# Carlos Mondragon > Sr. Graphic Designer | Brand Strategist | AI-Driven Content Creator | Marketing Specialist Location: San Francisco Bay Area, United States Profile: https://flows.cv/carlosmondragon With 15+ years of experience as a creative Graphic Designer, I specialize in branding, UI design, AI content creation, art direction, marketing, packaging, and print. Known for seamlessly blending creative vision with business strategy, I enhance brand presence and deliver impactful results. Detail-oriented and solutions-driven, I excel in dynamic, fast-paced environments while ensuring both innovation and quality. ## Work Experience ### Sr. Graphic Designer | Global Design Center @ Sony Interactive Entertainment Jan 2021 – Jan 2023 | San Mateo, California, United States • Led the creation of global logos, merchandising, and design templates, enhancing brand presence and shaping the visual identity of a major video game console and hardware products. • Developed design templates for hardware products, improving consistency across markets and streamlining the production process. • Managed a team to deliver tailored content, optimizing global workflows and increasing project execution efficiency by 50%. ### Sr. Creative Designer | Corporate Creative Office @ Sony Interactive Entertainment Jan 2019 – Jan 2021 | San Mateo, California, United States • Collaborated with C-suite executives to create impactful keynote presentations, enhancing charts, tables, and infographics for clear communication and improved effectiveness. • Led content development for internal digital and print communications, reinforcing brand messaging and driving increased engagement. • Managed and streamlined a creative asset library, ensuring easy access to resources while maintaining brand consistency and alignment with corporate guidelines. ### LATAM Design Manager | Creative Services @ Sony Interactive Entertainment Jan 2016 – Jan 2019 | San Mateo, CA • Led design strategy for Latin America, ensuring brand consistency across 40+ video game titles, hardware products, and services in 14 countries through standardized templates, streamlined workflows, and optimized communication channels. • Managed and mentored a Creative Services team, localizing packaging, marketing, events, and digital assets in Spanish and Portuguese, increasing efficiency by 90% while overseeing high-impact projects for retail, OOH campaigns, and product launches. • Directed global brand asset management, supervising packaging, peripherals, and large-scale event branding while guiding regional teams to maintain brand alignment across all key distribution channels. ### Sr. Graphic Designer | Creative Services @ Sony Interactive Entertainment Jan 2012 – Jan 2016 | San Mateo, CA • Led creative direction and designed assets for 40+ major video game franchises, delivering key visuals, 3D renders, packaging, OOH marketing, digital campaigns, and print materials for global distribution. • Managed retail projects from concept to delivery, ensuring brand consistency across platforms, overseeing print production, press checks, and quality control for US retailers under tight deadlines. • Led and mentored a team of 10 designers, implementing standardized templates and guidelines that improved brand consistency and increased project efficiency by 70%. ### Sr. Production Designer @ AllBusiness.com Jan 2011 – Jan 2012 | San Francisco Bay Area • Designed and implemented a CMS photo management system using HTML, CSS, and JavaScript, optimizing functionality and user experience while maintaining website consistency. • Worked with the editorial team to structure content and align visuals with brand messaging across web and print. • Led image editing, retouching, and custom artwork creation for digital and print materials, ensuring high-quality, brand-consistent visuals. ### Art Director @ Avance Magazine Jan 2009 – Jan 2011 | San Francisco Bay Area • Revamped the magazine’s graphic style, boosting readership by 25% and achieving 95% customer satisfaction. Led the entire production process, ensuring high-quality design from concept to final print. • Developed a targeted communication strategy for the Latin market, doubling ad placements from 14 to 28 within three issues and expanding the magazine from 24 to 36 pages, strengthening its market presence. •Managed and mentored a creative team of 6-10, overseeing design, retouching, and artwork creation while driving strategic initiatives that enhanced editorial content and advertising impact. ## Education ### Bachelor of Arts - BA in Graphic Design Universidad Jorge Tadeo Lozano ### Associate's degree in Marketing Universidad Jorge Tadeo Lozano ## Contact & Social - LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/in/carlos-mondragon-56441044 --- Source: https://flows.cv/carlosmondragon JSON Resume: https://flows.cv/carlosmondragon/resume.json Last updated: 2026-04-13