Richard Escalante
I'm a highly creative Creative Art Director with 19+ years of experience working across startups and Fortune 500 companies. My expertise spans UI/UX design, multimedia, digital marketing, and offset and digital print production. I'm known for strong collaboration and communication, I work well as part of a team and I'm just as comfortable leading one. I thrive in fast paced, deadline driven environments, staying focused on budget and always delivering creative that actually moves the needle.
- 19 + Years of Experience
- 90% on-time delivery
What I Do
Professional Skills
Design & Creative Suite
- Adobe Photoshop – 90%
- Adobe Illustrator – 90%
- Adobe InDesign – 85%
Marketing & Branding
- HubSpot – 70%
- Google Analytics – 90%
- Meta Business Suite – 85%
UI/UX & Prototyping
- Figma – 90%
- Sketch – 80%
- Adobe XD – 80%
Project Management
- Clickup – 85%
- Asana – 90%
- Teams – 95%
Film & Motion Graphics
- Adobe After Effects – 95%
- Adobe Premiere Pro – 80%
- Resolve – 90%
3D Graphics
- Blender – 80%
- Cinema 4D – 70%
- Unreal Engine – 80%
Portfolio
Resume
Education
California Institute of the Arts (CalArts)
Richard received his BFA from the California Institute of the Arts in Film/Video in the School of Character Animation.
Citrus College
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Pasadena City College
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Experience
Blockchains, Inc, Reno, NV
I served as the Creative Art Director at Blockchains since 2016, where I led a team of designers, animators, and 3D visual artists. I believe that great creative ideas transcend cultures, markets, and technologies, and I’m driven to uncover the human truth behind every idea.
Centric Business Solutions, Inc , Glendale, CA
Prime Holdings Intl, Inc is a holdings company that holds companies in apparel, medical, textile and technology. I was hired as the primary lead graphic and web designer responsible for the content of any and all of the businesses’ websites and graphic marketing assets. I created and maintained websites; content, assets and graphics for each business. I was also the lead graphic artist responsible for all print/web marketing materials.
Age of Learning, Inc (ABC Mouse), Glendale, CA
ABCMouse.com is a children’s website dedicated to education. I was hired as a UI/UX designer, updating and adding new assets to the website. This position was a temporary position (freelance).
Fox Sports 1, Los Angeles, CA
I was hired by Fox Sports 1 before the official launch of the network as a graphic designer. This position was a temporary position (freelance).
Salem Broadcasting, Glendale, CA
Successfully managed and coordinated three (3) radio station websites and design projects from concept through completion. My jobs can be broken into three parts; design, coordination and programming. I designed for the sales, promotions and programming departments as part of my design responsibilities. My coordination responsibilities included maintaining many Internet divisions, national integration and broadcasting division assets. My programming responsibilities included maintaining and trouble shooting, updating, modifying and or enhancing their cold fusion contract system.
About Me
My name is Richard Escalante. I’m a Creative Director with special training in UI/UX design, digital marketing, 3D animation, promotional printing, illustration, and traditional/digital painting. I own and operate KTPStudio.com, a marketing agency specializing in helping home service businesses grow and attract more clients, and I built Kaitie AI, our all-in-one SaaS platform that helps those same businesses automate and streamline their operations.
Since 2007, I’ve combined my creative passion with clean visual aesthetics to develop designs and marketing campaigns that have fueled growth for several Fortune 500 companies. I served as the Creative Art Director at Blockchains since 2016, where I led a team of designers, animators, and 3D visual artists. I believe that great creative ideas transcend cultures, markets, and technologies, and I’m driven to uncover the human truth behind every idea. My passion lies in exploring innovative ways that an idea can spark and evolve. This drive has motivated me to take on roles as a creative leader across various disciplines, connecting storytelling, products, and platforms.
Originally from Southern California, I spent most of my life in Los Angeles before moving to the Reno-Sparks area with my wife and children. Over my 19 years of industry experience, I’ve led large digital and integrated campaigns. Prior to joining Blockchains, I was the Creative Director at Centric Business Solution, focusing on brand and UI/UX design. Before that, I freelanced as a motion graphics designer at Fox Sports 1 and worked as a UI/UX designer for ABC Mouse, where I designed mobile and web interfaces. I also served as the Lead Graphic Designer at Salem Broadcasting, overseeing three radio station brand properties and supervising their advertising department.
I earned my BFA in Film/Video from the California Institute of the Arts in the School of Character Animation. Over the years, I’ve also taught and lectured at prominent art centers such as The Armory Center in Pasadena, Inner-City Arts in Los Angeles, and Community Arts Partnership, sharing my knowledge for over eight years.
In my free time, I enjoy spending quality time with my family, watching sports, gardening, baking sourdough bread, camping, and engaging in discussions about religion and politics. I also occasionally volunteer at my local church. I currently live in Sparks, Nevada, with my wife, Michelle, and our five children.
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