The foundation
Graphic design taught me to see hierarchy, feel rhythm, sweat details, and make an idea hold up everywhere - from a business card to a billboard.
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About Miguel / Designer, Web Developer & Creative Director
25 Years.
Still curious.
I'm a multidisciplinary creative who makes ideas look good, work hard, and deliver results.
My career has moved across graphic design, web design, email marketing, campaign management, social media, video production, presentations, Google ads, and CRM. I understand how the pieces influence one another, and I know how to carry an idea from start to finish.
The through line
A career built
in layers.
The expansion
Working across web development, email, social media, and video showed me how these pieces connect. I stopped just designing for the customer experience and started building it.
The integration
Working inside growing companies taught me that brand, sales, marketing, and operations all depend on each other, and that a strong creative lead is what helps them move faster together.
What's next
I'm combining 25 years of judgment with modern AI-assisted workflows and hands-on development to explore wider, build faster, and spend more time on the decisions that matter.
Recent work
Some of it,
out in the wild.
A quick look before the full story below: websites, campaigns, and content that shipped.
Keating Dental Lab · Web
Cyber Attack Flyer · Advertising
KDL Crowns & Bridges · Email
MLK Post · Social
Capabilities / End to end
A wide range, with a clear center.
The center is communication: finding the clearest, most memorable way to connect a brand with the people it needs to reach.
Graphic design + creative direction
Graphic design and creative direction - identity systems, campaign art direction, print, promotional materials, presentations, and the rules that keep it all consistent.
Web design, development & SEO
Web design and web development built to rank and convert - clear architecture, hand-built pages, ongoing SEO, and AI workflows for content and optimization.
Campaign marketing
Connected campaign marketing systems spanning email, social media, landing pages, paid creative, CRM touchpoints, and reporting.
Social, video & digital media
Platform-ready ideas across social media and digital media - video editing, content, and AI-assisted repurposing that help small teams publish more, faster.
Work history / 2005 - Present
Where the work
happened.
25 years across agencies, in-house teams, and creative leadership roles, including creative director and senior graphic designer positions, now open to freelance and full-time engagements.
Creative Marketing Director
Keating Dental Lab
Content Creation, Campaign Strategy, CRM, Google Ads, SEO, Web Design & Development, Digital/Print Design, Email Marketing, Social Media, Video Editing, AI-Assisted Workflows
KPI / Social growth
10K+
Over 10K new Instagram and Facebook followers generated through consistent content strategy, campaign execution, and boosted ads
Sr. Graphic Designer
CureDuchenne
Digital Design, Print Design, Video Editing, Email Marketing, Content Creation, Content Strategy, Presentations, Promotional Materials
KPI / Email performance
70%
70% email open rate at its peak, a higher-than-average result that demonstrated very strong audience engagement
Graphic Designer
Colliers International
Digital Design, Print Design, Web Design, Video Production, Presentations, Email Marketing, Content Creation, Photo Editing, Corporate Identity
KPI / Deal support
$300M+
Contributed to over $300 million in commercial real estate property dispositions through the development of strategic marketing materials and presentation decks
Graphic Designer
Young Company
Digital Design, Print Design, Video Production, Presentations, Photo Editing, Email Marketing, Google Ads, Corporate Identity
Graphic Designer
KBS Realty Advisors
Print Design, Digital Design, Photo Editing, Editorial, Presentations, Corporate Identity, Promotional Items
Bachelor's Degree
Platt College - Newport Beach, CA
Graduated with a BA in Graphic Arts