Briggs joins Smoke Signals staff as graphic design specialist

By Dean Rhodes

Smoke Signals editor

Samuel F. Briggs III joined the staff of Smoke Signals on Tuesday, Sept. 10, as the graphic design specialist.

Briggs’ responsibilities for the Tribal newspaper will be helping to design ads, banners and fliers for Smoke Signals and other Tribal departments; designing the Tribal calendar, Resource Directory and Annual Report; and backing up the page designer when needed to help lay out and distribute Smoke Signals.

Briggs received degrees in multimedia design and computer animation from the Art Institute of Seattle. He also has a degree in trade and code from Clackamas Community College and is currently enrolled online at the Academy of Art University in San Francisco, pursuing a bachelor’s of fine arts in illustration and graphic design.

Briggs previously worked for nine years for the city of Seattle as a senior graphic arts and multimedia designer for the Seattle Center. He helped market commercial and noncommercial events at the Seattle Center, including cultural festivals, concerts, family shows, art performances and sporting events at KeyArena.

He also has worked at several TV stations in the Seattle area, creating and updating graphic content for live television news broadcasts. He received a regional Emmy Award for best television open while working in Seattle.

Briggs is a 1992 graduate of Newberg High School and was raised in Yamhill County, giving him familiarity with the Confederated Tribes of Grand Ronde.

He lives in McMinnville with his fiancée and one cat, Kitty. In his free time, he likes to ride dirt bikes and hike.

He can be reached at 503-879-1416 or via e-mail at samuel.briggs@grandronde.org.