High School Director

justintillich

education

Ball State University **05

bachelor of fine arts

Major graphic design

experience

Arc Worldwide Leo Burnett 2007 - present

art director

• concept and execute advertising/marketing strategies for major corporations such as Sara Lee,

Pharmavite, RIM (BlackBerry) and Whirlpool

• experience in art directing television, print and interactive web media

• support collaborative creative relationship in all projects working with copywriters, producers, and

account managers to achieve creative solutions

• mentor fellow art directors through the brainstorming process and creative development of a

finished concept

• maintain positive relationships with clients and company vendors of the company while expressing my

creative views within a project

Upshot 2005-2007

jr. art director art director

• concepted and executed advertising/marketing strategies for major corporations such as P&G,

Disney and Miller Brewing Company

• supported collaborative creative relationship in all projects working with copywriters, producers, and

account managers to achieve creative solutions

• maintained positive relationships with clients and company vendors of the company while expressing my

creative views within a project

DraftFCB 2005

freelance jr. art director

• concepted and executed marketing strategies for major corporations such as Jack Daniels

and Bank of America

• formed a knowledge base of the marketing business and of the art direction role

• gained a broader understanding of the tools to achieve success

experience (cont’d)

Indy Men’s Magazine 2004

intern

• assisted in completion and release of three monthly magazines

• designed advertisements, attained and constructed props for photoshoots, assisted at photoshoots

• developed a better understanding of the design field, and the skills needed to produce a finished product

awards

Mobius

2nd place certificate

• international advertising award achieved for the commercial “Light.”

• created for the client BlackBerry and featured the band U2

• “Outstanding Creativity in Music Adaptation”

activities

• Men of Movember

a non-profit charity organization that helps raise awareness in the fight against prostate cancer

• Artist in Residence

assist in promoting this Leo Burnett in-house program designed to build face-to face working

relationships between popular guest artists/entertainers and the agency

• Sts. Constantine and Helen Greek Orthodox Church

assist the church community when called upon (Sunday school, Greekfest, etc.)

skills

• Macintosh computer experience

Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Illustrator, Adobe InDesign, Microsoft Word, Microsoft Excel,

Microsoft Power Point

• Other

I’m married to my high school prom date and have the best three year old boy a parent could ask for. I’m

an avid autograph collector and can personally say I’ve acted alongside Johnny Depp and professionally

worked with Bono

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