Brian Magar

Graphic Designer
Yoe, Pennsylvania

brianmagar74[at]]gmail.com  |  (717) 318-8533  |  linkedin.com/in/brian-magar

WORK

Sound United - Full-time

Dates Employed Aug 2021 – Current
Location Carlsbad, California, United States

Senior designer/motion designer on a DTC team. Responsible for social media and email marketing for a variety of different brands including Denon, Marantz and Polk Audio.

Redfin - Full-time

Dates Employed Jan 2012 – Apr 2020
Location Seattle, Washington, United States

Helped build & establish the Redfin brand. Worked as a designer, illustrator, photo retoucher and spent one year in production/customer support.

Self Employed - Freelance

Dates Employed Jan 2004 – Jan 2012
Location York County, Pennsylvania, United States

Hustled my services & gained a variety of loyal clients. Including Redfin, Century Media Records and all affiliate record labels, Nuclear Blast Records, Core Entertainment, Bulletproof Records, Blue Mountain/American Greetings and more.

Mindfield Media - Full-time

Dates Employed Sep 2001 – Apr 2004
Location York, Pennsylvania, United States

Worked as a designer and web developer for a variety of local and in-house businesses. Spearheaded a web hosting sub-brand that still exists today.

The WIT Agency - Full-time

Dates Employed Apr 1997 – Aug 2001
Location York County, Pennsylvania, United States

Started as an entry level graphic designer and worked my way up to creative director. Became part of a team of 35+ designers and developers. Designed and developed work for Hershey Foods, Forest Pharmaceuticals, and more.

EDUCATION

United Digital Artists

1998-1999
Training

Pennsylvania College of Technology

1992 – 1997
Bachelor of Applied Science - Graphic Design

TOOLS

  • Photoshop
  • Illustrator
  • InDesign
  • Premiere
  • After Effects
  • Audition
  • FL Studio

SKILLS

  • Graphic Design
  • Illustration
  • Photo Retouching
  • Prototyping
  • Research