I’m Nik Parks and I’m a graphic and motion designer with 11+ years of experience. From 2011 - 2020 I lived and worked in NYC where I was a key team member in successfully growing several different brands as the in-house designer.
In 2020, I moved back to Northwest Arkansas where I’m currently the graphic designer for Alice Walton’s Art Bridges Foundation. Prior to that, I had a ground floor opportunity with a rapidly expanding fast casual franchise in NYC. Check out my case studies where I supervised the successful launch of the new delivery and pickup app that generated more than $1 million in sales within the first quarter (Dec. 2019 - Feb. 2020) and where I designed a sleek, new site that offers easy online ordering capabilities (for delivery, pickup, and catering).
In 2013 I was the host of a podcast that taught creative individuals how to become business savvy creative professionals. Forbes even published my online article about podcasting. All of this led to the opportunity of running a small marketing agency based in New York from 2015 to 2017. As the right hand to the founder, I was able to expand my skillset beyond graphic design and gain experience in digital marketing. During my tenure, we successfully scaled the size of our clientele by 500% and raised our rates 50% - 100% with newer contracts.
On a more personal note: I’ve been a musician for over 20 years, I love plants, I go paddle boarding every chance I get, and I have a rescue pitbull named Knuckles. He’s perfect :) Knuckles and me were even interviewed on Lester Holt’s NBC Nightly News and on CNBC’s The News with Shepard Smith.