Jay B. Ballesteros
Senior Graphic Designer, Presentation Designer & Photographer

An award-winning designer with over 24 years experience spanning
across cable broadcast, entertainment, licensing and retail industries.
My approach to delivering high-quality designs is a disciplined balance
of research, development, questions, listening, and strategic project production.
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EXPERIENCE

Senior Graphic Designer and Senior Presentation Designer
Warner Bros. Discovery (formerly WarnerMedia)
2009 - 2022
• Push the boundaries of storytelling by creating and enhancing presentations for the Ad Sales division
• Animate text, graphics and edit videos for pitch decks
• Design and production for printed packaging, event collateral, apps and email blasts
• Photographer for event, portrait and product images
• Photo retouching using Adobe Photoshop, Bridge and Lightroom
• Live event support for internal and external company meetings at the 2016–2017 Consumer Electronic Show
• Triathlete member of the 2012–16 Time Warner Fit Nation program

Freelance Photographer
Jay B Photography LLC
2019 - Present
• Photographer for portrait, lifestyle, product and event images
• Photo retouching using Adobe Lightroom, Photoshop, Bridge and Canon Digital Photo Professional software

Graphic Designer
MZ Berger
2005 - 2008
• Responsible for graphic design and production of clock packaging
• Product photographer and photo retouching for clock packaging
• Product design and production for wall clocks, LED alarm clocks, pendulum clocks, twin bell clocks and sculpted clock pieces
• Created prototype samples of clocks and packaging to present to clients
• Communicated with Hong Kong printers, reviewed print proof package samples, and prepared final files for mass production

Clients:
The Walt Disney Company, NASCAR, Care Bears, Bed, Bath & Beyond,
Nickelodeon, Walmart, Hot Topic, and Target.

Graphic Designer
Mada Design
2000 - 2005
• Graphic Designer
• Production Artist
• 3D Modeler

Clients:
The Topps Company, Inc., The Walt Disney Company, MLB, NBA, NFL, Rittenhouse, New Line Cinema
and Arista.

Entertainment Licenses:
Pokemon, Yu-Gi-Oh!, Xena, Lord of the Rings, Planet of the Apes, Lil Bratz, Garbage Pail Kids, StarTrek, Star Wars, Usher, Run DMC, The Walt Disney Company, NASCAR, Care Bears, Bed, Bath and Beyond, Nickelodeon,
Walmart, HotTopic, and Target.
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EDUCATION
Designing for the Film Industry Workshop, Stockade Works in Kingston, NY.
2022
Workshop for creating props and graphic design items for film and television lead by Mark Pollard.

Graphic Design for Film Making Workshop with Annie Atkins.
2019
Workshop in creating props and graphic design items for film and television taught by Annie Atkins.

New York Institute of Photography
2017–2018
Professional Photography Course

The Art Institutes of Pittsburgh
1996–1998
Associate’s degree, Computer Animation and Multimedia
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ACHIEVEMENTS
PromaxBDA Awards Sports Media Awards
Promax, 2010
Winner for the category, Consumer Marketing - Print,Poster, Outdoor & Out of Home
Platinum PR Awards
PR News, 2012
Co-winner for the category, Pro Bono
PR News Nonprofit PR Awards
PR News, 2012
National finalist and honorable mention for the category, Fundraising Category
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SKILLS
Graphic Design
Presentation Design
Digital Photography
Mac and PC Computer
Microsoft Office
Microsoft PowerPoint
Adobe Creative Suite
Adobe Photoshop
Adobe Lightroom
Adobe Illustrator
Adobe InDesign
Photo Retouching
Video Editing
Computer Animation
Live Event Support (Audio and Video)
Workfront
Slack
WebEx
Zoom

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