Aaron R. Johnson  |  aaronrj20@gmail.com. |  870.239.1666

education
BACHELOR OF FINE ARTS WITH EMPHASIS IN GRAPHIC DESIGN - 2004
University of Arkansas - Fayetteville, AR

experience
GRAPHIC ARTIST - GOODWILL INDUSTRIES OF ARKANSAS - LITTLE ROCK, AR - 2023-CURRENT
Lead designer for Goodwill Arkansas. I work closely with our Marketing team, but also work with leadership and program directors to ensure accuracy across all projects.
Oversee design and concepts for various projects and applications. These assignments include external store signage, internal store signage and posters, print and digital ads, event branding, logos & identities, wearables, vehicle/wall wraps, annual reports and all business and promotional collateral.
Lead designer of Goodwill Arkansas rebrand.
Produce illustrations as needed.
Perform copy writing and proofreading on all design projects.
CREATIVE  LEAD/GRAPHIC ARTIST - ARKANSAS HEART HOSPITAL - LITTLE ROCK, AR - 2016-2022
Lead designer and creative point of contact for entire Arkansas Heart Hospital organization.
Provided concept and design for hospital print and digital applications. This included internal documents and screen graphics, social media graphics, hospital procedure and program collateral, wall and vehicle wraps, business collateral, Year in Review and other books/booklets, business proposals, event branding, wearables, merch, posters and signage.
Created custom logos and brand identities for various departments and programs.
Implemented traditional and digital illustrations for internal and external use across all mediums.
Provided copy writing when needed for campaigns, headlines and longer format pieces.

GRAPHIC ARTIST - ARKANSAS GAME AND FISH COMMISSION - LITTLE ROCK, AR - 2012-2016
Lead designer of five annual hunting and fishing guidebooks and designer of a wide variety of print products (publications, interpretive sign projects, brochures, posters, business cards, event flyers, vehicle wraps, educational displays).
Agency illustrator. Illustrations published in Arkansas Wildlife magazine and applied through various agency projects, including signage and nature center educational displays. Illustrations created in both digital and traditional styles.
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