JACK P. SULLIVAN
Windsor, Colorado 80550
ad424o@r.postjobfree.com
SUMMARY
I have more than 15+ years’ experience in the graphic design and marketing field. I worked as an art and creative director for Young & Rubicam Advertising supervising accounts in which I received many awards both locally and nationally. They were the largest Advertising Agency in the world at that time. I am the owner/president of Sullivan Marketing & Communications with primary responsibilities of creative direction for all marketing communication programs. I have taught at the Art Institute of Phoenix as an Adjunct Instructor 15+ years in the Graphic Design Department.
WORK EXPERIENCE
April 2018 to Present
Staples Inc.
Print Associate
Responsible to work with customers with their designs and get it ready for print. Then print their final orders. January 2000 to Present
Creative Director, Art Director and Project Coordinator Sullivan Marketing & Communications Phoenix, AZ
JOB DESCRIPTION
Total responsibility for all creative work from concept through final production. Supervised a staff of 10 people including, Sales Rep, Designers, Media Buyer and Staff RESPONSIBILITIES
• Creation and development of all work from initiating job through final production, printing, launching of website
• Coordinates and manages the media that was produced by team including ads, videos, websites, collateral materials
• Project Coordinator of all work from initial opening of job through final billing.
• Created deliverables including but not limited to: business cards, letterhead, booklets, impact cards, direct mail pieces, logos, labels, t-shirts, slides, posters, fliers, videos, stickers, signage, print ads, workbooks, programs, social media designs, digital marketing, and Web graphics.
• Coordinated with our IT consultant, programmers on websites and outside vendors for printing or mailing.
• Prepared proposals and estimates for jobs.
July 2001 to May 2017
Adjunct Instructor
The Art Institute of Phoenix Phoenix, AZ
JOB DESCRIPTION
Taught all upper division classes taught at this school including advanced Layout, Collateral design, Packaging Design, Typography Design, Corporate Identity and Branding, and Portfolio RESPONSIBILITIES
• Motivate, instruct students on the creative processes and how to work in this field
• Critique students work and direct them into more decisive direction for their work and not to settle for the first creative idea that they come up with
• How to take their successful solution and then create multiple projects from that to showcase a much stronger portfolio than just having one piece
ADDITIONAL SKILLS UTILIZED
Illustration, digital imaging, creative directing, print production, cost management, and art direction on photography
SKILL ASSESSMENT
PROJECT EXPERIENCE
Logos, Branding, Creative Concepts, Advertising Campaigns, Print Design, Magazines, Brochures, Stationery Packages, Email Newsletters, Social Media, Web Graphics, Digital Marketing, T-shirts, Web Sites, Videos, Posters, Signage, Direct Mail, Presentation Graphics, and Workbooks PROFESSIONAL SKILLS
Branding, Marketing, Creative Leadership, Creative Direction, Graphic Design, Editorial Design, Photography, Videography, Typography, Illustration, Management, Budgeting, File organization, Communication SOFTWARE & COMPUTER LANGUAGE SKILLS
Adobe Creative Cloud; InDesign, Photoshop, Illustrator, Acrobat Pro, Microsoft Office; PowerPoint, Word, and Excel.
HARDWARE
Computers; Macintosh and Microsoft.
EDUCATION
Bachelor of Science Degree, Graphic Design
August 1970, Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ
AWARDS
Best in the West, Addys, Clio Finalist, AIGA and Art Directors Club. Listed in Who’s Who in Graphic Design. Work has been published in many national Graphic Design books. MILITARY
United States Air Force, SSgt
Vietnam War Veteran