end of the day when needed as well as check inventory, resolve issues and staffing requirements.

  • Bulldog billionaires, Remote (April 2022-Present)

    Illustrator: Created all the art and promotional materials for many new and existing

    projects.

Freelance Experience

  • Gnosisxxx (Freelance, through Fiverr)-2021: Logo design for a stage performance 

  • Limor_g (Freelance, through Fiverr)- 2021: Animated infographic for a drop shipping company 

  • Golden Pizza Co, Ridgefield CT – 2020: Designed graphics for clothing and apparel.

  • MikeDroTv - 2021: Video editing for YouTube content.

Volunteering

  • Ridgefield high school, Ridgefield CT – 2017
    Logo Design - Designed the logo for the Ridgefield High School PTSA Website. 

  • Elkanah house, Cape Town South Africa – 2014
    Poster design – Designed posters for school 

  • Huis Zonnekus, Cape Town, South Africa – 2014
    Social Outreach – Entertaining members of the old age home

Other

  • Founding members of the Elkanah High School IT Club – hold meetings, learn new IT skills, plan game nights and install LAN equipment for Game nights organized by the IT club to raise money for club equipment, solicit donations from community organizations to buy equipment for the IT club.

  • Founding member of Magic the Gathering Club at my high school, Elkanah House

  • Western Province High Jump Team  - represented my province at the South African National Track meet in 2012

  • Interests and hobbies - Drawing, animating, designing, watching anime shows,, playing  Magic the Gathering and  Dungeons And Dragons, cooking, video gaming, going to gym, listening to music.