Director Management

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August 21, 2011

Bryan Sethre

Breckenridge MN 56520

abgwja@r.postjobfree.com

i have been freelancing for friends of mine who have their own agencies.

And that's about it for the last 10 years - and i'm getting awfully tan by the lake.

It's time to get back to work.

VP National Creative Director Austin Knight Chicago 1995 2000

Manage the staff (4 hubs, 47 people), operations ($60 million) and product

(see awards) for the agency on a national level. This includes supervising

production for the agency’s nine offices; leading the Chicago based national

creative team in developing and executing integrated marketing and employer branding

strategies; and playing an integral role in introducing, implementing, and managing the

agency’s Account Planning function. Well, somebody had to do it.

West Coast Creative Director Austin Knight San Francisco 1993 1995

The powers that be were happy enough with my ACD work to promote

and transfer me to the west coast. While there, I restructured staff, processes and

procedures to raise the bar a few notches... enough to get me promoted again and moved

home.

Associate Creative Director Austin Knight Chicago 1990 1993

Got thrown into an agency management role and discovered I was good at it.

Learned how to get the best from the talent. And how to get what I wanted

from management.

Art Director 1987 1990

Took my University of Wisconsin education and moved to Chicago

where I worked freelance for three years. It felt like twelve.

Awards

Chicago Show 1999 Finalist Banner Advertising

Print Regional Design Annual 1997

New York Festivals 1995 1997 seven Finalist Awards

Industry Awards (EMA) 65 since 1995

Philosophy

Creative departments are like neighborhoods. The really interesting ones

are aesthetically pleasing, have a strong sense of community and are fully

integrated. And of course, dogs are welcome.

References

Maggie Monteith 203-***-****

Jill Horwitz 773-***-****

Dion Hughes 612-***-**** 6192