Chris Hansen

Art Director & Graphic Designer

Portfolio: chrishansen.design • chris@nosleeprecords.com https://www.linkedin.com/in/chrisnosleep • Murrieta, CA

Expert in designing and providing creative design solutions and delivering design services, including branding, merchandise, social media, marketing, and UI/UX, for wide range of top-notch clients across diverse industries, such as F&B, home/body, and music.

Accomplished and entrepreneurial executive with stellar record of planning and steering all aspects of design and production (web/print) as well as spearheading marketing activities to bring clients’ vision to life. Proven ability to design, lead, and oversee entire lifecycle of all consumer-facing marketing campaigns for all media by ideating creative and best-in-class solutions, drafting engaging and comprehensive visual content, and managing social media. Adept at driving business and design strategies that achieve ambitious growth objectives with emphasis on user experience. Extensive experience in mentoring, inspiring, and heading designers, illustrators, animators, photographers, and videographers to execute business-critical tasks with maximum efficiency.

  • Print Management

  • Brand Management/Advertising

  • Concept Development

Freelance, Remote
Design Consulting

No Sleep Records
Founder, A&R, Creative, Art Director, Marketing

4FINI
Graphic Designer

Private Label
Art Director

  • Project Management

  • Corporate Identity

  • Relationship Management

Support multiple clients across diverse industries, such as food/beverages, home/body, sports, and music, with commitment to transforming client’s vision into reality, Serve as Graphic Designer and Art Director for various clients, such as Hopeless Records, Epitaph Records, VOLCOM, and Hurley. Render wide range of design services, including branding, merchandise, social media, marketing (digital/print), packaging, and UI/UX.

Spearheaded team of 10 members to manage recruitment of roles to facilitate company’s growth. Collaborated closely with production manufacturers for numerous products, such as records, apparel, merchandise, promotional materials, from conception to final delivery. Created marketing campaigns for all media for 250+ releases, from physical, to digital mediums.

  • Released more than 250 releases in physical/digital formats, which migrated more than 1M records.

  • Envisioned, designed, maintained, and oversaw aesthetic of No Sleep Records within branding, social media, merchandise,

    packaging, social media, and marketing.

  • Administered overall social media for company, including developing companies brand aesthetic, which increased social media following to over 150k users between all platforms.

Conceptualized and created all social media content for various campaigns pertinent to Vans Warped Tour. Set up alternate artwork to post with tour’s main branding on social media, flyers and on their website. Facilitated content development for artists performing to post on social media.

Monitored and evaluated ongoing trends in beauty and home/body sector to develop brands that aligns with customers’ needs/expectations at high-profile stores, such as Costco, Home Goods, World Market, TJ Maxx, and Trader Joes. Engaged closely with production manufacturers, from conception to final delivery, for all products built by company.

  • Led in-house graphic team in envisioning and creating innovative concepts for multiple products, including soaps, hair products, and beauty supplies.

  • Conceptualized, created, and sent world-class and visually appealing designs to print with new products.

Art Director at Digital Trellis

Art Director at Trustkill Records

  • Art & Design Management

  • Staff Training & Leadership

  • Graphic Design