Billboards, packaging, direct mail, and brand systems — designed and built to the printer's spec, so the file that leaves my desk is the one that runs. Hand illustration when the job calls for it. No AI.
★ 5.0 client reviews · 100% Job Success on Upwork · Columbus, Ohio — working with clients nationwide
Installed — 14×48 ft billboard, Los Angeles
A selection of recent freelance work — each one delivered as production-ready files and written up as a full case study.
Vector title redraw and a CMYK color rebuild for a 48-foot board. Extended through year-end.
Five concept directions and a USPS-compliant card, signed off by the mail house.
Approved art adapted to a manufacturer's dieline, with an annotated proof before press.
Raster concepts rebuilt as a 9-variant vector suite with Pantone matches for print and fabric.
Color restored by hand beneath the original line work, tuned for UV ink gain.
Illustrated cover, wraparound, and KDP paperback interior for a published novel.
“Where he really stood out was anticipating things I didn't know to ask for, including production issues and reference materials that will save me headaches down the road.”
“Absolutely top-notch work from Josh. I appreciated his patience and thorough questions to ensure he gained the right information from me.”
“Josh is a systems thinker and connects the dots really well. I really enjoyed working with him.”
Every project is quoted up front with a fixed scope, so you know the cost and the deliverable list before work starts.
Your artwork rebuilt to the printer's spec — bleed, safety, CMYK and spot color, dielines, and a proof that catches problems before press.
Pouches, jackets, labels, and mailers built on the manufacturer's template and the USPS rules, not retrofitted to them afterward.
New identity systems, or an existing logo redrawn as clean vector with every color version and file format a vendor will ask for.
Hand-drawn illustration for book covers, maps, merch, and historical restoration — original work start to finish, never generated.
Before freelancing full-time, I spent four-plus years on the production side of a commercial print shop — first in prepress, then leading the web-to-print platform behind an enterprise beverage distributor's ordering store.
Tell me what you're making, when you need it, and roughly what you'd like to spend. I'll come back with a fixed quote and a deliverable list. Hiring for a role? The same form works for that too.
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