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OVERVIEW

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 6 years of Art Direction experience in advertising for print, online, direct mail, point of purchase, retail and a total of 14 years in the design field
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 Conceptualized and Art Directed campaigns for clients such as Boston Market, DC Lottery, Eagle Bank, Fannie Mae, Honest Tea, National Geographic, Politico, Washington Post
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 Lead team of designers on numerous campaigns and mentored junior creative staff
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 Presented creative concepts to CD’s and clients
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 Art Directed photoshoots and freelance talent

 

EXPERIENCE

Art Director
MDB Communications,
Washington, DC
03/04 - Present

Facilitate and develop effective art direction and graphic design of brand strategies, advertising, identities, posters, brochures, print collateral, online, and marketing materials. Direct and organize photo shoots, including casting and art direction for various design and advertising projects. Provide creative direction and support to freelancers, graphic designers and production artists.


Graphic Designer/Desktop Publisher
National Center for Education and the Economy,
Washington, DC
06/03 - 11/03

Design and layout of conference programs and learning guidebooks, working with Editors, Copywriters, and Photographers to produce graphic layouts for catalogs and other advertising media. Develop concepts and execute program campaigns for national education forums.


Graphic Specialist
American Geophysical Union,
Washington, DC
12/02 - 04/03

Creation, production and quality control of digital images for print and online international scientific publications. Direct customer support and provide expertise for a variety of creative software.


Art Director
Verizon Directory Graphics,
Philadelphia, PA
03/96 - 09/02

Manage and develop multiple projects from conception through execution. This includes, but not limited to: Creating ad insertions for print and world-wide-web advertisements, conceiving corporate marks, copywriting, conceptualizing and executing visuals for cross-platform use. Oversee client expectations through the development of project timetables, budgets, sales support, and vendor specifications.

 

EDUCATION

Edinboro University of Pennsylvania
Bachelor of Fine Arts in Applied Media Arts
Graduated 1993

Program courses included: Design through Conceptual Thinking, Advertising, Graphic Design, Foundations of Design, Illustration, Computer Aided Design.


Berkely School of Computer Training
Web Master Certification
Graduated 2000

Program courses included: Macromedia Dreamweaver, HTML, CSS, FLASH,
Project Start-Up and Management.

 

TECHNOLOGY

InDesign, QuarkXpress, Illustrator, Photoshop, Flash, Dreamweaver, ImageReady, GoLive, Streamline, Acrobat, Flightcheck, Word, Powerpoint.

 

AWARDS

2008 ADDY: Gold (Out of home), Gold (Television), Gold (Mixed-Media), Silver (Broadcast/Radio)

2007 ADDY: Silver (Out of Home), Silver (Print, Newspaper)

2006 ADDY: Silver (Print, Newspaper), Silver (Print, Newspaper)

 

REFERENCE (available upon request)

 
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