Davion Hakeem Dotson

“I am most passionate about helping others improve their craft, brand, and process through media. My ultimate design goal is to develop branding, print, & package design with teams for brands, businesses, and everyday products.”

GRAPHIC DESIGN, SOCIAL MEDIA MANAGEMENT, COPYWRITING, PUBLIC RELATIONS, & HOSPITALITY.

I am a creative professional experienced in multimedia design, digital marketing, and restaurants seeking to help each client reach strategic goals.

Coupled with public relations and multimedia design, my hospitality background has molded my proactive approach and relationship-building skills with clients and administrators from different areas, increasing my ability to make wise, managerial decisions on my own, based on the needs of the project.

Ultimately, I value strong written and verbal communication, accountability, and time management to accomplish tasks. I am best described as detail-oriented and I am most passionate about helping others improve their craft, brand, and process through media.

More About Me

In 2019, I moved to New York from Little Rock, Arkansas. My favorite things about my trades are my love for cocktails, type, and layout design.

My headphones are usually filled with podcasts like ‘Jemele Hill is Ubothered.‘ My favorite music is hip-hop but I am a stan for Jimi Hendrix. I am a basketball lover and have been a Los Angles Lakers fan since a kid. When I’m not working, I’m podcasting, watching stand-up comedy, and meeting new people. I love to read, travel, cook, and try new foods as much as I can.

SOFTWARE

Adobe Illustrator, InDesign, Photoshop, Premiere Pro, & Audition

iWork Pages, Numbers, & Keynote

Microsoft Word, Excel, & Powerpoint

SquareSpace

WordPress

Canva

SKILLS

Content Writing

Copy Editing & Proofreading

Print & Graphic Design

CMS/CSS Web Design

Print & Layout Design

Digital Editing

Typography

Brand Strategy & Development

Marketing & Networking

Staff Management, Training, & Development

Brand Kits & Social Media Strategy

Public Relations & Event Planning

Pre-Press & Press Kits

FULL RESUME & REFERENCES AVAILABLE BY REQUEST

EDUCATION

University of Central Arkansas - Conway, AR (2007-2011) Bachelor of Fine Arts. Public Relations, Print Journalism

North Little Rock High School - North Little Rock, AR (2003 - 2007) H.S. Diploma

HIGHLIGHTED WORKS

PUNCH DRUNK, LLC, Menu design, website redesign, and social media template designs for Sweet Science & Uncle Fred’s

THE GLENLIVET, Menu & layout design for Cognac Cask Purple Party & Mixology Competition

DUGAN’S PUB, Desktop & Mobile Website at duganspublr.com, Bar Menu Design.

ALLSOPP & CHAPPLE RESTAURANT & BAR, Print marketing materials for hotels, mass marketing. Menu Design for Lunch, Catering, To-Go, & Dinner.

JAVA RAPS PODCAST, Produced & Engineered audio. Designed logo and social media marketing materials.

FACILITATE LOCAL, 5 years of experience; Sole Proprietor; Campaigns for Local Consulting & Production Conglomerate Startup

MELLOW MUSHROOM PIZZA BAKERS, 2 years experience; Created the Front of House Training Materials & Tests for all FOH positions while filling several positions as Lead Trainer/Server, Bartender, & Front of House Manager.

STARBUCKS COFFEE COMPANY, 6 years of experience; Quality Assurance, Store Organization, Print Materials, Shift Management, & Training.

UNIVERSITY OF CENTRAL ARKANSAS, SCROLL YEARBOOK, Editor In Chief. Disbursing job and editor duties for the Scroll yearbook; final copy editing, photo, design layout; responsible for theme continuity; create main design and thematic elements; adhere to deadlines.

MAKE-A-WISH FOUNDATION OF THE MID SOUTH, Responsible for need-based aspects of brand and media management content creation for online and social media, internal and external media, marketing of campaigns and services; preparing media kits, news releases, logo design, etc.