Chris C. Huang
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Cell: 847-***-****
E-mail: abm7dy@r.postjobfree.com
PROFESSIONAL SUMMARY
Award winning marketing design director with 10+ years of Fortune 500
experience in both agency and corporate environments. Achieved excellent
results in marketing strategy and media planning, cost savings, efficiency
and high quality sales and marketing communication design solutions across
all media in print, web, video and multimedia presentation.
Competencies and Key Accomplishments:
Cost Effective One-Stop Award Winning Strong Management
Design Services Creativity Leadership
Cost Effective One-Stop Design Service - All Media, All Projects
. Experienced in running high quality and cost effective in-house service
center- familiar with all media projects, saving 60-90% out source
expense
. Branding, Logo Development, Company Brochure, Annual Reports, Newsletter,
Packaging Design, Presentation Design, Tradeshow Sales Tool, Corporate
Video, Sales Literatures, Interactive Multimedia, Direct Mail, Product
Catalog, Marketing Collaterals, Web Site, Flash banner, Storyboard,
Information Graphics, Technical Instruction ...
Award Winning Creativity
. Winner of 4 BMA (Business Marketing Association) Pro Comm Awards, Winner
of 4 Communicator Awards
. Successfully designed a complex winning bid presentation for Hyatt Hotel
New Business Development Niagara Falls Resort Casino to Canadian
government, which was projected to generate over $60 Million in annual
revenue
. Successfully designed and managed multimedia presentations for McDonald's
Corp's Annual International Marketing Meeting for over 15 worldwide
speakers including CEO, VP...
. Designed a Virtual-Tour Video and CD-ROM for CDW with excellent results
of raising 40% in repeat business
. Spearheaded the use of 3 short interactive video displays for Rubbermaid
Commercial Product / TC tradeshow booth to attract attention and
introduce the products quickly with easy understanding. Excellent results
led to winning the Employee of the Quarter
Strong Management Leadership
. Created an online image library for Rubbermaid Commercial Products / TC
worldwide service and increased 25% efficient
production
. Improved efficiency and accuracy by developed a completed product
database for e-catalog.
. Created a project database for tracking status, production, and artwork
archives for efficiency and increased to 95% accurate
archives
. Designed an online global artwork approval system for increasing 50%
efficiency and digital approval for requester to review artwork anywhere
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
World Dryer, Berkeley, IL September 2009 - Current
Global Hygiene Hand Dryer Manufacturer
Marketing Manager / Consultant (part-time) - Marketing Dept Leader
. Rebuilt brand and corporate images - leader of the total "FACELIFT"
branding program
. All marketing communication media planning and execution -
advertising, tradeshow, website, literatures and sales tools
. Set a fully functional marketing dept to work efficiently with entire
company operation
Illinois Institute of Art, Schaumburg, IL 2006 - current
Creative Education College
Adjunct Faculty (Part-time) - Instructor of two graphic design senior
college courses:
. GD410 Corporate Communications - Studio class for hands-on graphic
design of corporate annual report and newsletter
. GD413 Professional Practices - The most professional faculty working
in the field demonstrating the "Real World" experience
Newell Rubbermaid, Technical Concepts, Mundelein, IL 2007 - September
2009
Global Innovative Hygiene Solution Manufacturer
Graphics Manager - Global Market Graphics Leader, reported to Executive VP
of Marketing
. Managed and proposed design solutions for various communications media in
print, multimedia presentation, video and web on budget and manage
relationships with outside vendors.
Chris C. Huang
. Established TC brand identity standard for consistency and global market
brand awareness and co brand with Corporate, Newell Rubbermaid and
Rubbermaid Commercial, and ensure quality, accuracy, consistency,
timeliness and adherence to TC brand.
. Redesigned and standardized global packaging and literature
o Designed for Europe (8 languages), US (3 languages) and Asia (3
Languages)
o Worked with UK, Netherlands, South Africa, Taiwan, Malaysia and Hong Kong
. Created design guideline, project database and standard archive system
for managing multiple projects simultaneously and design team.
. Managed design for OEM sub-brands accounts: Kimberly Clark, EcoLab, SCA,
Sloan, ProLink, Stockhausen, Rubbermaid, Triple-S, Cannon, ...
Look Advertising Co., Taipei, Taiwan 2004 -2006
Professional Marketing Advertising Agency
Consultant / Creative Director - Project base Group leader of key complex
projects
. Led art directors, designers, media planners, and writers
. Provided conceptual design and proposed advertising strategies.
Conceptual advertising design campaign from billboard, bus, packaging,
magazine to TV commercial, radio, PR events. Sketch Storyboard and wrote
script for TV commercial proposal and presentation. Finalized film
shoots, editing, music, talent search, recording and overall tone
. Wrote and designed a winning proposal for Taiwan National AIDS Campaign.
From billboard, PR, event, magazine advertising, and media planning to TV
commercial Film which generated $1.5 Million revenue
. Client experience (Market target in Taiwan, Hong Kong and China)
. HawDii Cowhead ( #1 BBQ Source brand in Asia market), VeWong, (#1 Instant
food brand in Taiwan), Speedo, Taiwan Health Promotion of Health Dept,
Hotel Royal Taipei, Sesame Street, Taiwan Beer,
Artform Communications, Chicago, IL 1995 -2004
Professional Communication Design Firm
Design Director - Design department leader for all media projects in print,
multimedia, web and video
. Managed graphics team and conceptualized design through strategies.
. Provided estimation, production planning, interactive flow of multimedia
and web site; and hands-on, beginning-to-end design
production.
. Managed and delivered multiple projects simultaneously on time and on
budget
. Utilized technology to create a digital HR new employee orientation
package for Johnson Controls with excellent efficient results for
training new employees
. Client experience:
o McDonald's Corp, BP Amoco, FedEx, 3Com, CDW, Wallace, Harris Bank, Eli
Lilly, HSBC Household, William Mercer, Pechiney, Firestone, ABN AMRO,
Rockwell, Johnson Controls
AWARDS
Winner of 4 BMA (Business Marketing Association) Pro Comm Awards
Winner of 4 Communicator Awards
EDUCATION
MS - Communications Design, Multimedia Pratt Institute, New York, NY
BFA - Fine Art Education National Taiwan Normal University
PROFESSIONAL & SOFTWARE SKILLS
All Communication Media - Print, Video, Multimedia, Web Site
All Graphics Projects - Branding, Logo Development, Company Brochure,
Product Catalog, Sales Literature, Annual Report, Newsletter, Technical
Instruction, Packaging, Information Graphics, Direct Mail, Marketing
Collateral, Sales Tool, Signage, Corporate Video, Presentation, Interactive
Multimedia, Website, Web Banner, Newsletter
All Graphics software -Macromedia Director, Flash, XHTML, Adobe CS4
(Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign), QuarkXpress, PageMaker, Gif Animator,
CorelDraw, Microsoft Office Suite (PowerPoint, Excel, Word), Media 100,
Final Cut Pro, Soundtrack Pro, Premiere, After Effect, Compressor, DVD
Studio, FileMaker Pro
PORTFOILIO
Design Portfolio - www.the1designer.com
Video Portfolio - www.youtube.com/user/chrisartwork