Joe Rogers is an independent graphic design professional working in the music business in Nashville, Tennessee

employment

9/96 - present - Freelance Graphic Designer / Production Artist /  Graphic design and production in a Macintosh environment with experience in QuarkXPress, Photoshop, InDesign and Illustrator.

9/02 - 9/13 - Capitol Records Nashville /Graphic Designer / Contract Employee (part-time) In-house graphic design and production for a variety of print and web projects including complete album projects, radio singles, advertising, web content.

8/86 - 8/96 - Virginia Team Design / Nashville, TN / Head of Production / Graphic Designer responsible for design and production of record covers and related projects for major labels and artists including Capitol Records, PolyGram Records, MCA Records, Warner Brothers Records and others. Also responsible for Macintosh local area network administration and maintenance.

12/83 - 8/86 - Freelance Graphic Designer / Production Artist / Graphic design and production for a number of clients including Eric Ericson Advertising, CBS Records, Bill Barnes and Company and Virginia Team Design.

8/83 - 12/83 - The Genesis Company / Nashville, TN / Graphic Designer responsible for design and mechanical production of print advertising and brochures for several local clients.

10/82 - 8/83 - Thomas Nelson Publishers / Nashville, TN / Graphic Designer responsible for design and mechanical production of print advertising, book jackets and related materials for worldwide Bible and religious book publisher.

8/81 - 9/82 - Nashville Album Productions / Madison, TN / Graphic Designer responsible for design and mechanical production of album jackets and related materials for various independent recording artists

9/77 - 8/81 - Nashville State Technical Institute / Nashville, TN / Technical Illustrator, Graphic Design Instructor responsible for design and production of visual aid materials for instructional purposes. Also taught graphic production and layout for Associates Degree program in Graphic Art.

education

Auburn University / Auburn, Alabama - BFA in Visual Design, ’77