Rick Snider

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Atlanta, Georgia *0305

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dr7n7t@r.postjobfree.com

Review portfolio at ricksnidercreative.com

EXPERIENCE

Award-winning marketing/creative director with extensive experience in brand development, photo direction, positioning, design direction, marketing and management. Specializes in creating, directing and coordinating marketing communications including demographic targeting for advertising, corporate publications, direct mail campaigns, graphic identity programs, web development and web marketing efforts.

Recipient of more than 50 national and regional ADDY Awards, in addition to over 150 design and print honors.

EMPLOYMENT HISTORY

2008 – present President, Marketing/Creative, Rick Snider Creative

A full service marketing and design agency, responsible for business communications, brand development, positioning and web site marketing. Our focus is utilizing creative direction and messaging to help clients meet and exceed their business goals and strategic objectives. Clients include MSB Global Business Alliance LLC, Windward Asset Solutions, Air2Web, Marist School Oakland Foundation and Vendormate.

2007 – 2008 Vice President of Marketing/Creative Director, The Settings Marketing Company

Directed the management and operation of the full service agency included supervision of staff, creative direction of advertising and marketing communication materials and web-marketing efforts. Conceptualized and spearheaded the development of branding, envisioning and positioning of communities, creative vehicles and marketing initiatives. The Settings Marketing Company specialized in brand identity programs, demographic targeting and multi-media campaigns for their communities.

2004 – 2007 Creative Director, Lakemont Advertising

Led the overall marketing communications of the agency and development of creative

objectives and strategies for Land Resource Companies. Maintained the design integrity and continuity of projects and execution of programs, included envisioning, branding, positioning, design standards and web development for corporate and sales and marketing communication for individual communities.

1990 – 2003 Creative Director, Communicorp a division of AFLAC

Directed a department of designers, writers, editors, traffic managers and production artists. Created new marketing standards, designing and creating marketing communications and directed photo shoots in the U.S., Canada, the Caribbean and Japan for my key personal account The Ritz-Carlton Hotel Company – more than 5,000 individual projects. This client grew from four properties to over fifty, during the twelve years I managed the account. Other clients included full recruitment programs for School of the Art Institute in Chicago, Northeastern University in Boston, The University of Colorado, Boulder and the University of Georgia.

Representative Client list:

Real Estate clients: Post Properties, Cousins Properties, Carter and Associates, and Vantage Southeast. Additional hospitality clients: The Camberly Hotel Group and The Fairmont/Orchid Hotel on The Big Island of Hawaii and The Fernbank Museum of Natural History.

EDUCATION

University of Georgia, B.F.A. Graphic Design

View samples of work at ricksnidercreative.com.

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