Welcome to My Portfolio

Howard Becker, a creative director & graphic artist with a strong traditional and non-traditional marketing background.

Along with the hands-on creative aspects of his career Howard has had great success managing, developing and directing programmers, designers and writers on many successful and award-winning projects. Having acquired a wide range of skills and knowledge over the past 12+ years he has had the opportunity to work in challenging, fast-paced, goal-oriented environments ranging from children's toy packaging to Life Insurance. His experience includes developing fully functional e-commerce websites, brochures, advertisements, Flash, PowerPoint presentations, Email Campaigns, branding, product design and illustration.

Software Qualifications include:

• Adobe® Photoshop
• Adobe® Illustrator
• Adobe® InDesign
• Adobe® Dreamweaver
• Adobe® Flash
• Adobe® Acrobat
• Quark Xpress
• Microsoft Word
• Microsoft Powerpoint
• Microsoft Excel
• Apple Pages
• Apple Keynote
• Apple Numbers
• Sketchbook Pro

Programming Languages:

• HTML
• DHMTL
• CSS
• JavaScript

Awards & Acknowledgements:

• Best of Show; Speeches & Presentations, IFCA (Insurance and Financial Communicators Association) Creative Competition 2009
• Best of Show; Electronic Media, IFCA (Insurance and Financial Communicators Association) Creative Competition 2009
  Award of Excellence; Branding, IFCA (Insurance and Financial Communicators Association) Creative Competition 2009
• Honorable Mention; Direct Marketing/ Print Media, IFCA (Insurance and Financial Communicators Association) Creative Competition 2009
• Honorable Mention; Brochures & sales material, IFCA (Insurance and Financial Communicators Association) Creative Competition 2009