CURRICULUM VITAE
Francisco Alacid Lician
abhwdv@r.postjobfree.com
Samples:
http://www.alacid.wordpress.com/me
EMPLOYMENT HISTORY (Reverse chronological order)
Livalia Overseas Invest - Spain/US/Panama
Art / Marketing Director.
Role: Designed the visual identity, web site and all marketing and
advertising material for the company. Developed its marketing strategy to
expand company operations to three countries. My work included web site
design, custom photography, brochure design and corporate identity.
http://www.livalia.com
04/2007 - 04/2008
Key Resorts Golf - Murcia
Art Director / Marketing Manager.
Role: Developed the company communication strategy, its website, imagery,
and created a work group dedicated to managing all aspects of the
company s imagery, advertising, public relations and sales needs. Part of
my role included the selection and training of designers and the
development of the CRM system. http://thekey.es
02/2002 - 03/2007
Atlas International - Real Estate, Orihuela Costa, Spain
Advertising Manager / Art Director
Role: My job consisted of developing an internal advertising department to
keep all of the design and marketing in-house. My first goal from the
beginning was to implement consistency in the use of the brand and the
corporate identity of the group. All the visual assets, including
photography and video were created in-house. My role also included the
management of a budget in excess of three million dollars annually just in
printed resources. I also wrote and directed the annual TV campaigns,
managing a budget of over 15 million dollars.
http://www.atlasinternational.com/en-GB/
02/1998 - 10/2001
Benedict Advertising - Advertising agency - Daytona Beach, FL
Creative Director
Role: Directed the strategy and creative department for the eighth largest
advertising agency in Florida. My department had a total of eight
employees including designers, marketing specialists and copywriters. Our
clients included: Stonewood Restaurants, Subway Restaurants and Raytheon
Defense. I worked on both the development of advertising campaigns for
particular products/brands as well as the creation of new brands.
Recipient of three regional silver addy awards.
09/2000- 05/2001
Seminole Community College - Lake Mary, FL
Professor for applied graphics and design in advertising
Role: Taught the guidelines for the use of design to future graduates in
advertising and communications. I was responsible for the evaluation of a
class of 23 students. The areas that we covered were: graphic design,
creativity and brand management.
09/1992 - 09/1997
D&F Dise o y Comunicaci n - Advertising agency - Elche (Spain)
Account Executive / Creative
Role: As founder of the company, I helped develop the portfolio of clients
and acted as account and marketing manager for our clients. Our clients
were mostly industrial companies related to the shoe industry.
EDUCATION
Graduate 06/1997
Degree BA in Advertising and Communications
University University of Barcelona, Spain
SOFTWARE
Expert user on the following applications:
ACE Adobe Photoshop (CS5)
Adobe Illustrator (CS5)
QuarkXpress 7.1
Dreamweaver (CS5)
Final Cut Pro
Extensive knowledge of graphic arts and printing, online marketing
technologies and web development. CSS and HTML. Photographer.
SEMINARS AND CONFERENCES
FCE, First Certificate English. Cambridge University.
Team Direction, Chamber of Commerce, Elche.
Directing and managing teams. Embry Riddle University, Daytona Beach, FL.
Time management. UCF, University of Central Florida.
ACE, Adobe Certified Expert, Adobe Photoshop.
Public speaking. University of Elche
LANGUAGES
Bilingual: English / Spanish. Ability to speak, write professionally and
translate in both languages.
PROFESSIONAL ASPECTS
Team worker. Ability to lead. Experienced. Excellent professional and
institutional relationships. Competitive character. National Association
of Photoshop Professionals member.
HOBBIES
Photography, Sports (running, fitness, surf, snowboarding), design,
travel, literature, music, history.