Marketing & Creative Director | Designer | Business Development
My name is Scott Abel and I am a visual communicator, storyteller, aesthete, conceptual thinker and craftsman, who has worked for and on major brands and products for over a dozen years now, usually as part of a marketing team.
Graduating with a BFA in Graphic Design from Montana State University in 2002 and a Master's from the Academy of Art University in 2007, I have been trained as a strategic thinker and designer. Combined with my years of professional experience, I have learned to hone my skills and technical prowess resulting in delightful and engaging experiences.
Here’s my latest icon that I created for personal use, an NFT icon/logo.
RESUME
Education:
Academy of Art University // San Francisco, CA // Master of Fine Art - Graphic Design // 08.04–12.07
Stanford University // Palo Alto, CA // Enhanced Web Design HTML/CSS // Spring 2011 & Spring 2012
Montana State University // Bozeman, MT // Bachelor of Fine Art - Graphic Design // 08.97–05.02
Experience:
SAV Digital Environments // Bozeman, MT // Director of Quality & Customer // 03.17–present
SoundHound Inc. // Santa Clara, CA // Art Director - Marketing & Sales // 10.12–present
Simply Hired, Inc. // Sunnyvale, CA // Sr. Graphic Designer, Marketing & Product UI/UX // 10.09–10.12
Freelance: John McNeil Studio // Twist Studio // 1185 Design // Argus LLC | 12.08–10.09
Pentagram Design // San Francisco, CA // Graphic Design internship // 01.08–12.08
Murdoch's Ranch & Home Supply // Bozeman, MT // In-house Graphic Designer, Advertising // 05.02–08.04
Programs:
Design (★★★★★): Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign, and QuarkExpress
Video (★★★★☆): After Effects, Premiere Pro, Audition, and Flash
Web (★★★★☆): Dreamweaver, HTML/CSS, Responsiveness
UI/UX (★★★☆☆): Sketch
Prototyping (★★☆☆☆): Pixate and Skala
Productivity (★★★★☆): Keynote, Powerpoint, Word, Excel, Google Docs, JIRA, and SVN Versions
Ad tools (★★★☆☆): AdStudio F# (efsharp), Celtra, and Aarki
Additional Expertise:
SEO (★★★★☆)
Marketing & Advertising (★★★★☆)
Copywriting (★★★★☆)
HTML/CSS (★★★☆☆)
Color Theory (★★★★☆)
Photography (★★★★☆)
Social Media (★★★★☆)
MFA thesis wins first place // International Design Awards Land and Sea competition // 04.08
MFA thesis selected for People's Choice Award // Cause and Affect design competition, AIGA // 08.07
Second degree black belt // Kim’s United Tae kwon-do Academy // 09.01–12.12
Eagle Scout // Boy Scouts of America // 07.84–06.97
Additional Experience:
OnlineGraphicDesignDegree.com // Resident Expert and Contributor // 05.12–05.15
AIGA member // San Francisco, CA // 08.04–present
MFA Graphic Design Student Representative // Academy of Art University, San Francisco, CA // 07.06–12.07
International study // Paris, France // 05.05–08.05
International study // Bali, Indonesia // 06.01–08.01
Enjoyments:
The outdoors, mountain biking, water sports, skiing, tae kwon-do, art, photography, travel and culture
CLIENTS
Select companies I've had the pleasure to work on projects for or with:
"You can only know your limits when you push past them, at which point they are achievements. In essence, there are no limits..."