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Michael James

Senior Designer

Dallas–Fort Worth, Texas

Senior multidisciplinary designer with 15+ years of experience creating websites, brands, digital products, and marketing campaigns for SaaS, startups, ecommerce, and media companies. Specializing in web and brand design, with a hands-on approach to building thoughtful, polished experiences from concept through execution.
Available for Remote Work
Dallas, Texas
Experience
Web & Brand Designer
Close
2019 – 2026

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Led the 2025 Close website redesign, creating a scalable design system and 30+ pages.

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Built a scalable Figma design system with reusable components and shared libraries.

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Directed design across marketing, web, brand, and product initiatives.

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Led creative for product launches, feature releases, and company-wide campaigns.

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Created CMS-driven experiences including the blog, resource center, and integrations library.

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Partnered with leadership and cross-functional teams to deliver company-wide design solutions.

Founder
Film Composite
2017 – 2019

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Founded and operated a digital product company for video editors and filmmakers.

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Created a proprietary product line of film emulation assets and creative resources.

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Built the company’s ecommerce platform, brand identity, and marketing ecosystem.

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Managed product development, website operations, automation, and customer delivery systems.

Creative Lead
PremiumBeat by Shutterstock
2014 – 2017

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Developed production standards for motion graphics templates and digital products.

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Led contributors in developing products for a Shutterstock-owned creative marketplace.

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Produced marketing campaigns, educational content, and commercially successful motion graphics products

Creative Producer
theory11
2011 – 2014

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Produced end-to-end creative campaigns for premium products sold to a global audience.

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Led photography, video production, packaging, and promotional design from concept to launch.

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Collaborated on commercial projects with JJ Abrams, Shepard Fairey, and Bicycle.

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Created product launches, trailers, and marketing campaigns for magic’s leading brands.

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Helped establish one of the industry’s most recognized premium playing card brands.

Expertise
Web Design
Brand Identity
Design Systems
Creative Direction
Marketing Design
Webflow Development
Responsive Design
UI/UX Design
Motion Graphics
Video Editing
Image Retouching
Creative Strategy
Tools
Figma
After Effects
Photoshop
Illustrator
Premiere
Webflow

Let's connect!

Whether you’re hiring, building a team, or simply interested in my work, I’d love to hear from you. Feel free to reach out.

Location

Dallas–Fort Worth, Texas