Jim Miner, Associate Partner

Jim Miner leads with his near 30 years experience in branding, design and innovation.

Houston, TX August 3, 2011 – Acumen Design, a leading Houston design and branding firm, is pleased to announce the promotion of Jim Miner to Associate Partner. Miner will be responsible for creative leadership and production direction.

Founding Principals Dick Lew and Jerry Alexander were both thrilled to make the announcement of the new Partnership.  “Jim Miner is a tremendous asset to the Acumen team,” said Alexander. “His expertise in design and branding, fused with his passion for excellence is reflective of Acumen’s core values,” added Lew.

Miner has nearly 30 years of diversified design experience with an emphasis in product design, packaging, brand identity development, marketing & advertising, environmental design and architectural design. Clients ranging from the New Dallas Cowboys Stadium – Pepsi, Diet Pepsi, Miller Lite, Coca Cola, Pennzoil, Jiffy Lube, Royal Dutch Shell, Chevron, Fina/Total, Quaker State, EZ Mart, Ford, Community Coffee, Dockers, Terex, Ninfa’s on Navigation-Houston, Antones-Houston and most recently, leading the design efforts for Houston’s very own Brasserie 19.

According to Miner, after weathering the recent economy woes the future here is very bright and exciting for Acumen.

Miner is a class of 1984 graduate of Long Beach State, California. He enjoys spending time with his wife and two sons and has had recent success with his passion for volleyball and his team recently took second in the nation in his age group in the National Senior Games.

Acumen is a design and brand innovation company that specializes in activating consumer behavior. From Branding and Identity, to Brand-to-Space Design, to Marketing and Communications, Acumen’s solutions inspire enthusiasm and drive game-changing results. Smart, strategic and integrated, Acumen looks at projects holistically and anchors creativity in sharp thinking to ensure success. For further information, contact Christine Stevens at 713.520.6685 or christine@acumendesign.com.

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Acumen is a design and brand innovation company.

We design all sorts of things. Products, packaging, signage, communications programs, advertising campaigns, marketing platforms, consumer spaces, corporate spaces, experiences, brands, logos, websites, retail connections… the list goes on.

We design in many ways and process is key. Deadlines and budgets are a fact; the amazing results that we promise and deliver each of our clients are born out of effort and process. If you love the design process and are comfortable in collaborative and chaotic environments, we want to talk to you.

Creative Suite – You should know it very well. We use all of the programs, everyday. You should have had several years tweaking your skills in each of these so that they are now seamless extensions of your thinking.

Drawing – We like to “think with our hands” and would like it if everyone we talk to could draw a few things.

Space – It can get loud and disruptive here. It adds to our work and it would need to add to yours too because the space is not going to change!

Digital – It is a digital world and we play in it all the time so you’ll need to feel good there.

Web – Once again, we play here often. You don’t need to program, just understand the how’s and why’s so that when you get in to it you can find your way.

Tequila – If you don’t like the taste that’s OK, maybe you will eventually. But, you should at least enjoy our collection.

Marketing – The entire world of design is interwoven with marketing. You cannot do one well without the other. I hope you agree.

Those are some basics. You will need to show much more. Hint: Attitude is everything. You will need to be comfortable talking, designing with words, sharing and collaborating. We love self starters.  And, we believe that all ideas get better with input and time from others so if you are a solo player, stay that way. We are not.

Want to play? Drop us an email with a resume and a link to your portfolio, or give us a call or mail us your stuff.  We want to see what you can do, understand how you do it and learn about who you are.

Acumen Design
2402 Dunlavy, no. 200
Houston, Texas 77006
713.520.6685
christine@acumendesign.com

We will be posting more descriptions of what exactly we think we’re looking for early next week.  In the meantime, if you already know that you should be working with us (check out our website and or work to be sure), send a little bit about who you are, what role you want, your resume and a link to your portfolio to christine@acumendesign.com We’re looking forward to meeting with you.

We couldn’t be more thrilled.  This past year, Acumen had seen a lot of new:  A new space, new people, new amazing clients, new projects and now, a new site. And, this is just the beginning.  Over the next months, we will be adding some really great – more importantly, fun! – features for your enjoyment.  So, think of us always, check back often, and plan to visit.

Live inspired.

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Acumen is a design and brand innovation company.  We specialize in activating consumer behavior. Smart, strategic and integrated, our solutions inspire enthusiasm and drive game-changing results. We look at projects holistically and are trained in the art of possibilities.  We have an unquenchable curiosity but share a common objective: anchor creativity in sharp thinking to ensure your success.