Melton Castro

Melton Castro has a comprehensive and diverse work experience in the field of art direction and design. Melton has held various roles in different companies, starting in 2002 and continuing to the present. Notably, they have worked as a Senior Art Director at BIOSSANCE, where they managed the digital creative team and was responsible for all designs on their website. Melton also served as an Art Director at Havas Worldwide San Francisco, where they designed website pages and emails for pharmaceutical product launches. At Madison Reed, Melton was the Digital Art Director, leading content art direction and coordinating photo and video shoots. Melton also established the look and feel of key marketing campaign launches. Melton has also worked as a Creative Consultant for their own company, Melton Castro Design, where they collaborated with clients such as Peet's Coffee and New Seasons Market on various digital and print campaigns. Additionally, they have freelanced as a Brand Designer at IDL Worldwide and a Designer at NORTH. In the earlier stages of their career, Melton worked at Shaklee Corporation, Bare Escentuals, Walmart.com, and the American Academy of Ophthalmology, holding roles such as Senior Art Director, Senior Digital Designer, and Senior Graphic Designer. Overall, Melton Castro possesses a strong background in art direction, design strategy, and project management.

Melton Castro attended the University of Maryland from 1985 to 1990, where they obtained a Bachelor of Science degree in Advertising Design. In 1999, they took a one-semester course at The George Washington University on Macromedia tools for the Web, specifically Freehand, Flash, and Fireworks. Additionally, in 2001, Melton Castro completed a one-semester course at the International Center for Digital Art, focusing on HTML, Flash, and Dreamweaver.