Project Director

David Diaz

**** ******* ***, **** *

Hermosa Beach, CA 90254

Cell Phone: 602-***-**** Email: *****@**********.***

Objective

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• To contribute my fourteen years of experience, knowledge and skills to create and sustain an

enviornment of creative and professional excellence. One that drives brand awareness,

growth and results.

• To join a creative team that is secure in it’s capabilities, positive in it’s temperment and is

driven to present only the best work.

• To be a part of a creative team that does not adhere to traditional distribution channels, but

embraces the realities of today’s media enviornment.

Skills

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• Photoshop, Illustrator, Indesign, Quark, Final Cut, Avid, Pro Tools, After Effects, Word,

Excel, Powerpoint, Facebook, Wordpress, Twitter, Myspace, Objective C, Mail, Entourage

Experience

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March 2008- Present

CREATIVE DIRECTOR

After Hours Advertising/FlashiPedia App Developers

• Account Experience: Sweat Leaf Stevia Sweetener, Philosophy Skin Cream, Salt River Project

Electrical Utility

• Partner with large magazine publishers to create I-Phone Apple Applications, as well as

launching additional Apps for multiple smart phone platforms

• Contribute to the evolution and maintenance of each creative disipline workflow

• Create and present materials for new business development

• Participate constructively in inter-department and cross service line communication for

both general market and Hispanic market projects

• Translate marketing objectives into creative strategies

• Directed, wrote, edited and helped produce a documentary on the dangers of artificial

sweeteners. www.Pinkblueyellowgreen.com

January 2007-March 2008

PARTNER/ASSOCIATE CREATIVE DIRECTOR

RIESTER Advertising Riester Multicultural Division

• Account Experience: Arizona Department of Health Services Anti-Smoking, Hormel Foods,

Casino Arizona, Arizona State Lottery, Arizona Office of Tourism, National Anti-Meth Account

• Contributed to the evolution and maintenance of each creative disipline workflow

• Developed and executed client growth strategies with account core team

• Facilitated and orchestrated contact between account, creative team and client

• Maintained vigil on status and project deliverables of all discipline group members work

• Managed, prepared and presented new business development and project presentations

• Participated constructively in inter-department and cross service line communication for both

general market and Hispanic market projects

• Lead an active role in maintaining and refining the vision for the Hispanic interactive

communications department

October 1999- January 2007

PARTNER/OWNER/CREATIVE DIRECTOR

Grupo Ñ Advertising Inc- Hispanic Advertising Agency

• Account Experience: Coca-Cola, Fanta, All State Insurance, Southwest Supermarkets,

Arizona Lottery, Arizona Corporation Commission, Qwest, Maricopa Community Colleges

• Developed and executed client growth strategies with account core team

• Facilitated and orchestrated contact between account, creative team and client

• Maintained vigil on status and project deliverables of all discipline group members work

• Oversaw creative development and implementation for a seven person creative team

• Maintained corporate structure, client relations and new business strategies

July 1995 - September1999

COPY WRITER/ART DIRECTOR

Optimo Advertising - Hispanic Advertising Agency

• Account Experience: Phoenix Childrens Hospital, Arizona Department of Health Services,

Arizona Awarness of Teen Pregnancy, Baby Arizona Prenatal Care

• Worked as both copywriter and art director for regional Hispanic shop

Education

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August 1990- December 1994

B.S. COMMUNICATIONS/ADVERTISING

Northern Arizona University

• Major: Advertising

• Minor: Photography

Awards & languages

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ADDY, TELLY, AHAA, Ad Age top Hispanic TV spot of the year, Medallion Awards…

100% fluent in English, Spanish

Directors reel:

www.davidjdiaz.com

www.descubrephoenix.com/eureka/DavidReel/Spanish_Reel.mov

www.descubrephoenix.com/eureka/DavidReel/English_Reel.mov

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