Brandon Pierce

Graphic Designer

Milwaukee, WI

Objective

“I’m a dedicated graphic designer in the city of Milwaukee, WI. My main objective is to be the best asset a designer can be. This includes being efficient, staying ambitious, and being detail oriented. I always look forward to digging into new projects, trying new things, problem solving, and most of all, growing as a graphic designer.”

Education

University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee

  • B.A. Art & Design - Design Studies

  • Graduated in 2023

House of RAD - Riverwest, Milwaukee

  • Screen-printing / design Internship Summer - Winter 2022

  • Graphic Design Internship Spring 2023

Skills

General:

  • Strong attention to detail

  • Strong Communication Skills

  • Highly Organized

  • Team Player

  • Efficient

  • Ambitious

  • Microsoft Office / Google Workspace

Design:

  • Adobe Creative Suite

  • Brand Design

  • Apparel Design & Merchandising

  • Marketing Design

  • Layout Design

  • Illustration Design

  • Studio & Product Photography

  • Photo Retouching

Screen-Printing:

  • Preproduction Design

  • Screen Preparation

  • Automatic & Manual M&R Style Press Operation

Work History

Bouchards

Lead Graphic Designer: Summer 2024 - Present

My responsibilities as the Lead Graphic Designer include product photo editing, creating new designs for products, creating social media posts, occasionally shooting photography, managing the appearance of our online store, and managing our art department’s flow of operations.

Orchard Street Press

Screen-Printer: Summer 2022 - Fall 2024

Supporting the flow of production printing along side my team, including: micro-registration, ink preparation, garment loading, garment unloading, and occasionally work with my own clients.

Mingadigm

Contract Graphic Designer: Spring 2023

Brandon Minga, the Mingadigm owner, reached out to me to assist him with a branding project for a new sports bar in Wauwatosa.

Phantom Company

Freelance Graphic Design

Phantom Company is my personal freelance platform. Through this, I create professional graphics for a broad range of clients.

House of RAD

Screen-Printing & Design Intern: Summer 2022 - Summer 2023

House of RAD provided me with the skills to become a graphic designer and screen-printer. In 2022, I managed our screen-printing room, granting me skills such as pre-press design, garment decoration, and more. Additionally, I volunteered to work live screen-printing events for our local events.

In 2023, my internship shifted to a focus on the House of RAD branding. This allowed me to have a better understanding of what it takes to design anything from logos to full brand guidelines.

Non-Design Related Work

2016-2022

  • AMC Theaters - Concessions

  • Panera Bread - Production

  • Sal’s Pizza - Cashier & Manager

  • Estwing - Hammer Mold Line

  • Jimmy Johns - Delivery Driver

  • Target - Tech Sales