{"id":9,"date":"2025-10-13T15:13:47","date_gmt":"2025-10-13T15:13:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/chocolate-oryx-184444.hostingersite.com\/about\/"},"modified":"2026-04-22T10:16:02","modified_gmt":"2026-04-22T14:16:02","slug":"about","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/kbuttsdesign.com\/?page_id=9","title":{"rendered":"Resume"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"9\" class=\"elementor elementor-9\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-55dc483 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"55dc483\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1179231 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"1179231\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c0ebb75 elementor-invisible elementor-widget 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e-parent\" data-id=\"15ce2b3\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f787a9d e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"f787a9d\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e4552f4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"e4552f4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">RESUME<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0d779c4 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"0d779c4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" 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creating branding elements for advertising\/collateral, on-air, digital, promos, and live events. With an understanding of typography, layout and composition plus a proficiency in the systems used to deliver graphics in a fast-turn environment, I collaborate with producers, editorial staff and art directors to produce graphics to translate complex information into clear, engaging visuals.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7eec506 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"7eec506\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1efd0e7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"1efd0e7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">SKILLS<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-716e4a2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"716e4a2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul><li>Advanced proficiency in Adobe Creative Suite (After Effects\/Motion Graphics Templates, Photoshop, Illustrator, Premiere, Firefly, InDesign), Google Earth Studio, Cinema 4D, VizRt<\/li><li>Comfortable working in a deadline-driven, time-sensitive, accuracy-mandated work environment and managing multiple projects with overlapping and\/or conflicting deadlines<\/li><li>Team player and self-starter who embraces change and knows when and where to be flexible<\/li><li>Genuine curiosity and willingness to\u00a0stay ahead of trends in motion design, emerging tools, and AI-assisted workflows to work smarter and deliver better results<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bf51c54 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"bf51c54\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">EXPERIENCE<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ac59cfa elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ac59cfa\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>NBCUniversal\u00a0 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