DavidJSweeney.com | Designer, Raleigh, North Carolina

About Me

I am currently the Senior Graphic Designer for WRAL Digital Solutions in Raleigh, North Carolina. I lead a successful team that creates magic for both internal and external clients.

On a typical day, I am designing websites in Adobe XD, then building them as WordPress sites. And when I say “building,” I am not just talking about about fluffy front-end work. I am also able to do nerdy back-end development as well. A CSS expert, yep that’s my job as well. Also, Javascript, PHP, etc. This skill comes in handy when designing user-friendly sites that can perform miracles for our clients. I also design branding, marketing materials, email blasts, signage, collateral, presentation and video production. You name the media and I’ve probably designed for it.

Previous to my current position at WRAL I was the Design Manager for WRAL.com. My team designed, built, and provided content and digital advertising for the WRAL.com, and all of our “sister” companies at Capitol Broadcasting Company.

My professional life before WRAL was in the digital and print world at Tribune-owned Sun-Sentinel newspaper in South Florida. There I wore many hats in many departments, creating & collaborating to design amazing, award-winning work.

I am proficient in Adobe Creative Suite, and can learn anything quickly. I firmly believe that solid design principles can be applied to anything.

I earned Employee of the Year honors (President’s Award) with Sun-Sentinel twice, and with Capitol Broadcasting (Diesel Award).

In 2017, I won an Emmy® Award for Community Service Campaign (PSA), for Project NoRest, which addressed human trafficking in North Carolina.

I am an Eagle Scout and Vigil Honor member of BSA’s Order of the Arrow. I am also the proud father of two Eagle Scouts.