Hello, my name is Tim and I communicate with imagery, color, text and ideas.

I have always been fascinated by the many elements of communication, logos, typography, color selections, paper types, branding and identity systems, but never could put my finger on what to call it. When a guidance counselor once asked if I was interested in graphic design it hit me, this is what I was looking at all along.

Communication can sometimes be a fuzzy. I believe it’s up to the designer to make it clear.

Skills

  • Multi-channel campaigns
  • Web content & design
  • Email
  • Animated HTML banners
  • Motion graphics
  • Social media creative
  • Out of home
  • Direct mail
  • Icons & logos
  • Mobile app UI design
  • Presentations
  • Expert printing knowledge
  • Physical mockup and prototyping
  • Quoting and vendor management
  • Managing freelance team members

Tools

  • Photoshop
  • Illustrator
  • InDesign
  • XD
  • Figma
  • AfterEffects
  • Google Web Designer
  • PowerPoint
  • HTML & CSS
  • Wordpress

Senior Art Director
RCN/Astound Broadband
Chicago, IL
January 2021 – May 2023

Directed and executed all creative for the Illinois and Indiana markets outputs including direct mail, out-of-home (billboards, bus shelters, gas station placements), ecomm landing pages, email campaigns, digital paid ads (animated programmatic & social), sales collateral, and event materials within an in-house marketing team.

Senior Visual Designer
Ceannate
Buffalo Grove, IL
June 2019 – May 2020

Managed and executed a large variety of marketing strategies with our in-house marketing team supporting 3 lines of business including multiple brand identity systems, logos/icons, design/development of landing pages and complete sites, mobile app UI design, blog and social media creative, email marketing assets, infographics, sales and custom client on-boarding collateral, PowerPoint decks and trade show creative.

Art Director
Orora Visual/The Garvey Group
Niles, IL
March 2006 – March 2019

Proposed, developed, and executed marketing materials within in an in-house creative team supporting the national sales executives, as well as provided creative services for current customers including sales kits, sell sheets, packaging design, folders, booklets, icons, logos, front and back-end website design, trade show collateral and booth design, specialized print technique samples, online and printed presentation decks.

Freelance Designer
Tim Dolecek Design
Woodridge, IL
January 2003 – Present

Generated concepts and executed creative for various clients. Projects included online banners, website design, folders, brochures, logos, icons, brand identity systems, newsletters, and packaging design.

Bachelor of Arts
Valparaiso University, Valparaiso, IN

Major:
Communications/Graphic Design

Minor:
Business

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