About Dave

Crafting visuals designed to inform and delight, no matter the medium.


I believe simple and intuitive designs make for successful products. Working as a graphic and web designer, I’ve learned to expand my knowledge across all types of mediums and throughout each stage of a project. This big picture view offers me a unique insight into finding the best solution possible.

As a designer it’s important to sort the wants from the needs in order to deliver the product on schedule. However, delivered doesn’t mean done. Always continue to research, test, learn, and change.

UX/UI

Achieving business goals while providing users a meaningful and pleasant experience.

Graphic Design

AKA Information Architect. Using type, images, color, and form to express an idea.

Web Design

A balancing act to bring digital information together in a quick and creative way.

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Curriculum Vitae


Experience

Creative Director – Bonura Hospitality Group

2014 – Present • bonurahospitality.com
I develop graphics, website creation, digital media, social networks, and print needs for all companies within the organization. I maintain our websites, develop and produce advertising campaigns, assist in training staff & sales team, manage all social media accounts, as well as design, mock-up and print all marketing materials and collateral. During my time I have increased the amount of leads and sales, boosted website traffic, and retained our clients via email marketing and social media.

Freelance Graphic & Website Design – Dave Nieves Designs

2014 – Present • davenieves.com
I operate a freelance graphic and website design company focusing on affordable solutions for small businesses.
I currently maintain 31 active clients where work ranges from corporate branding, website design and maintenance, advertisements, photography, videography, social media, SEO, and more.

Lead Designer & Director of Web Development – Momenum Advertising & Design

2007 – 2013 • momentumadvertising.com
My role as the lead designer allowed me to work with our team and directly with clients. I developed print and digital advertising campaigns, managed multiple social media accounts, and monitored website traffic to measure campaign performance. My position included supervising other designers while keeping up with the latest trends and standards within the industry along with training design interns and employees.

Education

Rochester Institute of Technology – Bachelor of Fine Arts
School of Design – College of Imaging Arts and Sciences
Dutchess Community College – Associates Degree
Commercial Arts

Skills

Website Design | Graphic Design | Branding
UX/UI | Logo Creation | Print Advertising
Digital Marketing | Social Media Marketing
Direct Mail | CMS | Email Marketing | Adwords

Software

Mac OS | Windows | Adobe Creative Suite
InDesign | Photoshop | Illustrator | XD
Wordpress | Keynote | LightRoom | Premier
PowerPoint | HTML | CSS | Acrobat | Office

Research

Low to High Fidelity Prototyping | Wireframing
Storyboarding | User Personas | User Flows

Publications

AdAge : March 19, 2018 | March for our Lives
AdAge.com | “The Brief”

Certifications

Certified by The Gay Wedding Institute for inclusivity within the workplace, sales, & marketing