Peter Delgado
Illustration/Design Wizard

About

Peter is an art director, illustrator, & design wizard living in the suburbs of San Diego.

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Hello!

My name is Peter Delgado. I’m a creative with 10 years of experience in Graphic Design and 5+ years of experience in managerial creative positions. Currently I work for The Salvation Army where I craft and solve meaningful design experiences with a virtual creative team.

Creative Experience

Design Manager 
The Salvation Army West 2020 — present
Leads and designs with a virtual creative team that is responsible for digital marketing campaigns, design assets, content creation, and video production. Responsible for web development and maintenance of multiple websites. Creates marketing campaigns and design strategies for new Salvation Army programs and events. Explores and expands current design themes through guided brainstorms and creative activities. Connects the creative team with virtual and in person team building events.
Key Achievements

  • Design Successfully completed multi-phase design rebrand, delivering a robust, focused brand and marketing campaign for The Salvation Army Day Camps.

  • Art Direction Created current brand guidelines that is implemented into 10 different Kroc Centers and Salvation Army Community Centers.

  • Web Development:  Worked with a team of developers and designers on the creation and completion of a new proprietary web platform. 

  • Creative Management: Presented at Kroc Leadership Conference Chicago about working with and retaining a creative team. 

Graphic Designer / Web Designer
The Salvation Army Kroc Center 2011—2020 

Junior Graphic Designer 
Hula Girl Design 6/10-5/11

Education

Art Institute of California, 2008, Bachelor of Science in Graphic Design
Grossmont College, 2005, Associate of Science in Business Mgmt

Key Skills

Graphic Design, Illustration, Art Direction, Branding,  Web development, Advertising, Copy writing, Nonprofit Marketing, Team Management, Photography, UI/UX Design.

Affiliations

Active member of AIGA, Volunteer for Creative Mornings San Diego,  Volunteer teacher for Drawing Comics 101

Tools

Adobe CC, Indesign, Photoshop, Illustrator, Figma, Adobe XD, Premiere, Bridge, Adobe Animate.